Raikkonen announced in September that the 2021 season will be his last in the sport, bringing a career that spans over 20 years to a close. The 42-year-old Finn made his F1 debut with Sauber in 2001 and went on to win the 2007 title with Ferrari, scoring a total of 21 victories with the
Month: December 2021
In many sports the last event of the season sees the presentation of the trophy to the winner. At the Indy 500 the Borg-Warner trophy is given to the winner moments after they step out of the car, in the NFL the Lombardi Trophy – given to the winners of the Super Bowl – is
5:04 AM ET Williams Formula One principal and chief executive Jost Capito has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be in Saudi Arabia for the penultimate race of the season, the team said on Thursday. 1 Related The race in Jeddah is the first since the death of team founder Frank Williams at the
Jean Todt, the current FIA president also started his career as a rally co-driver so what is it about the person who reads the maps that qualifies them for the ‘hot seat’? “As a co-driver, I always say that being driven on the stage isn’t necessarily the most enjoyable bit. It’s fun, but what I
Airline entrepreneur Maury Gallagher, the owner of the GMS squad that claimed Truck titles in 2016 and 2020 with Johnny Sauter and Sheldon Creed, has also acquired two charters in the agreement and will run two cars during the 2022 season. Erik Jones signed a contract extension with RPM in August and should remain in
Aston Martin was hit hard by F1’s aero rule tweaks for 2021 and has struggled to keep up with its midfield rivals throughout the season. The former Racing Point team scored big in Monaco and Baku, where Vettel claimed his first podium for the Silverstone outfit, and was within a point of fifth-placed AlphaTauri following
6:28 AM ET McLaren’s Lando Norris has announced he is moving from England to Monaco, with financial reasons playing a part in his decision. The 22-year-old Briton has had a standout season with his Woking-based team and signed a multi-year contract extension in May. “It’s something that obviously a lot of drivers do,” he told
After four winless seasons in Indy Lights, the 28-year-old Canadian joined Foyt in 2020 for a partial campaign of eight races, before switching up to a full-time seat piloting the #4 entry in 2021. His best result was 12th on the Gateway oval, while his top finishes on road/street courses were 18th places at Barber
The pair won nine races between them and finished first and second in the championships, Yamaha’s Quartararo taking the title by 26 points from Ducati’s Bagnaia. In the latest Tank Slappers podcast, Autosport’s Lewis Duncan and Motorsport.com’s Oriol Puigdemont look back over how both riders grew into the title challengers they became in 2021. They
While Hamilton is expecting nothing less than a strong challenge from Russell when he steps up from Williams to replace Valtteri Bottas next year, the seven-time champion senses a golden opportunity to help guide his new team-mate. He thinks that 23-year-old Russell’s positive attitude and strong work ethic, allied to them being at difference stages
6:41 AM ET There is a slim chance that Max Verstappen can clinch his first world championship crown at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. Verstappen leads Mercedes driver and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton by eight points ahead of the penultimate race. It’s a small margin, but mathematically a champion could be crowned on Sunday
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The 27-year-old German has agreed his first manufacturer deal following five seasons of GT racing after calling time on a single-seater career that included two third-place championship finishes in GP3 in 2014 and 2015. His successes in the GT3 arena include a second-place finish in the Bathurst 12 Hours and a GT World Challenge Europe
Despite being beaten by Ricciardo to McLaren’s only win of the campaign so far at the Italian Grand Prix, Norris has shone against him in their first season paired together. The 22-year-old has amassed 153 points so far, compared to the former Renault driver’s tally of 105. But with the team aware that some of Ricciardo’s deficit
Double 125cc world champion Gresini tragically lost his life in February following a lengthy battle with COVID-19. The team reaffirmed its commitment to MotoGP in the wake of Gresini’s death, with his wife Nadia Padovani taking over as team owner and principal. The Gresini squad enjoyed its strongest season with Aprilia in 2021, scoring a
Red Bull driver Verstappen goes into this weekend’s Saudi Arabian GP – the penultimate round of the season – with an eight-point gap over Hamilton after having scored nine victories to the Briton’s seven. That advantage means Verstappen will have his first match point of the year at the Jeddah circuit, and will be crowned
8:11 AM ET Lando Norris is at the tail-end of a break out season. Were it not for an ill-judged tyre call at the end of October’s Russian Grand Prix, he’d be F1’s newest race winner. Despite that missed opportunity, it’s hard to deny the year Norris has had. Three podium finishes early in the
Several times this year, the stewards’ calls have been criticised for their inconsistency, with different verdicts for incidents that drivers have found to be similar to previous ones. The decision not to penalise Max Verstappen for pushing Lewis Hamilton off the track in Brazil made McLaren driver Lando Norris say his penalty for a very
The young Briton has long resisted joining other F1 drivers in the tax haven of Monaco, despite the clear money benefits from doing so, and committed to living near the McLaren factory in Woking. But, after getting more established in F1 and having extended his McLaren contract earlier this year, Norris thinks now is the