Rodger Ward

The mule car testing programme continues this week in Barcelona, with Red Bull Racing and Alfa Romeo joining the programme, and Alpine running for a second time after an earlier session in Bahrain.<br>Further dry testing is planned with AlphaTauri in Austria, followed by Red Bull, Aston Martin and Haas at Silverstone, and then finally Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari in Hungary. All teams will then ...

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At the yearly Laureus World Sport Awards, dubbed the Oscars of sport, Hamilton was the first recipient of the new Athlete Advocate of the Year Award, which recognises the Mercedes driver's ongoing efforts to support racial justice and promote diversity.<br>During the 2020 Formula 1 season, in the wake of the George Floyd murder and race riots in the US, Hamilton led F1's push for racial equality ...

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It was at IndyCar’s season-opening round at Barber Motorsports Park, where O’Ward earned pole position, that Brown made the promise to the young Arrow McLaren SP ace that he could drive a McLaren-Mercedes Formula 1 car in the Abu Dhabi F1 test in December.  <br>Brown reiterated that point after O’Ward won the second race in Texas Motor Speedway’s double-header of IndyCar action ...

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At the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Latifi progressed to Q2 for the second time is his career after showing promising pace in practice, which Williams said "disturbed" Russell.<br>"Nicholas had the upper hand on me every single lap this whole weekend, I was just confused as to why," Russell admitted after qualifying.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Williams: Latifi's strong Imola F1 form "disturbed" ...

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While Red Bull had the fastest car in Bahrain, Mercedes appears to have the edge at Imola with Valtteri Bottas quickest in both Friday practice sessions.<br>Mercedes technical director James Allison said the team had not taken what happened in Bahrain lightly, even though an aggressive strategy and great defensive driving from Lewis Hamilton helped it win.<br>Reflecting on the work done over the ...

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His son Sebastian is now on the racing ladder in the Italian and German F4 series. Juan Pablo spends a lot of his time today thinking about the education of young drivers and how the sport needs to adapt to attract younger fans. He also believes that esports plays a vital role in the future of the sport and in bringing the racing community closer.<br>Juan Pablo, let's start by looking at the two ...

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Aided by a more powerful Honda engine, AlphaTauri came out of the blocks strong in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.<br>Pierre Gasly showed the potential of the car by qualifying fifth but didn't manage to get a good result due to sustaining front wing damage at the start.<br>Rookie Yuki Tsunoda impressed by producing a feisty display on his way from 13th to ninth, scoring two points on his ...

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The four-time F1 champion is making his Aston Martin debut this weekend following his switch from Ferrari over the winter, but endured a frustrating qualifying in Bahrain when he was knocked out in Q1 after having to back off on his final flying lap due to traffic and yellow flags.<br>Vettel had to slow down at Turn 1 after Haas rookie Nikita Mazepin spun ahead of him, with the Russian having just ...

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In 2020 Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher's record of seven F1 world championships, while his team went on an unprecedented run of seven straight titles in the constructors' championship.<br>Both are rewarded with a nomination for this year's Laureus World Sports Awards, which celebrates the world's greatest sportsmen and women.<br>Hamilton, who shared last year's trophy with Lionel Messi ...

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Verstappen passed Kimi Raikkonen for third place on the last lap of the Austin race. However, the Red Bull driver was quickly deemed by the stewards to have gone off the circuit and gained a lasting advantage while making the move.<br>Immediately after the race he was given a five-second penalty that reversed the positions.<br>The Dutchman was thus replaced by Raikkonen in the podium ceremony at ...

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Following Carlos Sainz's switch to Ferrari in place of four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, McLaren moved quickly to sign Ricciardo from Renault on a two-year deal.<br>Ricciardo had been subject to interest from McLaren prior to his decision to leave Red Bull for Renault in 2018. The Australian took seven grand prix victories with Red Bull across his five-year stint with the team.<br>2021 ...

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The Mexican has been signed as teammate to Max Verstappen for this year after an impressive campaign for Racing Point last season.<br>And although he is still getting up to speed in learning how his new team operates, he already feels that there are ways he can help Red Bull do better.<br>“I've been in the sport in different teams in different eras,” he said in a video interview conducted ...

