Dr 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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Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that Red Bull opted to pay him a podium bonus despite him being disqualified from the 2014 Australian Grand Prix. Ricciardo joined Red Bull at the end of 2013 after racing with their junior team, Toro Rosso, for the previous two years. On his debut with Red Bull Racing, the Aussie
MoreSir Lewis Hamilton and Marcus Rashford are two of Britain’s most talented and famous athletes. Hamilton has been competing in the pinnacle of motorsport since 2007, while Rashford – who’s 13 years younger than the Mercedes driver – burst onto the Premier League in 2016 with Manchester United. Who Has The Higher Net Worth? The
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Senior Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has suggested that certain rules related to Formula 1’s recently introduced budget cap need a rethink. For the first time in the sport’s history, F1 implemented a budget cap for the 2021 season, with teams only allowed to spend a total of up to $145 million (with the
More1996 F1 Champion Damon Hill has said he is worried about Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton having another high-speed crash in the upcoming Belgian GP. The Championship rivals collided on the opening lap of the British Grand Prix, and Verstappen came off much worse than Hamilton, with him suffering a high-impact collision into the
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German markets watchdog BaFin has found no evidence of wrongdoing following an investigation into alleged insider trading by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll, the Financial Times has reported. The regulator has closed its investigation after it decided it has no grounds to continue to look into alleged insider trading
MoreMcLaren F1 driver Lando Norris has said he wants to be viewed by fans as being more than “just a joker.” The Brit, who regularly streams on Twitch and has earned a reputation for being one of Formula 1’s least serious drivers, has been in exceptional form so far this season. He has scored three
MoreHonda is not ruling out a return to Formula 1 as a power unit supplier, the Japanese auto-maker’s motorsports manager, Masaya Nagai, has said. The company announced its decision to quit the sport last year, leaving Red Bull and Scuderia AlphaTauri without a power unit supplier post 2021. However, with Formula 1 agreeing an engine
MoreAston Martin F1 driver Sebastian Vettel is currently in the lead to win Formula 1’s new overtake award. The new accolade, which was announced on Tuesday and was created in partnership with Crypto.com, will be awarded to the driver who completes the most overtakes over the course of a season. “The award, which is the
MoreCroatian auto-maker Rimac has suggested it could enter top motorsport series such as Formula 1 in the future, though they have no immediate plans to do so. The car-maker, which was founded in 2009 and built the world’s fastest production electric vehicle, last month announced a joint venture with Bugatti and Porsche. READ: Lewis Hamilton
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