Sergio Perez’s father Antonio Perez Garibay has waded into the row over who is the preferred driver in the Red Bull team. Since joining Red Bull, people have claimed that they have shaped their strategy around his success, favouring the two-time world champion over his teammates. With Verstappen and current teammate Sergio Perez locked in
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With Adrian Newey’s latest design, the RB19, dominating the Formula 1 grid, it’s no surprise that Red Bull are keen to retain his services as long as possible. However, with the chief technical officer’s contract up for renewal, other teams are eyeing up an opportunity to poach Newey from the reigning world champions. Red Bull
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Nelson Piquet Jr has defended himself amid the growing debate over whether Lewis Hamilton should be stripped of his first world title. The former F1 driver has spoken up after it was reported that Felipe Massa is looking into legal options over the outcome of the 2008 Drivers’ title that he narrowly missed out on.
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With Lewis Hamilton’s future at Mercedes in doubt, as contract negotiations rumble on, former Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger has proposed that the seven-time world champion could get back in the title fight if he moved to a new team. Berger, who raced for Ferrari in the 1987-89 seasons, has suggested that moving to the
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Double World Champion Max Verstappen has started the 2023 season emphatically, with the Dutchman having claimed two wins and a second-place finish to start the campaign. As a result, he currently leads the Drivers’ Championship by 15 points from team-mate Sergio Perez, with Verstappen being as fierce as always to ensure that he’s on top.
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Lewis Hamilton secured his first Drivers’ Championship in 2008, winning it by a single point after a last lap overtake on Timo Glock that allowed the Brit to beat Felipe Massa, despite the Brazilian winning the race. The result was particularly painful for Massa and his family, as they thought the championship was won by
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With the Australian Grand Prix being a tighter contest than expected, as Mercedes battled Red Bull for the lead in the opening stages, George Russell accused Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez of sandbagging to hide their car’s true performance. With Red Bull having taken all three victories of the season so far, some on the
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Ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Max Verstappen expressed his opposition to the proposed changes to the weekend race format, which come into effect at Baku. At the first sprint weekend on the calendar, Formula 1 bosses are introducing two qualifying sessions. The different format will see the Saturday sprint become a standalone event, as
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A debate has broken out in Formula 1 over whether practice sessions should remain, be reformed or be removed entirely. Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has been clear that he is a “supporter of the cancellation of free practice sessions,” saying they are “of great use to the engineers but that the public doesn’t like
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Lamborghini Squadra Corse has announced former Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat as its official factory driver, with responsibility for testing their LMDh prototype ahead of the 2024 WEC and IMSA Championships. In this position, Kvyat will join Mirko Bortolotti, Andrea Caldarelli and Romain Grosjean. Throughout 2023, the trio will carry out test and development work
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