Norris: McLaren and Ferrari fight helped both for future F1 title bids

While Mercedes and Red Bull comfortably finished first and second in this year’s standings, McLaren and Ferrari both made considerable steps forward to cut the gap to the front of the field.
McLaren scored a 1-2 finish at Monza, while Ferrari picked up five podiums and two poles across the year as the fight for third in the constructors’ went to the final race of the season.
A strong end …Keep reading

Gasly: McLaren, Ferrari F1 fights offered “different kind of excitement”

Gasly scored more points through 2021 than in any of his previous three full F1 seasons, finishing ninth in the standings with 110 points.
While Gasly could not emulate his shock win at Monza from 2020, the Frenchman picked up a podium finish in Azerbaijan, and was outside of the top 10 in just three races where he reached the chequered flag.
AlphaTauri narrowly lost out to …Keep reading

Autosport Podcast: 2021 F1 season review – Part 2

Part two of the podcast tackles the races after the summer break, beginning with the farcical Belgium Grand Prix where just two ‘racing’ laps were completed, before McLaren got back to winning ways at the Italian GP with Daniel Ricciardo leading home team-mate Lando Norris.
But it was between title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton where the focus lay as the pair collided on at least two …Keep reading

Ferrari: Leclerc and Sainz Jr to have equal status in F1 2022

With the Maranello-based outfit having finished third this season behind Mercedes and Red Bull, it hopes that the early development switch it made to its 2022 car will pay dividends in helping it close up the gap.
With one of the most closely matched driver pairings in F1, Ferrari is well aware that if its duo take points off each other then it could be a compromise if it finds itself in a …Keep reading

Capito: No number one F1 driver at Williams in 2022

After a year on the sidelines Albon leaves the Red Bull camp in 2022 to replace George Russell, who has joined the works Mercedes team.
However Capito says that Latifi will have an equal opportunity to help the team make further progress.
Both men have completed two full F1 seasons, with Latifi having started 39 races and Albon 38.
“Of course, it’s good for both,” said Capito. “I …Keep reading