Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen has applauded Shane van Gisbergen following the Australian Supercars champion’s victorious debut in NASCAR. Van Gisbergen emerged triumphant on America’s first-ever street circuit race, qualifying third on the grid and overtaking Justin Haley to secure the win in Chicago. Verstappen, a friend and fellow Team Redline driver, stayed up late
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has hit back at Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, after the Austrian accused the Briton of being “frightened” that the Milton Keynes-based team’s power unit won’t be competitive in 2026. 2026 will see the introduction of the new power unit regulations, where for the first-time, Red Bull will produce their
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Ferrari has interestingly agreed with concerns raised by Red Bull, regarding the upcoming 2026 engine regulations. 2026 will see an overhaul of the power unit regulations, with a 50/50 split between internal combustion and electrical power output having been signed off by Formula 1 last August. However, Red Bull boss Christian Horner has admitted that
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Guenther Steiner hopes that Haas will be able to make a definitive decision on their 2024 team line-up by the upcoming summer break. This follows last year, which saw plenty of uncertainty for Haas’ driver line-up. Mick Schumacher was fighting to retain his seat throughout the 2022 season before ultimately losing his spot to Nico
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Honda has expressed its desire to engage in discussions with Formula 1 to amplify the influence of engine manufacturers. Although the Japanese marque withdrew from the sport after 2021, it maintained its association with Red Bull through the subsidiary Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) in collaboration with the team’s newly established “Red Bull Powertrains” project. However,
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Lewis Hamilton has applauded Brad Pitt’s determined preparation for the F1-based film ‘Apex,’ which is being made with the help of Mercedes. Filming for this upcoming movie will begin this weekend, at the British Grand Prix. ‘Apex’ is being produced in collaboration with Apple Studios and Hamilton’s production company, Dawn Apollo Films. The production was
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Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has shed light on the challenges faced by the team during the Austrian Grand Prix, particularly regarding communication with driver Lewis Hamilton regarding track limits breaches. Shovlin explained that the FIA messaging system struggled to keep up with the high number of lap time deletions, making it difficult to
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Red Bull reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo has stated that being on the sidelines next season is not his preferred plan, but he will not panic if a full-time Formula 1 drive doesn’t materialise. The 34-year-old Australian is currently embedded with the Red Bull team at each race, conducting development work in the simulator. Ricciardo will
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Sergio Perez’s early elimination from Q1 during the recent Formula 1 qualifying session at Silverstone has sent shockwaves through the F1 community, prompting a flood of amusing reactions on Twitter. The incident has also fuelled growing demands from fans for fan favourite Daniel Ricciardo to take Perez’s seat at Red Bull Racing. Despite being under
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For the second British Grand Prix in a row, Charles Leclerc received the finger; however, this time it was from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Wolff waved his finger at Leclerc in the Silverstone paddock whilst riding an electric scooter, with his wife Susie having been alongside. The Mercedes boss clearly saw the funny side of
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