Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez have been cleared of blame in their crash that caused a stoppage in the first practice session for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
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Verstappen wants second DRS zone added to Imola
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull’s Max Verstappen has called for a second DRS zone to be introduced at Imola to encourage overtaking at the track which is holding the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix this weekend.
Verstappen: Lost win in Bahrain “is not going to matter” if we have fastest car
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen admitted the Bahrain Grand Prix was a “missed opportunity” for Red Bull, but is confident they will be able to recover the lost points in coming races.
The classic rivalry for ‘best of the rest’ and six more Imola talking points
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will continue their fight at Imola – as will Ferrari and McLaren. Here are the talking points for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Mercedes warn development limits may lock in Red Bull’s advantage this year
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes trackside performance engineer Andrew Shovlin says the team may not be able to out-develop Red Bull because of new restrictions introduced for 2021.
Mercedes strategy didn’t catch us by surprise – Red Bull
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull stood by their race strategy for the Bahrain Grand Prix after their chance of victory fell into the hands of rivals Mercedes.
Horner praises Perez’s “very calm head” after taking fifth place from pit lane start
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner praised Sergio Perez’s performance in his first race for the team in Bahrain, saying he showed a “very calm head” when his car broke down on the formation lap.
Hamilton and Verstappen unhappy with “very confusing” mid-race changes in track limit rules
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said he was confused by race control’s changing policy on enforcing track limits at turn four during the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Perez almost quit when car died on formation lap
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez has revealed he nearly gave up hope of starting the Bahrain Grand Prix when his car stopped on the formation lap, before going on to finish fifth.
Honda’s “great winter” is its most impressive effort yet, says Verstappen
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen said Red Bull’s pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix shows Honda have done a “great job” with their new power unit.
Mercedes prioritised making car “less of a handful” for race
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes say their new car is much harder to work with than its predecessor, and tried to make it more forgiving to drive for the first race of the season.
Bottas disagreed with qualifying strategy: “We wasted a tyre set”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Bottas unhappy team “wasted a tyre set” during Q1 • Lundgaard gets second place back after error • Formula E adds more double-header events
Perez says unfamiliarity with car, not strategy, to blame for Q2 exit
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez has put his failure to make it into the final segment of qualifying for his first grand prix with Red Bull down to his inexperience with the car
Verstappen knew he had more time in hand for final pole-winning lap
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen was confident he could find more time on his pole-winning final run in Q3, despite picking up floor damage which cost him around a tenth of a second.
Perez seeking “natural” handling feel for flying laps in Red Bull
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Perez seeking “natural” handling feel for flying laps in Red Bull • Zhou and Pourchaire claim F2 poles • Porsche commits to Formula E
Hamilton ruing lost downforce as Red Bull outpace Mercedes in practice
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton was third in Friday practice at the Bahrain GP, and says his car has the same rear-end instability as in pre-season testing
Losing long-serving staff to meet budget cap was painful, says Horner
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onChristian Horner has revealed F1’s new budget cap led to job losses among long-serving staff at Red Bull’s Milton Keynes base.
Ex-Mercedes power unit mastermind Cowell “not an option” for Red Bull
2021 F1 season
Posted onHiring the engineer who led the development of Mercedes’ championship-dominating power units is not an option for Red Bull’s new F1 engine division, says Helmut Marko.
Which team won F1’s pre-season testing ‘war’? It may not be over yet
2021 F1 season
Posted onWhich teams left testing feeling positive about their performance, and who has a tough year ahead of them? And does one team still have a trick left up its sleeve?
Binotto believes Ferrari have “improved in many areas”
F1 testing data: Day three
Posted onAfter their dire campaign last year, did testing for the new season show Ferrari finally have something to smile about? Mattia Binotto thinks so.
