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Fernando Alonso says Carlos Sainz's costly penalty at the Australian Grand Prix was 'too harsh' after the Ferrari driver called it 'the most unfair penalty I have seen in my life'.
As F1 heads for Istanbul it’s a good time to recall the bizarre circumstances of last year’s event where the two Mercedes qualified five seconds adrift of the pole-sitting Lance Stroll, and where Lewis Hamilton was initially five seconds slower than the leaders in the race but came through to win by over half-a-minute.
The Ferrari SF21 Credit: Getty Images Europe /Joe Portlock It is hard to know where to start with this year’s Ferrari. From the front alone it should be ranked a little higher than ninth but there are a couple of highly questionable features which really put it towards the bottom end. First: the green 'Mission Winnow' panel on the engine cover. One question: why? Looks as out of place as a Williams on a podium. Secondly the "transition" from scarlet red to burgundy towards the rear. One question, same as before: why? It looks like a fire at the rear has singed the bodywork. Still, bla...
1 January, 2021 The 2020 F1 season was challenging. Due to the pandemic, races were re-scheduled, some drivers had to get subbed, new records were set, and unexpected winners were announced. The emergence of new names made Formula One all the more intriguing, more so, for the Betway88 punters. Despite the lows occasioned by Covid-19, there were standout performers worth mentioning. Lewis Hamilton Most people will not be surprised that he occupies the number one spot. Even though he had to miss the first Grand Prix of his career after contracting Covid-19, he had an excellent season. People wi...
Constructors’ Championship points: 573 (2019 points: 739) Points per driver: Lewis Hamilton 347, Valtteri Bottas 223, George Russell 3 This was not quite a season Mercedes will consider perfect, but it came pretty damn close. They won 13 of the 17 races and arguably only in the closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix were they outperformed – when it was reported they had turned their engines down. For the other three defeats there were legitimate reasons – excessive tyre wear at Silverstone and being architects of their own downfall at Monza, where Lewis Hamilton was penalised for entering the pit...