Christian Horner has dismissed threats of a “hostage exchange” between Red Bull and Ferrari, sparked by Laurent Mekies’ planned move to lead AlphaTauri next year. Motorsport Italy reported ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix that Ferrari might not release Mekies in time to take up the role of team principal at AlphaTauri next season unless
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Carlos Sainz had a disappointing weekend in Monaco, as he failed to make progress through the field after suffering contact with Alpine’s Esteban Ocon early in the opening stages of the race. The Spaniard suffered minor front wing damage as he fought for a podium against Ocon but he was unable to get past the
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George Russell was left “kicking” himself after the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, with the Briton having blown his chances of a surprise podium after leaving the circuit at Mirabeau. The 25-year-old started the 78-lap race from eighth and remained there for what seemed like an eternity, until the rain suddenly arrived. The late downpour
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Despite having both finished on the podium at several races this season, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso are anything but rivals, with the duo instead appearing to be good friends. Throughout this season they’ve often been seen joking around with one another, whilst Alonso has also revealed that he wants to partner the reigning World
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Fernando Alonso secured his best result of the season on Sunday at the Monaco Grand Prix, as the Spaniard finally finished higher than third. Alonso crossed the line at the Circuit de Monaco in a season-best second place, just over 28 seconds behind race winner Max Verstappen. Verstappen was simply in a league of his
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The story of the 2023 season is, undoubtedly, the dominance of Red Bull’s RB19, with the car looking unbeatable whatever track it appears on. With Max Verstappen hoping to secure a third consecutive Drivers’ Championship, the Dutchman has secured four Grand Prix victories, while his teammate Sergio Perez has taken the other two. The impressive
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Fernando Alonso might be the oldest driver on the grid but he’s shown that he can still compete with the best, fighting hard in every race to catapult himself into contention for the Drivers’ Championship. In five races, the Spaniard has stood on the podium four times, taking P3 in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Australia and
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Alpine came into Monaco with a lot of pressure on their shoulders, having only managed to take 14 points in five races, leaving the team’s drivers keen to deliver. Team CEO Laurent Rossi had criticised the French team for an “amateurish” start to the season, claiming that the points gained in the opening rounds of
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Mercedes were working hard at their home base ahead of the famous Monaco Grand Prix, as they sought to find a way to fix their performance failures. So far, the Silver Arrows have been far off the pace of their Red Bull rivals, only managing one podium at the Australian Grand Prix. With the W14
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The Formula 1 tug-of-war for Adrian Newey extends to Ferrari. Piero Ferrari, vice chairman of the Italian company, and son of founder Enzo Ferrari, has made no secret of the team’s approach for Newey. “He said no to (Luca di) Montezemolo and to Jean Todt,” he said. “Apparently he doesn’t want to move – he
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