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Monaco Grand Prix Thursday press conference 21 May, 2021 Full transcript from the FIA-hosted press conference after Thursday practice for the Monaco Grand Prix, Round 5 of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship. PART ONE Featuring Mattia Binotto (Ferrari), Toto Wolff (Mercedes) and Laurent Rossi (Alpine). Q: Mattia, can we start with you please. What is it about Charles Leclerc and his home race? A very frustrating start to the weekend for him with that gearbox problem. Mattia BINOTTO: At first, I think enjoyable, exciting, I think it’s important for him, he knows very well the city, very w...

Ricciardo ‘wouldn’t bet house’ on winning a title Date published: May 15 2021 Daniel Ricciardo has stated that he wouldn’t bet his house on him becoming a Formula 1 World Champion before he retires. Since first joining the Formula 1 grid in 2011, Ricciardo has on various occasions said that his goal is to win a title and has been confident that he’ll be able to do so. However, he has never had a car good enough to put together a title challenge and, at 31 years of age, is seemingly running out of time. While he is still sure he’s good enough, even he is no longer certain that he�...

Daniel Ricciardo insists he is not "upset" by those suggesting he may be past his prime in Formula 1.

Magnussen eyes prime Le Mans seat for 2022 Kevin Magnussen, Hungarian GP 2019 © RV Press Kevin Magnussen could be heading to Le Mans in 2022. After losing his place in Formula 1, the Dane is embarking on a sports car adventure in the United States this year, starting with Daytona in January with the famous Chip Ganassi outfit. But according to Auto Hebdo, the 28-year-old could re-cross the Atlantic for 2021 amid rumours Magnussen is being lined up by Peugeot's new sports car team for the new premier hypercar class. The French magazine also named former F1 drivers Jean-Eric Vergne and Paul di...

McLaren is "in no way inferior" to Formula 1's fully manufacturer-backed teams, Daniel Ricciardo insists. The Australian shocked the F1 paddock during the covid shutdown of last season by announcing his move from the works Renault team to McLaren for 2021. Ricciardo told Auto Hebdo: "After the Carlos Sainz news, I realised that it was time for me to act too. It wasn't an easy decision because the season hadn't even started, and it was even more difficult to tell Renault, but I made my decision with the 2019 season in mind. That was very difficult for the team." However, it was also difficult ...