Pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit couldn’t have gone much better for Red Bull, with both double World Champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez having looked very comfortable in the RB19. Red Bull were arguably the side with the fewest issues on the grid, with the Austrians’ three days of testing having been as
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Ahead of his first full season in Formula 1, Nyck de Vries has been advised by AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost to avoid comparing himself to fellow Dutchman Max Verstappen, who is seen as somewhat of a hero in The Netherlands. Verstappen is a Dutch legend, with the 25-year-old always having virtually unmatched support no
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Tyre blankets can be seen in every garage up and down the paddock, as teams try to ensure that their drivers’ tyres are as warm as possible when fitted onto the car. The warmer the tyres, the more grip they provide, meaning that finding the sweet spot with regards to temperature is key to a
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Ex-Formula 1 drivers Jenson Button and Ralf Schumacher have both shared their views on why seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton is yet to sign a contract extension with Mercedes, despite both Hamilton and team boss Toto Wolff having claimed last season that one would be signed. With a new deal having not yet been signed,
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Sergio Pérez appears to be in luck ahead of the forthcoming season, with Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko having revealed that the team have “found a solution” to make the RB19 suit both Pérez and Max Verstappen, following criticism of favouring the Dutchman last season. Pérez started 2022 brilliantly, with the Mexican having claimed
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has revealed that the Faenza-based team will continue to work with Red Bull, after confirming that the energy drink company “will not sell” their sister side, silencing rumours from German media. Tost’s statement ahead of this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix is in response to reports from Germany, with Auto Motor und Sport
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This weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix is set to be an incredibly important one for Mercedes but for all the wrong reasons, as they’ll truly discover just how far behind Red Bull they are once again. After enduring a woeful 2022 campaign, the expectation was that they’d bounce back in pre-season testing with an excellent car;
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Former Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone believes retired four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel would’ve “waster another ear of his life” had he remained in F1 this season, with the former F1 supremo labelling Vettel as someone who “is not happy” when he loses. The retired German has popped up in F1-related news ahead of this weekend’s season-opening
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It has been confirmed by the FIA exclusively to Formula1News.co.uk that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will be at this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, due to the country hosting a World Motorsport Council meeting on Friday. The governing body also confirmed that this weekend’s race won’t be the only grand prix weekend that the FIA president attends.
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Ferrari’s social media team have left Carlos Sainz completely baffled, with the Spaniard having joked under a recent Instagram post that he’s still alive! The Maranello-based team posted a black and white image of Sainz on to social media, with Sainz having commented underneath, “I thought this was a RIP on me! But I’m still
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