Sergio Perez has opened up on the difficulties of taming the Red Bull car in 2021, and said he looks forward to stepping up his development this year. Perez joined the Milton Keynes-based team from Racing Point ahead of last season to replace the departing Alex Albon, whose two podiums were not enough to mitigate
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Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is looking forward to the prospect of Mick Schumacher signing with Ferrari as the German enters his second season in the sport. Schumacher made his debut in 2021 with the struggling Haas team as they became the first constructor to fail to score points since Manor Marussia in 2015, and
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Amid the imminent arrival of fresh contract talks, Dr Helmut Marko has told Max Verstappen not to expect a vast increase in salary to put him on par with Sir Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes package. The Dutchman and the Briton are reportedly the two highest paid drivers in Formula 1 at present, with Verstappen said to
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Aston Martin have denied rumours that their 2022 car will not be ready in time for the pre-season test in Barcelona next month, amid reports that the team is not at all full of happy campers. Formerly Racing Point, Aston Martin have undergone significant change since Vijay Mallya was ousted midway through 2018. Businessman Lawrence
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has detailed the areas in which he believes Sergio Perez has the beating of former Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas, labelling the Finn a “loser” when it comes to close-quarter racing. Bottas often found himself stuck behind slower cars during the middle part of races during his Mercedes career, and
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he missed out on a bonus when Max Verstappen beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to title glory in 2021, but the Finn is not overly concerned. Bottas claimed one victory and 11 podiums last season on his way to third in the Drivers’ Championship, beating Red Bull’s Sergio Perez as Verstappen
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had admitted that he regrets his intense verbal battle with Red Bull boss Christian Horner last season. The two teams went head-to-head in a gargantuan battle that saw Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen battle for the Drivers’ Championship, with the Constructors’ Championship also on the line between Mercedes and
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has spoken of his desire to keep new world champion Max Verstappen at the team for an extended period. Verstappen claimed 10 wins on his way to sealing a dramatic maiden championship by passing Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand prix last
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New Alfa Romeo signing Valtteri Bottas says he was initially surprised at Nico Rosberg’s decision to retire in 2016, but now appreciates his reasons for doing so. Rosberg spent four years partnering Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes after a three-year spell alongside another seven-time world champion – Michael Schumacher. Three of those seasons featured successive
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Haas driver Mick Schumacher has reflected on his opening season in Formula 1, and hopes the team can improve in 2022. Schumacher entered F1 last year alongside fellow rookie Nikita Mazepin, and out-qualified the Russian 20 times in 22 races. He achieved Haas’ best result of the season of P13 at the Hungarian Grand Prix,
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