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• "Predictable" Red Bull a boost for Verstappen

  13-3-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 133

  The Dutchman and then team-mate Alex Albon struggled at times in 2020 with the aerodynamic anomalies of the RB16 that resulted in a nervous rear...

• What’s behind Alpine's jumbo airbox

  13-3-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 149

  With the modern trend being for teams to try to shrink wrap the bodywork around the power unit components, Alpine’s solution is unique and...

• Mercedes "quite a way behind" F1 test programme after setbacks

  12-3-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 165

  Mercedes gave its W12 car a first on-track run on Friday at the Bahrain International Circuit, but slumped to the bottom of the mileage chart after...

• Vettel: More to come after "tricky" first F1 test day

  12-3-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 171

  Vettel made his official Aston Martin debut on Friday morning in the Mercedes-powered AMR21, setting 51 laps at the Bahrain International Circuit...

• Verstappen "very happy" with F1 test start but downplays Red Bull's pace

  12-3-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 133

  Verstappen closed out the first of three days of pre-season testing with both the quickest time and the most laps completed, racking up more than...

• Promoted: How COVID will impact fans at races in 2021

  12-3-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 139

  That has left motorsport fans caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place. With a desire to book tickets and travel to races, there comes a...

• Bottas hopes Mercedes can recover after ‘not ideal’ F1 test start

  12-3-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 141

  Bottas was handed the first run-out in Mercedes’ new W12 car on Friday morning, but was limited to just six laps through the early session after a...

• Verstappen fastest after opening day of F1 Bahrain testing

  12-3-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 136

  In the final hour of the afternoon Verstappen clocked a time of 1m30.674s with medium tyres on his RB16B to stay on top until the chequered flag....

• McLaren set to share Mercedes F1 reserves again

  12-3-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 135

  McLaren raced without its own nominated reserve driver last season after agreeing to call on Mercedes' back-ups if needed, with the agreement to...

• Teams happy with F1 sprint race plans ahead of Bahrain meeting

  12-3-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 139

  Following the latest F1 Commission meeting at the end of January, F1 has been working on plans for sprint races to debut in 2021 after the plan...

• Mercedes: Early Bahrain gearbox issue ‘came out of nowhere’

  12-3-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 131

  Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff says the team’s early gearbox issue on the opening day of pre-season testing “came out of nowhere” and yet to...

• Alonso will require further jaw surgery after 2021 F1 season

  12-3-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 147

  The Spaniard sustained the injury after being involved in a crash with a car while pre-season training near Lugano in Switzerland last month....