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McLaren pipped rival Racing Point to third at the season finale in Abu Dhabi last weekend, with Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz finishing fifth and sixth.<br>The jump from fourth to third represents a significant step in the team’s share of the F1 prize fund, and may also have triggered sponsor bonuses, as contracts often specify extra payments based on championship performance.<br>The result came ...

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F1's manufacturers are currently in talks over bringing forward the planned introduction of the new power unit by one year, having originally targeted the 2026 season.<br>It comes as part of talks regarding a proposed engine development freeze from 2022 that would enable Red Bull to continue using Honda's power units after its F1 exit at the end of next year.<br>F1 has used its current V6 turbo ...

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The appointment of Jacques comes just one week after Ben Edwards, who has been in the role since 2016, decided to step down at the end of the year.<br>Jacques is well known in F1 circles, having provided commentary for F1’s official television channel, including for F2, F3 and Esports. He has also worked for BBC Radio 5 in a similar role at the occasional race.<br>Speaking about his appointment ...

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Edwards, 55, has served as the lead commentator for the UK’s free-to-air F1 coverage since 2011, when he joined the BBC, and remained in the role upon the broadcast rights’ switch to Channel 4 in 2016.<br>He has appeared in the commentary box with David Coulthard throughout his time in the role, as well as being part of Channel 4’s on-site broadcast crew at races. Edwards has worked in F1 ...

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The Melbourne event has been confirmed for March 21 as part of today's calendar announcement.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>2021 Formula 1 calendar released<br><br><br>That news comes amid Melbourne's cautious reopening from a deadly second COVID-19 wave, which saw cases in the city peak at over 700 per day in July.<br>The city was in differing stages of lockdown from early July onwards, harsh Stage 4 ...

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In order to get the best out of it car though, Ferrari has not only been looking to introduce a stream of new parts. It has also rummaged through some of its old design ideas and reapplied them to this year's car too.<br>One such idea that has returned in recent races but escaped our gaze until now is a roof panel for the coke bottle trench to ...

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According to reports emerging from Russia, Alexander Petrov was shot at his home near Vyborg in the western part of the country.<br>The tragedy meant that Vitaly, who was having his first appearance as a drivers' steward, was unable to continue in his role and has immediately returned home to Russia.<br>A statement issued by motor racing's governing body on Saturday night said: "The FIA confirms ...

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Petrov's appointment has been criticised by world champion Lewis Hamilton and LGBTQ+ movement Racing Pride, who were both unhappy about the choice after the former grand prix driver recently criticised F1's anti-racism push.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Hamilton baffled FIA picked Petrov as F1 steward <br>LGBTQ+ movement criticises appointment of Petrov as F1 steward<br><br><br>Petrov caused further ...

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On Thursday, Lewis Hamilton had said he did not understand why the FIA had chosen Petrov to be a drivers’ steward in the wake of comments the Russian made questioning the sport’s anti-racism push.<br>Petrov also made controversial remarks in relation to Hamilton’s wearing of a Breonna Taylor T-shirt.<br>“I think half of the audience did not understand at all what this shirt was about until ...

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While F1 and the FIA has pushed hard with its anti-racism message this year, Petrov stirred up feelings in a recent interview when he said he did not support the kneeling protests before races.<br>"Honestly, I don't understand the kneeling ceremony," Petrov said in the interview with Russia sports new site Championat.com.<br>"According to our traditions, people kneel only on two occasions - in a ...

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Hamilton was hit with two five-second time penalties during Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix for completing practice starts in the wrong place while on his reconnaissance laps to the grid ahead of the race.<br>It meant polesitter and early race leader Hamilton could only recover to finish the race third after dropping behind Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull’s Max ...

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Hamilton was hit with a 10-second time penalty for two separate practice start violations ahead of Sunday's race at the Sochi Autodrom.<br>The Mercedes driver served the penalty during the race, causing him to drop to third as teammate Valtteri Bottas won the race.<br>Hamilton was also hit with two penalty points on his FIA super licence for the incidents, taking him up to 10 points for the ...

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Hamilton was hit with 10 seconds worth of penalties during Sunday's race in Sochi for two separate violations while en route to the grid.<br>Hamilton was adjudged to have breached the race director's pre-race instructions by completing two practice starts in the wrong place, including one at the end of the pit exit slip road.<br>It meant Hamilton ultimately finished the race third after leading ...

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