Sergio Perez defended himself, stating that he was unaware of Max Verstappen’s presence alongside him when he forced his teammate onto the grass at the start of the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix sprint race. The Red Bull pair engaged in a fierce battle for the lead on the opening lap of the race. While Verstappen
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Guenther Steiner, the team principal of Haas, has voiced his discontent with the “inconsistent” decision-making process of the Formula 1 stewards following Max Verstappen’s avoidance of punishment for allegedly impeding Kevin Magnussen during qualifying. Verstappen, a two-time world champion, was summoned to the stewards on Friday evening to present his perspective after being accused of
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Daniel Ricciardo will soon decide between Red Bull and AlphaTauri, with new CEO Peter Bayer saying both the driver and Red Bull hierarchy will choose before 2024. AlphaTauri team principal, Franz Tost, is leaving at the end of the year, and there are plenty of prospective drivers looking to make the AlphaTauri team. Liam Lawson
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Red Bull team adviser Dr Helmut Marko spoke to media sources last week and indicated that the team was preparing a “succession” – with Daniel Ricciardo reportedly poised to take over from an out-of-form Sergio Perez. Marko stated that Ricciardo would be taking the wheel of the RB19 from July, saying: “We will have Ricciardo
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Charles Leclerc has received a three-place penalty on the Sprint grid after impeding Oscar Piastri during the qualifying session for the short-form race. The incident occurred on Saturday morning, during the initial phase of the session, when Piastri was on a flying lap approaching the second-to-last corner and had to take evasive action to avoid
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen has been imperious once again in 2023, as the Dutchman heads to this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix with a 69-point lead in the Drivers’ Championship. Verstappen leads the championship ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez, who is in the midst of a downward spiral. Whilst the two-time World Champion is on
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Carlos Sainz has drawn attention to the issue of F1 traffic congestion and the consequential blocking or rear-ending it might cause. He was recently dropped three grid positions during the Canadian Grand Prix, with the FIA finding him guilty of blocking Alpine’s Pierre Gasly. Gasly even went as far as to say that the Spanish
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The reigning world champion Max Verstappen is set to raise thousands of pounds for Red Bull’s associated charity Wings for Hire. The charity supports spinal cord injury and holds the ‘Wing for Life World Run’ every year. The event attracts millions of people stretching far and wide, raising over 40 million euros since it began
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Max Verstappen has retained his pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix after race stewards decided not to penalise him for impeding Kevin Magnussen during qualifying. The incident occurred at the exit of Turn 1 in the first segment of qualifying when Verstappen’s Red Bull slowed on the racing line, causing Magnussen to make a
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Formula 1 fans may lose interest in the sport if Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team continue to dominate unchallenged, Johnny Herbert has warned. The RB19 cars have established a significant performance advantage over their competitors this season, prompting Red Bull to shift their development focus to the 2024 car. Red Bull currently sits
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