Page 3 - Insidef1 Com News Today

Ferrari makes medium step with 2021 engine says Steiner Mick Schumacher, Bahrain test 2021 © Haas F1 Team / LAT Ferrari has not made a "big step" with its 2021 engine, according to customer team Haas boss Gunther Steiner. Some analysts are saying Ferraris new engine is 40 horsepower better than the underperforming power unit of 2020. Haas boss Steiner told the German broadcaster RTL: "I cannot say that it is a big step forward. "Then I would show Ferrari that I am satisfied with what we have b...

CEO admits Williams could lose Russell George Russell, Bahrain test 2021 © Williams Racing Williams new CEO Jost Capito has admitted the British team could lose George Russell to Mercedes for 2022. "If Mercedes were to make him an offer now, there would be few alternatives for him to think about," Capito, who was signed up by Williams new owners last December, told formel1.de. Russell is a prominent member of Mercedes driver development program, and late last season he shone whilst filling in ...

Mazepin not preferred Haas driver Nikita Mazepin, Bahrain test 2021 © Haas F1 Team / LAT Nikita Mazepin will not get preferential treatment at Haas this season, team boss Gunther Steiner insists. Mick Schumacher may be the more famous and popular Haas rookie for 2021, but the company headed by Mazepins billionaire father Dmitry is the teams new title sponsor. "Both drivers are equal in the team," Steiner insisted to the German broadcaster n-tv. "Mr (Dmitry) Mazepin also said: My son has no adv...

McLaren is "surprised" to be the only team exploiting an early loophole in the tweaked aerodynamic rules for 2021.

Sharp-eyed observers have questioned rookie Yuki Tsunoda's pace in the pre-season Bahrain test.

Long-time F1 safety car driver Bernd Maylander admits to feeling "nervous" about the 2021 season.

Former F1 driver Christijan Albers has dismissed claims that Mercedes may be sandbagging ahead of the 2021 season.

Mercedes endured its toughest pre-season since the introduction of the Hybrid Power engines seven years ago and left Bahrain as the team with the least laps completed over the course of the three days of running – only 304 laps between Hamilton (154) and Bottas (150) – while AlphaTauri, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari all completed over 400 laps in the same period of time.

Lance Stroll could be "a benchmark" for quadruple world champion and teammate Sebastian Vettel in 2021.

Team boss Gunther Steiner admits it is "possible" Haas will finish dead last in the 2021 world championship.