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Three F1 names defend under-fire Mazepin Nikita Mazepin, Bahrain GP 2021 © Haas F1 Team / LAT Three prominent members of the F1 circus have defended the under-fire Nikita Mazepin. After a scandalous pre-season and nightmare opening race in Bahrain, many are now openly laughing at the plight of the Russian rookie. However, Ralf Schumacher warned his nephew Mick not to become complacent about the 22-year-old Mazepin's presence. "Getting control of someone like Nikita Mazepin is not that easy," former driver Schumacher, who is Mick Schumacher's uncle, told Sport1. "The boy has no limits and wil...

Aston Martin warned FIA impact of rule changes Lance Stroll, Bahrain GP 2021 © Aston Martin Racing Otmar Szafnauer was a man in a mission in Bahrain, desperate to explain to everybody the changes introduced in the Technical Regulations for this year had hurt his team and all others with a low-rake a lot more than the teams that, like Red Bull, have long followed the high-rake concept. The Romania-born American could be seen with his lap top in hand, going into the FIA and the FOM offices in the Bahrain International Circuit to show the World Championship organizers and promoters data to vali...

First lap overtakes were the key says Norris Lando Norris, Bahrain GP 2021 © McLaren Lando Norris nearly equaled the way he started the 2020 season, when he finished 3rd in the Austrian Grand Prix, but the McLaren driver admitted fourth place in Bahrain, last Sunday, was better than he had hoped for. The young Brit had been surprisingly downcast about his chances to fight at the front the whole weekend, in spite of being 3rd fastest in FP1 and then second quickest in the second session as well. A drop to P7 in qualifying seemed to confirm Norris’ fears, but he ended up the race as “best ...

Vettel never good under pressure says Berger Sebastian Vettel, Bahrain GP 2021 © Aston Martin Racing Sebastian Vettel is still struggling with pressure, according to his first Formula 1 team boss Gerhard Berger. The quadruple world champion was ousted by Ferrari but switched to Aston Martin for 2021 and beyond - and had a dire pre-season test and first race in Bahrain. "At Ferrari it was the same thing," F1 legend Berger told the official Australian GP podcast. "I just feel he is not free, not relaxed," said the former Toro Rosso co-owner. "He maybe wants to prove things, but at this moment...

Red Bull too euphoric in Bahrain says Marko Max Verstappen, Bahrain GP 2021 © Red Bull Dr Helmut Marko does not think Max Verstappen made a mistake by letting Lewis Hamilton re-pass him for the lead and victory in Bahrain last weekend. Bahrain GP steward Emanuele Pirro this week revealed that the "maximum" penalty the FIA could have given the Dutchman for his illegal pass on Hamilton was a five second penalty. "Max said that he could have easily made up for the five second penalty by driving away at the front," team official Marko told Osterreich newspaper. "But then they just would have giv...