Ten years ago, one of the biggest rivalries in Formula 1 was Fernando Alonso vs Sebastian Vettel. Ben Edwards looks forward to it happening all over again at the head of the midfield in 2021. Two out of three ain’t bad, as Meat Loaf crooned in the 1970s, but the

Former Mercedes executive Jurgen Hubbert, a key player behind the marque’s move into the DTM and Formula 1, has died at the age of 81. It was on Hubert’s watch that Mercedes joined forces with McLaren, creating a partnership that would win two world championships with Mika Hakkinen in 1998

Alfa Romeo Formula 1 driver Antonio Giovinazzi believes working on his starts has been one of the keys to his improved second season in the sport. After a tough debut season Giovinazzi was retained at Alfa alongside Kimi Raikkonen and managed to qualify ahead of the Finn in nine out

Alpine will unveil its new A521 Formula 1 car next month after teasing its new look at Renault press conference on Thursday morning. Renault announced last September that it would be rebranding its works F1 squad under the Alpine name for 2021 as part of a reorganisation of its various

Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer says four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel will “bring out the best” in his teammate Lance Stroll. Vettel joins the former Racing Point outfit this year after his Ferrari contract was not extended beyond 2020. The German had a tough time against Charles

Formula 1, the FIA and the teams have formally agreed to run the single pre-season test in Bahrain on March 12-14. In the interest of cost saving, testing has been restricted to just three days in 2021, which means one and a half days of running for each driver. The

Alfa Romeo Formula 1 driver Antonio Giovinazzi believes working on his starts has been one of the keys to his improved second season in the sport. After a tough debut season in 2019, Giovinazzi was retained at Alfa alongside Kimi Raikkonen and managed to qualify ahead of the Finn in

Max Verstappen insists he is not worried that “time is ticking” on his dreams of winning the Formula 1 world championship. The Dutchman and his Red Bull team had hoped to become F1’s youngest ever title winner, but Mercedes’ complete dominance in the turbo hybrid era has put an end to that

Much-maligned given his record for the most races without a point and his disastrous two-race foray with Ferrari in 2009, Luca Badoer is perhaps the embodiment of the old adage that your most important race is your last one. James Newbold argues that his reputation is undeserved. It will have

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says his team must work more to help maintain its drivers’ confidence levels, rather than rush between “exuberance and depression” over small changes in form. Wolff says that Valtteri Bottas’ difficulties at the end of the season highlighted the change of mindset that comes when a driver’s Formula