Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen is reportedly planning on taking some of his team out for dinner in Budapest, during this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Ahead of Free Practice 1 on Friday, it was reported by De Telegraaf that Verstappen took 30 Red Bull employees out to dinner last year in Budapest, something he’s planning
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George Russell admitted after qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix that Mercedes made a “rare” error, which led to the Briton being eliminated in Q1. 12 months on from claiming his first pole position in F1, Russell could only manage 18th at the Hungaroring on Saturday, whilst team-mate Lewis Hamilton achieved a shock pole position.
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After months of speculations and rumours surrounding Lewis Hamilton’s future with Mercedes, Team Principal Toto Wolff has finally confirmed that a new contract to retain the seven-time World Champion has been “emotionally” agreed upon. The uncertainty over Hamilton’s continuation with the team arose following his narrow loss to Max Verstappen in the contentious 2021 Abu
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Charles Leclerc claimed top Ferrari honours on Saturday in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, after securing sixth on the grid. The Monegasque’s qualifying session was by no means anything special, as he wasn’t actually the top Ferrari-powered driver. That honour went to Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu, who’ll be starting alongside Leclerc at the Hungaroring
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George Russell suffered an embarrassing Q1 elimination on Saturday at the Hungarian Grand Prix, with the Briton set to start Sunday’s race from 18th. Russell’s shocking performance in qualifying looked even worse after team-mate Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position at the Hungaroring, to the delight of Mercedes. Whilst Hamilton’s pole brought the Silver Arrows delight,
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The FIA has dismissed false ‘rumours’ which stated that at least two F1 teams broke the 2022 season’s cost cap. Sky reporter, Craig Slater, spoke to the FIA and revealed details of their conversation. He said: “They are quite adamant in their response to me. “They have said that the reports are factually wrong. Want
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen has revealed that he’s “open” to Daniel Ricciardo returning to Red Bull in 2025, with the Australian making his return to Formula 1 this weekend. Following the firing of rookie Nyck de Vries, Ricciardo has been loaned by Red Bull to AlphaTauri for the remainder of 2023. The Red Bull
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle slammed Mercedes’ W14 as the “worst car” at the Hungarian Grand Prix, whilst watching trackside on Friday. Mercedes endured a woeful opening day at the Hungarian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton having ended Free Practice 2 in 16th, whilst George Russell was dead last in 20th. Brundle watched
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has defended the decision to loan development driver Daniel Ricciardo to AlphaTauri, instead of promoting junior driver Liam Lawson. It was announced two days after the British Grand Prix that Nyck de Vries had been sacked by AlphaTauri, just 10 races into his debut campaign. The Faenza-based team also
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The Red Bull team has said they aren’t concerned about rivals “closing the gap” on them, as they have Aston Martin-style upgrades lined up for the Hungarian GP. Helmut Marko, the Red Bull team advisor, said he was not worried that rival teams would close the performance gap between themselves and Red Bull. He pointed
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