Day: 18 June 2021

McLaren expecting tough time in tight qualifying
The McLaren team admitted that it was facing a tough battle going into qualifying for the French Grand...

Vettel shrugs off Friday mishaps, targets Saturday pace
It wasn't the most straightforward of Fridays for Sebastian Vettel, who started the day rear-ending the barriers at...

Hamilton: 'We were all sliding around out there!'
Lewis Hamilton admitted that finding grip had been hard work during Friday practice at Circuit Paul Ricard ahead...

French GP: Friday's action in pictures
Mercedes drew first blood in FP1 with Valtteri Bottas but Red Bull's Max Verstappen would have none of...

Alonso: Alpine 'looking quite competitive' after strong Friday
Fernando Alonso says Alpine is "looking quite competitive" following its opening day of running at the French Grand...

Verstappen satisfied with progress, Perez optimistic
Max Verstappen was pleased with the progress made by Red Bull on Friday, but wasn't making any predictions...

Bottas feeling 'a lot better' after chassis swap
After suffering an abject weekend in Baku last time out where he finished outside the top ten, Valtteri...

Ocon has 'no exit clause' in new Alpine contract
Alpine F1 CEO Laurent Rossi has confirmed that there are no 'exit clause' provisions in Esteban's Ocon's new...

Verstappen faster than Bottas and Hamilton in FP2
Red Bull's Max Verstappen took charge of the times in second practice for the French Grand Prix, the...

2021 French Grand Prix Free Practice 2 - Results
Full results from Free Practice 2 for the French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard, round 7 of...

McLaren disappointed with lack of 'transparency' over tyre blowouts
McLaren F1 boss Andreas Seidl says he was disappointed by the lack of transparency from all parties over...

Hamilton wants 'a good night out' with F1's drivers after Covid
Lewis Hamilton says he has plans to organize a "good night out" with his fellow F1 colleagues once...