Masi: Jeddah only needs “fine-tuning” despite F1 drivers’ concerns

However, FIA race director Michael Masi anticipates only “fine-tuning” being required ahead of the next event at the track in March.
Drivers mainly had reservations about the lack of visibility of potential trouble ahead in the many flat out sweeping bends, with some questioning why the circuit design didn’t simply feature more straights.
GPDA director George Russell argued that the fast …Keep reading
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The 17 best photos of the 2021 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

F1’s inaugural visit to the Jeddah Corniche street circuit resulted in a controversial and eventful race that was twice red-flagged as the 2021 title race bubbled to boiling point.
Championship rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton went toe-to-toe and made contact on-track before Hamilton won out, the Mercedes driver levelling the scores in the drivers’ world championship standings on 369.5 …Keep reading
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Hamilton had no warning Verstappen had been asked to swap places

The pair had a controversial collision towards the end of lap 38 when Verstappen responded to a message from his Red Bull team to let Hamilton by – a request from Michael Masi in race control – and to do it “strategically.”
The Dutchman slowed in an attempt to let Hamilton by before the last corner so that he could gain DRS and thus potentially re-pass immediately afterwards.
However …Keep reading
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Top 10 F1 title deciders ranked: 1986 Australian GP, 2008 Brazilian GP and more

The FIA does not officially declare the champion until the end of the season, but in recent years we have known the Formula 1 world champion weeks before the last race. The earliest in a season that the drivers’ championship has been clinched was in 2002, when Michael Schumacher secured the crown in July, with six races remaining!
But there have been many title fights that went right down to …Keep reading
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2021 F1 Abu Dhabi GP – How to watch, session timings and more

Hamilton won a dramatic and chaotic Saudi Arabian GP last weekend, while also setting the fastest lap to put him level on points with Verstappen as the Red Bull driver finished in second place. 
The fight for victory became the latest controversial tussle between the title contenders, with Verstappen slapped with a five-second penalty during the race for going off-track at Turn 2 to defend …Keep reading
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Porsche: F1 interest will “influence” decision to continue in Formula E

The manufacturer joined the electric championship in 2019-20 and after Pascal Wehrlein was disqualified in Puebla last season for incorrectly declared tyres, it is yet to win a race.
In that time, its fierce Stuttgart rival Mercedes has joined the grid in a factory capacity and scored a drivers’ and teams’ world championship title double.
Porsche’s new vice president of motorsport …Keep reading
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