After Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc were very evenly matched throughout the 2019 F1 season, fans were surprised to see a large disparity in pace emerge between the Ferrari team-mates this year. This prompted speculation that Ferrari were deliberately sabotaging Vettel or not giving him the same machinery as Leclerc, as the German was set
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Around a week after announcing that Sergio Perez will be joining the team next year, Red Bull have offered an explanation as to why they didn’t sign Sebastian Vettel as Alex Albon’s replacement for the 2021 F1 season. In a recent interview, Dr Helmut Marko, head of Red Bull’s driver development programme, suggested that the
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Former Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has warned that Charles Leclerc may decide to leave the Scuderia if they are unable to provide him with a competitive car in the short term. Speaking to Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper this week, Domenicali – who will take over from Chase Carey as the CEO of Formula
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Red Bull Racing have included Ferrari on their naughty list in a tweet posted on Christmas Eve. The tweeted image shows Santa Clause reading his “nice” and “naughty” lists in some sort of Red Bull facility, and it includes Ferrari on the “naughty” side. READ: Max Verstappen Not Yet On Lewis Hamilton’s Level – Ex-F1
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Sebastian Vettel, who will compete with the newly rebranded Aston Martin Racing F1 team next year, has praised his former Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, saying he has a “bright future” ahead of him. In a recent with Sky Italia F1, Vettel said: “He is certainly very fast and talented. READ: Russian Propaganda Site Defends Nikita
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Sergio Perez was at risk of spending a year on the side-lines, with Sebastian Vettel taking his seat at Racing Point and the Mexican yet to sign a contract with another team as the season drew to a close in Abu Dhabi. However, last week, Red Bull announced that Perez would be replacing Alex Albon
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On Wednesday, the Haas F1 Team confirmed that Nikita Mazepin will still be driving for them next year despite him groping an Instagram model earlier this month and posting the video onto social media. Understandably, this prompted a tirade of criticism on social media, with some F1 fans even urging Haas’ sponsors to boycott them
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The Australian Grand Prix might end up not being the 2021 season opener despite it being listed as the first grand prix in the recently ratified 23-race calendar, according to reports. The 2021 F1 season is set to get underway in Melbourne in March, but Bahrain may instead host the first race of the
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Red Bull are “close” to agreeing a deal with Honda which will see them continue to use the Japanese automaker’s power units even after they exit Formula One at the end of 2021, according to Dr Helmut Marko, a senior team advisor. Speaking earlier this week, Dr Marko said they are expecting the Honda power
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Max Verstappen was the only driver able to challenge the dominant Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas last season. And, while many in the paddock consider Verstappen to be the most talented driver on the current F1 grid – especially as he outperformed the Mercedes on a few occasions despite driving an inferior car
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