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Helmut Marko delivers blow to Sergio Perez’s championship hopes

Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has insisted that it was “always clear” that reigning World Champion Max Verstappen was the favourite for the 2023 title, not team-mate Sergio Perez. Verstappen extended his lead over the Mexican in the Drivers’ Championship to 14 points last Sunday, following a sublime victory at the Miami Grand Prix.

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George Russell pushing FIA for rule change

George Russell has urged the FIA to make rule changes in an attempt to make Formula 1 “more exciting”, with the racing currently being labelled as ‘boring’ by the vast majority of the community. The 2023 F1 season certainly hasn’t been a classic so far, with Red Bull having dominated every round this year. Red

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Sergio Perez demands Red Bull investigation

As the Miami GP commenced, Sergio Perez sat in pole position, confident and assured that he could continue his title push. However, the Mexican eventually lost out to Max Verstappen, with the reigning World Champion starting the grid in ninth place. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner was quick to straighten out speculation that team

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George Russell has bad news for Lewis Hamilton fans

For Mercedes fans and F1 fanatics alike, George Russell has thrown water over the fire, seemingly suggesting that the W14 upgrades will not change the course of the season. When speaking on the F1 Nation podcast, the Englishman stated: “There is a lot of expectation around Imola. Everyone is moving forward and everyone is bringing

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Valtteri Bottas reacts to ‘lazy’ Lewis Hamilton claim

Despite having not won a race since the closing stages of the 2021 season, Valtteri Bottas believes former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton is “still the quickest driver on the grid”, with the Finn labelling the seven-time World Champion as “annoyingly talented”. It’s certainly been a challenging year or so for Hamilton, with the Briton having

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Lewis Hamilton fires ‘noodle legs’ warning

Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that Formula 1 drivers should avoid doing leg workouts ahead of a Grand Prix weekend, with the Mercedes driver admitting that they’ll otherwise be competing with “noodle legs”. Hamilton is known to have one of the most intense training schedules on the grid, with the 38-year-old often sharing

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Is Lewis Hamilton dating Shakira?

There appears to be something in the air currently between Formula 1 drivers and iconic pop stars, with seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton having been spotted with pop royalty Shakira, not long after former team-mate Fernando Alonso was linked to Taylor Swift. Whilst there is seemingly no truth behind the Alonso and Swift rumours, Hamilton

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Max Verstappen drives ‘Beast’ after Miami GP

Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen swapped his RB19 for something drastically different following last weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, where the Dutchman secured his third win of the 2023 season. Verstappen made a trip to the Homestead-Miami Speedway where he tested a bizarre looking Honda, made from multiple of the Japanese manufacturer’s cars. Verstappen drove the

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