Red Bull have decided to stick with Sergio Perez for 2022, with both parties today announcing a contract extension to cover next season. Perez joined the Milton Keynes-based team from Racing Point at the end of 2020, after the outfit – now rebranded Aston Martin Racing – decided to axe him to make room for
More2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has said the ongoing Championship battle between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is “awesome”, but he warned that it could reach a “destructive phase.” The Championship protagonists have duelled on a number of occasions this season, and things quickly turned ugly in Silverstone after the pair collided at
MoreRalf Schumacher, the uncle of Haas F1 rookie Mick, has slammed Guenther Steiner for publicly calling out the young German for having a number of crashes in the last few race weekends. The Haas F1 team principal made the comments after Schumacher crashed out of Free Practice One (PF1) in Hungary, resulting in hundreds of
MoreFrench F1 driver Esteban Ocon has described Lionel Messi joining PSG from Barcelona as “unbelievable” – and he is hopeful that the Argentine will be the difference-maker in the Parisian team’s quest for European glory. “Well it’s so exciting,” Ocon said when asked for his thoughts on Messi joining PSG. “I think we can clearly
MoreCharles Leclerc and Max Verstappen have praised George Russell, saying he deserves to land the second Mercedes seat next year. The Silver Arrows have already confirmed Sir Lewis Hamilton for 2022, with them inking a two-year contract extension earlier this season. However, Bottas’ future at Mercedes is very much up in the air, and the
MoreValtteri Bottas has revealed that Sir Lewis Hamilton has told him “quite directly” that he wants him to be his team-mate at Mercedes next year. The Finnish driver’s future at the Silver Arrows is far from certain, with Mercedes considering dropping him and promoting George Russell next year. READ: German Regulator Finds No Evidence Of
MoreDaniel Ricciardo’s talent may have potentially “just evaporated” following his move to McLaren, former F1 driver Johnny Herbert has implied. Ricciardo has underperformed at his new team, with him often trailing his team-mate, Lando Norris, by several tenths of a second per lap so far this season. The Aussie himself has admitted that he has
MoreMercedes team principal and CEO Toto Wolff has accused Red Bull team boss Christian Horner of trying to polarise Formula 1 fans. The Austrian made the remark just days before Formula 1 returns from its summer shutdown in Belgium. Mercedes and Red Bull have been locked in a fierce Championship battle since the season-opener in
MoreAlpine executive director Marcin Budkowski has said he is hoping the FIA is “all over” illegal inter-team collaboration. With Formula 1 adopting new regulations next year, teams with technical partnerships – such as Ferrari and Haas, or Mercedes and Aston Martin – could benefit greatly from collaborating with or copying one another. This issue was
MoreDr Helmut Marko, head of Red Bull’s driver programme, has recalled when he realised that Max Verstappen is an “extraordinary talent.” At the age of 16, Verstappen became the youngest driver to ever take part in an F1 race weekend at Suzuka in 2014. Specifically, he took part in FP1 for the Japanese Grand Prix
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