McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has given his own assessment of his debut season with the Woking-based team. Ricciardo finished eighth in the Drivers’ Standings in 2021, 45 points behind team-mate Lando Norris. He was out-qualified 14 times over the course of the year, while the Briton out-raced him on 15 occasions. Ricciardo did not want
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez has heaped praise onto team-mate Max Verstappen, calling him the “best in Formula 1” with the exception of himself. Verstappen was crowned F1 world champion for the first time at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and Perez believes this is largely owed to the touch and unity that the 24-year-old
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Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner has revealed the difficulties of running two rookie drivers at his team in the 2021 season. Following the departure of Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean at the end of last year, Steiner signed Formula 2 graduates Mick Schumacher – who has recently been made Ferrari reserve driver – and
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner will remain in charge of the team until at least the end of 2026 after agreeing a new contract. Horner has led the team since its arrival into Formula 1 in 2005, and has overseen nine world championships – five drivers’ titles and four constructors’ crowns. Senior Red Bull advisor
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has spoken of his admiration for team-mate Charles Leclerc’s driving style, stating that he had a lot to acclimatise himself to in his first year with the Scuderia. The Maranello-based team signed Sainz from McLaren ahead of the 2021 campaign, and the Spaniard finished an impressive fifth in this year’s Drivers’ Standings,
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Newly crowned world champion Max Verstappen has insisted that he does not want any preferential treatment from his Red Bull team. Team-mate Sergio Perez played a marvellous support role in the season-ending 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, holding up Sir Lewis Hamilton to allow Verstappen the chance to close up to the seven-time champion. Verstappen
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes that Haas driver Nikita Mazepin should not be in the sport, and that his team-mate, Mick Schumacher, needs more support. Mazepin and Schumacher both contested their rookie season this year, and the Russian was out-raced 16-6 and out-qualified 20-2 by the German in 2021. Mazepin was involved in
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted that both he and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner were out of line during the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes and Red Bull both took to the radio to lobby race director Michael Masi following two contentious moments during the dramatic season finale. Masi was under pressure
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Lando Norris has criticised the rule allowing drivers a free tyre change during red flags after he was hindered by thus during the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Briton was unhappy after drivers in front of him were given track position and fresh tyres as a result of a red flag during the penultimate
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Newly crowned F1 world champion Max Verstappen feels sympathy for Williams’ Nicholas Latifi after the Canadian’s crash turned the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on its head and cost Sir Lewis Hamilton victory. With Verstappen and Hamilton heading into the final round of the season level on points, the Mercedes driver flew past the Dutchman
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