With thanks to FormulaSpy.com
It’s meant to be a quiet time for Formula One.
They’ve just finished a hectic season of racing where the calendar they had organised originally had to be scrapped more or less and re-drawn.
Thankfully though we got a season of racing and got to head back some older tracks that we haven’t seen in a decade and longer.
We also got to see a lot of action and some new winners on the podium.
It returns in March and we are already hearing that the Australian grand prix won’t go ahead with concerns over Covid-19, you’ll remember last year when the event was cancelled with just hours to go before first practice.
This time, with a two week quarantine in operation and more, it looks like the event will have to be moved deeper into schedule and hopefully will fit in to the calendar somewhere.
This means that the first race will now take place in Bahrain.
There’s been plenty happening off track as I said, so we’re going to take you through some of the stories from the week thanks to our friends in FormulaSpy.com.
Carlow man Thomas Maher is co-founder of the site and is formerly of KCLR96FM.
When things return to normal he will be jetting off to cover the races across the world.
Aston Martin (formerly Racing Point), now a factory team in Formula 1 after Lawrence Stroll purchased controlling shares of the company in 2020, have announced a new title sponsor for their ‘debut’ season.
https://formulaspy.com/f1/aston-martin-announce-cognizant-as-title-sponsors-for-2021-73167
Williams have agreed a new technical supply deal with Mercedes that will see them supplied with Merc gearboxes and hydraulic components from 2022.
https://formulaspy.com/f1/williams-expand-technical-supply-agreement-with-mercedes-73158
McLaren’s Lando Norris is currently self-isolating in Dubai, after testing positive for COVID-19 ahead of the 2021 season.
https://formulaspy.com/f1/lando-norris-tests-positive-for-covid-19-73151
Alex Albon will be taking part in the 2021 DTM Championship, with backing from Red Bull. This race programme will go alongside Albon’s role as Red Bull Racing’s reserve driver.
https://formulaspy.com/f1/alex-albon-joins-dtm-with-red-bull-backing-73146
