Max Verstappen has admitted that Lewis Hamilton was “impossible to pass” during last Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, when the Mercedes driver had his DRS in operation. Following a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change, the reigning World Champion was demoted to sixth on the grid at Spa-Francorchamps. As a result, the Red Bull driver
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McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has spoken about Lando Norris’ disappointing seventh-placed grid finish at the Belgian GP. The British driver had secured back-to-back second-place podium finishes before this result. Norris came behind Max Verstappen in both the Hungarian and British GPs, running the Dutchman close at Silverstone. It was a victory in itself that
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Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko has revealed that Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are the only two drivers who could challenge Max Verstappen, who is currently unbeatable. The reigning World Champion is very much in a league of his own currently, with the Dutchman having won 25 of the last 34 races since the
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Franz Tost has conceded he was in favour of replacing Pierre Gasly with Mick Schumacher, before Red Bull intervened and signed Nyck de Vries instead. De Vries has since lost his place at AlphaTauri to Daniel Ricciardo, after a disappointing half-season with Red Bull’s junior outfit. Tost admits that he wanted to sign Mick –
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin is officially free to talk to teams in the paddock about a potential return; however, Russian sports lawyer Anna Antseliovich isn’t sure if he’ll be able to. Mazepin is allowed to travel and work in Europe once again, after his sanctions on the continent were lifted. The former Haas driver
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Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko has admitted that promoting junior driver Liam Lawson to replace Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri would’ve been a big “risk”, and not just for the team. Following the firing of De Vries, it was announced that Red Bull would be loaning development driver Daniel Ricciardo to the sister team
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Scott Mescudi, known to most as Kid Cudi, attended his first F1 race at the Belgian GP, where he disclosed his “addiction” to F1 racing. Kid Cudi is a big fan of Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton and was immensely impressed with the British racer’s fourth-placed finish. Cudi took to Twitter to show his support for
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Journalist Erik van Haren has said he “wouldn’t be surprised” to see Max Verstappen one day team up with Nico Hulkenberg. The German Haas driver is currently ranked at number 14 in the Driver’s Standings. Van Haren clarified this would likely not be in the context of F1 racing, but rather at Le Mans 24
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Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko has described Max Verstappen’s clashes with race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase as “great fun”, following last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Verstappen was imperious once again last weekend at the historic Spa-Francorchamps, with the Dutchman having claimed his 10th win of 2023. His win at the legendary venue was also his
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Despite their partnership with Sauber coming to an end at the conclusion of this season, Alfa Romeo are set to remain in Formula 1 next season. Alfa Romeo are set to partner Haas from 2024, something which will see the American team’s Ferrari engines rebranded with the Alfa Romeo name, as reported by Motorsport.it. Alfa
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