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MARCH 23, 2021

Schumacher debuting with wrong F1 team says Ecclestone

Bernie Ecclestone thinks Mick Schumacher is making his Formula 1 debut for the wrong team.

Monza eyeing spectators for Italian GP

Monza circuit boss Alessandra Zinno is hoping to welcome spectators to the Italian GP in September.

Something going on at Mercedes says Chandhok

"There's something going on" behind closed doors at Mercedes.

Boss confident Australian GP will go ahead

Australian GP boss Andrew Westacott is confident the rescheduled Melbourne race will go ahead as planned in late November.

Dutch GP not giving up on F1 spectators

Zandvoort is still not giving up on hosting a full house of spectators for the Dutch GP in September.

MARCH 22, 2021

Porsche CEO says F1 wants carmaker to enter sport

Porsche CEO Oliver Blume has confirmed that Formula 1 approached the Volkswagen-owned German sports car maker about entering the sport in the near future.

Ferrari, Leclerc hiding true 2021 pace

Ferrari and Charles Leclerc are keeping their cards close to their chests ahead of the 2021 season.

Bottas has no chance of beating Hamilton says Berger

Valtteri Bottas has "no chance" of beating his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2021.

Tsunoda a better driver than Schumacher says Minardi

Mick Schumacher will not be the most impressive rookie in Formula 1 this year, according to former team owner and boss Giancarlo Minardi.

Mercedes fast even with worst floor says Verstappen

Mercedes is trying to "push" Red Bull into the role of title favourite for 2021.

Perez to be up to speed right away

Sergio Perez is wise to "take some pressure off" ahead of his first season with Red Bull, according to his high-profile teammate Max Verstappen.

Ecclestone hopes Hamilton not too distracted

Bernie Ecclestone thinks Lewis Hamilton's off-track activities may affect his "racing skills" in 2021.

Sprint races about making money says Verstappen

One of the biggest problems in Formula 1 is the width of the cars, according to Max Verstappen.

Portugal to be 2021 ghost race

Spectators will not be permitted to attend round three of this year's world championship in Portugal in early May.

MARCH 19, 2021

Boss admits Tsunoda used DRS too early

Yuki Tsunoda's boss has admitted the Japanese rookie was activating DRS too early en route to his impressive laptimes in the official Bahrain test.

Mercedes made worst start to season in seven year

Williams' new CEO Jost Capito hopes Formula 1 steers away from "artificial restrictions on competition".

Wooing Andy Cowell to Red Bull difficult says Marko

Dr Helmut Marko has once again played down Red Bull's chances of enticing Andy Cowell back to Formula 1 to lead the new engine operations at Milton Keynes.

Alonso said 2021 Alpine a little slow

Fernando Alonso has admitted his Alpine car for 2021 is "a little slow".

F1 debut ten times more difficult for Schumacher

Nico Rosberg thinks Mick Schumacher's Formula 1 debut will be "ten times more difficult" than his own was back in 2006.

Seidl thinks rivals may copy McLaren diffuser

McLaren is hoping to kick off the 2021 season with a podium.

Mazepin denies attacking in Bahrain test

Nikita Mazepin admits he and fellow rookie Mick Schumacher may struggle to shine at the wheel of their Haas cars in 2021.

MARCH 18, 2021

2021 McLaren pretty impressive so far says Leclerc

McLaren looks set to enter the 2021 season as the third force behind Red Bull and Mercedes.

Teams already recovering lost downforce says Isola

Formula 1 teams have already recovered more than half the downforce loss caused by the tweaked aerodynamic regulations for 2021.

Ferrari has improved a bit for 2021 says Leclerc

Ferrari has only caught up "a bit" since 2020, so fans should not "expect miracles" this season.