F1 newest information LIVE: Purple Bull launch 2022 automobile as Mercedes trace at Lewis Hamilton future

Kevin Magnussen insists he received’t be again in Formulation 1 as he solely needs to race “with a hope of successful”.

The Dane spent six seasons in F1 with McLaren, Renault and Haas.

“The remainder of my profession shall be solely racing with a hope of successful,” the 29-year-old informed RACER. “No matter I do, I received’t go into something if I do know I can’t win, ever once more. I’ve been there, achieved that.

“Sporting-wise, as an athlete, it wasn’t rewarding sufficient to be within the place I used to be in. It’s actually good to be right here (within the US) and have that spark again. You’ll be able to go into each weekend and you may odor blood, and it simply offers an additional form of vitality I haven’t had shortly.”

Lewis Hamilton will discover it troublesome to proceed in Formulation One if his Mercedes automobile shouldn’t be aggressive subsequent season, in accordance with two-time world champion Mika Hakkinen.

Hamilton’s future within the sport stays doubtful following the controversial finish to final season which noticed the 37-year-old miss out on a record-breaking eighth world championship to Max Verstappen on the ultimate lap of the 12 months.

With Mercedes unveiling their new automobile this month forward of the primary spherical of pre-season testing, Hamilton remains to be to interrupt his silence following the top to final marketing campaign, along with his solely quotes coming by a group press launch.

The brand new season of Drive to Survive shall be launched quickly however Purple Bull driver Max Verstappen is not going to be a part of it.

Netflix bosses will concentrate on the pair who headed into the ultimate race of the season on equal factors to arrange an exciting finish to the marketing campaign in Abu Dhabi.

George Russell’s race tempo has been questioned by influential Purple Bull advisor Helmut Marko because the British driver prepares for his first season at Mercedes.

The 23-year-old has joined the German group from Williams forward of the 2022 season, changing Valtteri Bottas.

Russell is but to take a Grand Prix win, and has only one podium in Formulation 1.

Marko, head of Purple Bull’s driver growth program, challenged Russell to dwell as much as the arrogance proven in him by Mercedes.

Formulation One dash races may very well be axed from the calendar this 12 months amid a row over cash.

F1’s CEO Stefano Domenicali, and motorsport boss Ross Brawn needed to double the variety of shortened-format rounds – first launched eventually 12 months’s British Grand Prix – from three to 6 in 2022.

However F1 is locked in dispute with quite a few the grid’s front-running groups, understood to be Mercedes, Purple Bull and Ferrari, who need to see the price cap set this 12 months at 140million US {Dollars} (£103m) – successfully elevated to cowl off the extra races.

Sebastian Vettel had been resulting from go head-to-head with Valtteri Bottas in a relatively completely different setting of the snow-surrounded Race of Champions in Sweden this weekend – however a late change of coronary heart means the intriguing battle is off.

Bottas, who left Mercedes to affix Alfa Romeo forward of the 2022 season, withdrew on Friday resulting from “different commitments” – simply two days earlier than the battle was set to happen.

As an alternative, Aston Martin driver Vettel will now be up in opposition to Finnish racer Emma Kimilainen, who drives for Ecurie W and got here third final 12 months within the W Sequence.

Lewis Hamilton has damaged his social media silence as hypothesis continues over his future in motor racing.

The 37-year-old Mercedes driver has been conspicuous by his absence since December’s debacle within the desert, when he was denied a file eighth world title within the controversial conclusion to the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Hamilton, who is alleged to be debating whether or not to return to the grid in 2022, hinted he’s shut to creating a call when he introduced on Twitter on Saturday night: “I’ve been gone. Now I’m again.”

Max Verstappen insists his maiden F1 world championship shouldn’t be tarnished by the controversy which surrounded the ultimate race of the season.

Verstappen clinched victory on the decisive Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on a dramatic closing lap wherein he overtook reigning champion Lewis Hamilton. Whereas the Dutchman’s racing was truthful, the circumstances brought about a lot competition, after race director Michael Masi hurried by the restart protocols following a security automobile intervention with the intention to manufacture an entertaining finale.

Hamilton was magnanimous in defeat earlier than keep quiet within the wake of the race, which had been in his grasp and would have seen him clinch a file eighth world title, surpassing Michael Schumacher. Solely this weekend did he lastly emerge on social media with a message saying: “I’m again.”

Max Verstappen’s sudden reputation in Belgium following his Formulation One world championship title comes throughout as “a bit weak”, in accordance with his father Jos.

Verstappen races beneath the Netherlands flag and is an icon within the nation, along with his victory at Zandvoort on the Dutch Grand Prix final season one of many highlights of the 12 months.

Nonetheless, his father and former Formulation One driver Jos Verstappen has stated his son is barely beginning to get the identical acclaim in Belgium after successful his maiden title.

Verstappen, who beat Lewis Hamilton to the title on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, has a duel-nationality and was born in Belgium to a Belgium mom.

Sebastian Vettel has described the magical expertise of racing alongside rally driving legend Stig Blomqvist on the Race of Champions in Sweden final weekend.

Vettel finally misplaced out on the Race of Champions title to nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb however he stated his journey had been made by ticking an merchandise off his bucket record and racing alongside Blomqvist within the iconic Audi Quattro S1.

Blomqvist, now 75, raced within the Audi Quattro S1 when he received the world rally championship in 1984 and Vettel jumped on the alternative to participate in an illustration drive with the Swede.