Lando Norris has tested positive for coronavirus while on holiday in Dubai, McLaren have confirmed. He becomes the fourth F1 driver to catch the virus after Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll and Sergio Perez. Norris had a tremendous second season in the sport
“[Nico] Hulkenberg was last with Renault. You probably can’t use the three races he drove with the Mercedes engine, because he was more busy adjusting to the car than collecting data.” Marko also made it clear what Red Bull are expecting from
Bottas endured some tough luck throughout the season but Mercedes opted to stick with the Finnish driver as he’s deemed the perfect partner to Hamilton. How long that lasts though remains to be seen and Russell’s performance in Hamilton’s Mercedes at the
However, Perez’s move to Red Bull has led to claims that he might clash with Verstappen. Vertsappen finished in the F1 Drivers Standings in 2021, behind only Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, while Perez ended up in fourth. Red Bull will have
“I think all of us wanted to see Alex succeed. What we said was we would give Alex the season and not make any decisions before, to have a complete set of data. And that’s obviously what we did. “But when you
Max Verstappen hopes Sergio Perez can help Red Bull double Mercedes’ problems next season. Perez was named as Verstappen’s new Red Bull team-mate on Friday, with the Mexican replacing Alex Albon. Following a poor season, Albon will be a reserve driver for
Hamilton is looking forward to him and Bottas going up against Perez and Verstappen next year. “I think it’s going to be an exciting battle to watch him up against Max,” Hamilton continued. “And that’s going to make it much harder for
Perez said: “I am incredibly grateful to Red Bull for giving me the opportunity to race for Red Bull Racing in 2021. “The chance to race for a championship-contending team is something I have been hoping for since I joined Formula One
Sergio Perez has been announced as the team-mate of Max Verstappen at Red Bull for 2021 with Alex Albon dropping to the reserve driver after a disappointing 2020. The Mexican star was replaced at Racing Point by Sebastian Vettel and looked like
Red Bull are set to axe Alex Albon after 18 months and replace him with Sergio Perez, who has left Racing Point following the expiration of his contract. Perez has his greatest ever F1 season, finishing fourth in the Drivers’ Championship. The