Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko seemingly had a brilliant birthday weekend, after the Austrian turned 80 last Thursday ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Marko was given an excellent gift by Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen, after the duo claimed first and third in Saturday’s sprint race, and yet another 1-2 in the main
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Ex-Formula 1 driver and Le Mans 24 Hours winner Stefan Johansson believes technical officer James Allison has been brought back into the team by Mercedes in a bid to widen the W14’s working window, with it currently being judged as “so narrow” by the Swede. It was announced ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner insisted after Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix that his mechanics had not broken a key safety rule in Formula 1, whilst they celebrated yet another 1-2. Red Bull’s domination continued at the Baku City Circuit on Sunday, after Sergio Perez claimed his second win of the 2023 F1 season just
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George Russell’s collision with Max Verstappen on Saturday at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix remains one of the biggest talking points of the weekend, after the British driver went into the side of the Dutchman on the opening lap of the sprint race. Verstappen and Russell started the first sprint race of the 2023 F1 season
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George Russell insisted after Saturday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race that reigning World Champion Max Verstappen “let himself down”, following their heated dialogue in parc ferme. The pair collided on the opening lap of the sprint at the Baku City Circuit, after Russell locked-up on the inside of Verstappen at Turn 2, something which resulted
MoreSky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz was left intrigued after Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, following a radio message from Red Bull team principal Christian Horner to Max Verstappen. After crossing the line in second behind team-mate Sergio Perez, Horner told Verstappen that the Mexican “got lucky”, after inheriting the race lead following a Safety Car.
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Formula 1 photographer Evgeniy Safronov has spoken out on the “certainly dangerous” incident which occurred on the final lap of Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where Esteban Ocon narrowly avoided hitting several photographers. After starting the race from the pit-lane, Ocon was fitted with the white-walled Hard compound tyre for the beginning of the race, in
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Sky Sports F1 pundit Naomi Schiff believes Lewis Hamilton’s body language is giving away “quite telling” signs regarding his future with Mercedes, as the seven-time World Champion approaches the end of his current deal. Hamilton’s deal is due to expire at the end of 2023; however, both the 38-year-old and team principal Toto Wolff have
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Charles Leclerc enjoyed his best weekend of the season so far at last weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix; however, the Ferrari driver did admit after finishing third that it was the “loneliest race” of his career. It certainly wasn’t a race that will be remembered anytime soon, given how little action unfolded for multiple reasons. Overtaking
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Charles Leclerc has claimed Ferrari has the third fastest car, as the Scuderia continues to trail behind Red Bull and Aston Martin in the constructors’ championship following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Once again Leclerc found success on the streets of Baku, with the driver recording his and Ferrari’s best result of 2023 with a third
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