This year’s Championship battle between Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton will continue to be “tight and aggressive”, according to ex-Red Bull driver Christian Klien. Mercedes currently lead both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ standings, with the Silver Arrows benefitting from Red Bull scoring just a couple of points from the last two grand prix to
MoreMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said that the Silver Arrows underestimated an “immense factor” going into the 2021 season – and this initially put them on the back foot in their Championship battle with Red Bull. The Brackley-based team struggled in pre-season testing in Bahrain, but they now seem to be roughly on par
More2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg has revealed that he walked away from a Mercedes contract extension worth $100 million to spend more time with his family. The German shocked the F1 community when he announced his retirement shortly after narrowly beating his team-mate, Sir Lewis Hamilton, to the 2016 crown. READ: Steiner Pleased F1 Fans
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has said that he believes it was easier for Nico Rosberg to beat Sir Lewis Hamilton than it is for him this campaign, as they were team-mates and therefore had equal machinery at their disposal. The Dutch ace currently trails Hamilton by eight points in the Drivers’ Standings, after scoring
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Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner has said he is pleased that Nikita Mazepin is no longer “in the headlines he was in” prior to making his debut in the pinnacle of motorsport. The Russian racing driver caused controversy in late 2020, shortly after Haas announced him as one of their drivers for the upcoming
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Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that some members of staff at Renault appeared to be intimidated by him following his move to the French works team from Red Bull at the end of 2018. Speaking in an interview with Optus, an Australian telecoms company that has a partnership with Ricciardo, the McLaren driver said that on
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said the team knows there’s still everything to play for in this year’s Championship battle despite Max Verstappen losing the lead in the standings in Hungary. The Dutch ace’s Championship rival, Sir Lewis Hamilton, benefitted from Verstappen suffering a DNF in the British GP after colliding with the
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Fernando Alonso holds a grudge against his former McLaren team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton, according to Dutch F1 journalist Jack Plooji. The two-time World Champion prevented Hamilton from winning the Hungarian GP earlier this month, with him holding up the Mercedes driver for some 10 laps and ultimately proving pivotal to ensuring his Alpine team-mate, Esteban
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff blaming Max Verstappen fans for booing Sir Lewis Hamilton “makes no sense at all”, Dutch F1 journalist Jack Plooji has said. Hamilton was the subject of booing on several occasions in Budapest, as the race took place hot on the heels of his crash with Verstappen on the opening lap
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The Aston Martin F1 Team will stop developing its 2021 car and shift focus to their 2022 challenger, the team’s performance director, Tom McCullough, has revealed. The newly rebranded team had a difficult pre-season test and struggled in the opening few races of 2021, but they have steadily made their way up the order and
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