Formula One News — March 2021

MARCH 2, 2021

Alpine A521 revealed

Renault's newly rebranded Alpine Formula One team revealed it's 2021 Alpine A521 chassis.

CEO admits Williams could lose Russell

Jost Capito, the new Williams CEO, admits the British team could lose George Russell to Mercedes for 2022.

Missing Alpine launch doesn't matter says Alonso

It is travel restrictions that are preventing Fernando Alonso from attending the launch of his Formula 1 car for 2021 on Tuesday.

Hamilton, Mercedes could split after 2021 says Coronel

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes could go their separate ways after the 2021 season, according to well-known Dutch racing driver Tom Coronel.

F1 fans finding controversy everywhere says Popov

Formula 1 is falling victim to "people who are finding controversy everywhere".

Formula E acceleration will beat F1 car says Agag

The next generation Formula E car should be able to beat a Formula 1 car off the line, according to series boss Alejandro Agag.

MARCH 1, 2021

Teams to get more engine freedom in 2025

Manufacturers will get more freedom to experiment in the area of energy recovery under the new rules for 2025.

F1 turns down vaccine offer amid $400m loss

Formula 1 has turned down an offer to get closer to its pre-covid days by getting vaccinated by the Bahraini government.

Ferrari waiting for sprint race details

Two more F1 drivers have urged Formula 1 to proceed with caution with the 'sprint race' trials in 2021.

Alonso to sit out Alpine launch

Fernando Alonso will sit out the launch of Alpine's 2021 car.

Binotto won't attend all races in 2021

Mattia Binotto has confirmed reports that he will not attend every race in 2021.

Nothing mysterious about 2021 Red Bull says Marko

Dr Helmut Marko has denied that Red Bull is being highly secretive about its 2021 car.

Sainz plays down 18-inch tyre test crash reports

Carlos Sainz has played down reports that he crashed last week whilst testing Ferrari's new-for-2022 18-inch tyres.

Schumacher hits back at racism criticism

Mick Schumacher says his stance about racism has been "misinterpreted".

Binotto won't lead Ferrari's Le Mans program

Mattia Binotto says he will not be in charge of Ferrari's new Le Mans program for 2023.

Magnussen not missing strange F1 atmosphere

Kevin Magnussen says he is not yet missing the "strange atmosphere" of Formula 1.