Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that it was an easy decision to retain Sergio Perez after his impressive start to life at the team. Perez’s predecessor managed 17 points finishes in 26 races with the Austrian outfit between the midway point of 2019 and the end of 2020, and this, coupled with
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was considerably stronger at the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix; the Brit recovered from an opening lap collision to finish fifth at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Remarkably, Hamilton clawed his way back to fifth having been nineteenth place and thirty-six seconds behind the next car, by the end of the first lap. The
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1996 world champion Damon Hill has warned Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc against heavy criticism of his team after his disappointing Monaco Grand Prix result. Leclerc’s Monaco curse continued on Sunday as he was cruelly denied victory from pole position by some terrible strategical errors. The misjudgements on the pit wall saw him fall behind team-mate Carlos
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Former Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen has told the FIA that they have to stop panicking after another chaotic race last weekend in Monaco. Rain began to fall a few minutes before the Monaco Grand Prix was set to get underway but, at start time, it appeared to be fairly light, and the track was
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Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer believes that the stewards were justified in giving Esteban Ocon a penalty in Monaco for his collision with Sir Lewis Hamilton. In the opening stages of the rain-affected race on Sunday, Hamilton moved to the inside of the Frenchman as they head up to Sainte-Devote, and they made contact
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Sergio Perez has put pen to paper on a new contract that keeps him at Red Bull until at least the end of 2024, and it could mean that Red Bull might come back to haunt Daniel Ricciardo. After leaving Red Bull in 2018 having won seven races with the Milton Keynes-based side, Ricciardo managed
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As Formula 1 begins to explore new parts of the world and reconciles with old venues, CEO Stefano Domenicali has affirmed that the world championship will still have a big European flavour. F1 will have three races on the calendar next year when Vegas is added to the existing grand prix in Miami and Austin,
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Sergio Perez’s new Red Bull deal that keeps him at the team until at least the end of 2024 will see him earn $10 million a year in 2023 and 2024, according to a report from RacingNews365.com. Perez’s victory in Monaco last weekend means he has now taken two wins with the Austrian outfit as
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has defended the stewards after some backlash they received during Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix, affirming that they did a “great job.” The race in Monte Carlo got underway proper after a delay of over an hour, and one lap of running behind the Safety Car during that time gave stark reminders of
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has criticised the extensive delay of the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, and indicated that some “heated arguments” took place in the stewards’ room. Rain began to fall just before the race was set to get underway on Sunday, and there was an initial delay of 16 minutes before
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