FW43B to carry fans names to mark Williams’ 750th GP
Date published:
May 12 2021
Williams will mark their 750th grand prix in Monaco by sporting 100 lucky fans’ names on the halo of the team’s FW43Bs.
Next weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix will mark Williams’ 750th race, only the third team in F1 history to reach that milestone.
The Grove team are giving fans the opportunity to celebrate it with them.
Jost Capito, CEO of Williams Racing, said: “Williams has always been about people – those that work for the team, along with our fans from all across the world.
How Mercedes have unlocked pace from the W12
Date published:
May 13 2021
Andrew Shovlin says Mercedes’ improved speed is not down to one thing, but a lot of “really hard work and fine-tuning” of the W12 and its power unit.
Mercedes walked away from pre-season testing concerned about the pace of their 2021 car with Red Bull having emerged as the team to beat.
That story continued into the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, although Lewis Hamilton managed to pull off the win ahead of Max Verstappen.
Three races later and Mercedes appears to have resumed their traditional position as the favourites, the team having recovered a lot of their lost pace.
Red Bull won’t ‘throw away’ World Championship
Date published:
May 13 2021
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko says the team will not “throw away” this year’s World Championship by focusing on their 2022 car too early.
The teams are all taking different approaches to how they will develop throughout the 2021 season. Haas, for example, have said they will not be updating their car to fully focus on the new technical regulations in 2022.
Red Bull and Mercedes have started a season-long fight for both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship in 2021, and Dr Marko says his team will not change course in a way that will be of detriment to their chances in both title battles.
McLaren’s 2021 car ‘not finished yet’
Date published:
May 12 2021
McLaren technical director James Key says their MCL35M chassis is still “ripe for development” in 2021.
The team brought a new front wing and floor to the Spanish Grand Prix and, while Ferrari looked to have caught McLaren up at the weekend, Key was pleased with how the new parts added to the pace of the cars.
Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris have guided the team to P3 in the Constructors’ Championship so far, with Norris sitting P4 in the Drivers’ standings after an impressive start to the season.
With other teams switching the majority of their focus to their 2022 developments, McLaren say they have more to come from their MCL35M before putting all their resources into next season.
Fernando Alonso can list multiple world champions as his previous Formula 1 team mates, but he admits he is finding Esteban Ocon an impressive proposition at Alpine so far.