The risk of Max Verstappen, the likely-in-2023 triple world champion, leaving Formula 1 is becoming a genuine concern. Despite having a contract until 2028, Verstappen has recently issued warnings about his potential departure due to the expanding F1 calendar and the controversial new regulations set for 2026. In an interview with Osterreich newspaper, Red Bull’s
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has questioned whether reigning World Champion Max Verstappen does actually care about breaking records, despite the Dutchman having insisted that he doesn’t. Given that he’s a 43-time race winner at just 25 years old, it would come as no surprise that the two-time World Champion has eclipsed or matched
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton doesn’t want to see a single team dominate in Formula 1, with the Mercedes driver believing that it’s “not what’s best for the fans”. Hamilton, of course, enjoyed a very dominant spell during 2014-2021, a period where he claimed six world titles and Mercedes claimed eight consecutive Constructors’ Championships. The
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Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel has defended rookie Nyck de Vries, who has been sacked by AlphaTauri after just 10 races. It was confirmed last week that the Dutchman would be replaced by eight-time race winner Daniel Ricciardo from the Hungarian Grand Prix onwards, in what is likely the end of the Dutchman’s F1 career.
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has hinted that the team will reconsider its car development strategy by drawing inspiration from Red Bull. This comes in response to McLaren’s outstanding performance during qualifying at the British Grand Prix, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri securing second and third places, respectively. McLaren introduced a significant upgrade to
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle has admitted that Daniel Ricciardo’s move to AlphaTauri for the rest of the season has left him “surprised”, given how poorly the Red Bull sister side are performing. It was announced towards the start of last week that Ricciardo would be replacing Nyck de Vries, who’s been sacked
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Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has jumped to the defence of ex-AlphaTauri driver Nyck de Vries, who has been replaced by Daniel Ricciardo for the remainder of 2023. Whilst it had been heavily speculated during the British Grand Prix, it was announced by AlphaTauri and Red Bull on Tuesday that Ricciardo would be taking
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Red Bull’s decision to replace Nyck de Vries in the AlphaTauri line-up has caused a stir, bringing to light the Dutch driver’s past comments regarding Lando Norris and Alex Albon. Following a challenging start to his rookie Formula 1 campaign, Red Bull deemed that 10 races were sufficient to warrant a change at AlphaTauri. Consequently,
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Fernando Alonso endured a challenging weekend at the British Grand Prix, as Aston Martin tumbled down the pecking order at the Silverstone International Circuit. Since promising after the Spanish Grand Prix that he’d finish every remaining race this season on the podium, Aston Martin and Alonso have started to struggle. The Silverstone-based team have slipped
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A Formula 1 legend has backed Daniel Ricciardo to make the most of his second chance on the grid. The Aussie will return to competitive F1 action at the Hungarian Grand Prix later this month, driving for AlphaTauri. He replaces Nyck de Vries, who had failed to score a world championship point in his 10
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