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Simon Roberts the current team principal of Williams announced that he is gonna leave the Williams F1 team, with CEO Jost Capito taking on the Team Principal role. Simon Roberts (born 27 September 1962) is the ex Team Principal at the Williams Racing Formula One team. Simon Roberts recently announced that he is leaving his position in Williams Racing Formula One. He joined McLaren as a general manager in 2002. He worked there until in 2020 Roberts announced that he was the new managing director for Williams. On Williams announced Roberts as its new managing director. Recently Williams announced that Jost Capito, the CEO of Williams will take on the role of Team Principal, while the trackside leadership duties will be transferred to Technical Director Francois-Xavier Demaison. Capito has been employed in various roles during his 30-year career, with his most successful role being Director of Motorsport at Volkswagen. From his previous jobs or experience we can trust h...

Callum Illot is an exceptionally talented driver who has been announced as Alfa Romo Racing Orleans 2nd reserve driver. Want to know a little more about him? Then you have come to the right place. Name: Callum Illot Age: 22 Birthdate: 11 November 1998 Nationality: British Driver Academy: Ferrari Driver Academy Racing Series: 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup He is not only the 2nd reserve driver, but he is also the test driver for the Scuderia Ferrari F1 team. Almost as soon as he was announced as the reserve driver for Alfa Romeo, it was announced that he would be getting his hand dirty and drive in the FP1 session in Portugal.He will be driving on Friday 30th April at 4:00 pm IST.

The 2021 Imola GP was full of ups and downs. It was a heartbreak for some and a joyful occasion for others. Nevertheless, it was a very captivating race. It was action-packed and fun to watch. I am sure all F1 was watching from the edge of their seats. Let's look at some of the eye-catching moments from the race. Max Verstappen's phenomenal start Max Verstappen is known for his wet weather driving, battles pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton toward turn one and comes out ahead. .Nicholas Latifis Crash Nicholas Latifi spins off into Aqua Minarali and rejoins the track but crashes out due to an incident between himself and Nikita Mazapin. Mercedes disaster on Lap 31 Lap 31 is a lap that all Mercedes fans and personnel would want to forget. Lewis Hamilton spins Lewis Hamilton spins while overtaking backmarker George Russell, a Mercedes Academy Driver, as he went onto a wet patch. The mishap between Valtteri Bottas and George Russell Valtteri Bott...

Saturday, Qualifying Q1 1.This session was red-flagged almost as soon as it started as Yuki Tsunoda had a humongous crash into the barriers. It resulted in him having to sit out qualifying and start 20th in the race. 2.Q1 also saw the exit of the usual backmarkers and Yuki Tsunoda. Q2 1. The 2nd part of qualifying saw some extraordinary performances and the exit of some of the big runners. 2.Both the Williams drivers had absolute breathtaking performances. George Russell did not only qualified 12th but was also just one-tenth away from Q3. Nicholas Latifi qualified for a career-best 14th. 3.It saw the exit of the 2-time world champion Fernando Alonso and his fellow Spanish driver and Scuderia Ferrari driver, Carlos Sainz and former Ferrari driver, current Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel. Q3 1.This is arguably the main session in the whole of qualifying. It is the session where the fastest drivers fight it out for pole. 2.Lando Norris qualified a...

Pre-Season testing was conducted from the 12th of March to the 15th of March for the F1 2021 season. Seeing the results from the above stated days of testing, Alpine( formerly known as Renault) released a bold statement that “ It's not a mid-field anymore, it's just a field.” Does this statement hold any weightage? Let us find out. Lets first understand what the statement above means. F1 is prominently divided into three categories based on the speed of the car. upper field, middle field and lower field. The upper field consists of the team that is constantly fighting for podiums and race wins. The middle field consists of teams that are there or thereabout. They consistently score points and have a small chance of standing on the podium if one of the teams from the upper field slips up. The lower field consists of the teams that are at the back of the pack, hardly score points and are seldom in the spotlight for the right reasons.. Let's look at what we can infer fr...

In 2021 three rookie drivers will be making their debuts, Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin for Haas and Yuki Tsunoda for Alpha Tauri. People who do not watch the F1 feeder series might not know a lot about them, so here is a little information about them. Mick Schumacher Full Name: Mick Schumacher Nationality: Germany Birthday: 22nd March 1999 Driver Academy: Ferrari Driver Academy Car Number: 47 In 2020 Mick was crowned the World Champion of the FIA F2 Championship. In 2018 he was crowned the World Championship of the FIA F3 championship. Yuki Tsunoda Full Name: Yuki Tsunoda Nationality: Japanese Birthday: 11th May 2000 Driver Academy: Red Bull Driver Academy (He is also a part of the Honda Formula Dream Project) Car Number: 22 In 2019 he competed in the FIA F3 Championship and the Euroformula Open Championship where he finished 9th and 14th respectively. In 2020 he competed in the FIA F2 Championship and the Toyota Racing Series, where he finished 3rd and 4th. Nikit...