日: 2021年12月2日

Former VW motorsport boss Sven Smeets has joined Williams Racing as the British outfit’s new sporting director. The…

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In many sports the last event of the season sees the presentation of the trophy to the winner. At the Indy 500 the Borg-Warner trophy is given to the winner moments after they step out of the car, in the NFL the Lombardi Trophy – given to the winners of the Super Bowl – is presented to the winners on the field, while at the World Cup the trophy is given to the winning team moments after the …Keep reading

Raikkonen announced in September that the 2021 season will be his last in the sport, bringing a career that spans over 20 years to a close.
The 42-year-old Finn made his F1 debut with Sauber in 2001 and went on to win the 2007 title with Ferrari, scoring a total of 21 victories with the Italian squad and McLaren.
Vettel was Raikkonen’s teammate at the Scuderia from 2015 to 2018, and the …Keep reading

Smeets previously served as the team manager of Volkswagen’s World Rally Championship team, working under current Williams CEO and F1 chief Jost Capito.
After playing a role in VW’s charge to three consecutive drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles in the WRC, Smeets took over as the marque’s motorsport director in 2016 following Capito’s exit to join McLaren in F1.
Smeets continued …Keep reading

The issues faced by Red Bull began to reveal themselves at the United States Grand Prix, as the team was forced to make repairs to the rear wing’s mainplane during final free practice.
The repairs were largely believed to be caused by the bumpy circuit at COTA, with hairline cracks appearing that the team felt they needed to repair ahead of qualifying.
An interesting note to make is the …Keep reading

Russell will leave the Williams team at the end of the current season, having spent his first three years in the sport with the Grove-based outfit.
The Briton will replace Valtteri Bottas alongside seven-time champion Hamilton, who has been with Mercedes since the 2013 season, winning six titles with the team.
Russell raced for Mercedes in the 2020 Sakhir GP when he replaced Hamilton after …Keep reading

Williams CEO Jost Capito will remain in the UK this weekend, having tested positive for Covid-19 prior to…

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Williams confirmed in a statement on Thursday ahead of the inaugural race at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit that Capito had not travelled to Saudi Arabia as a result of his positive test.
“Williams Racing can confirm that CEO and team principal Jost Capito has tested positive for COVID-19 prior to travelling to Jeddah for this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix,” reads a short statement from …Keep reading