Mercedes reserve driver, Nyck de Vries, is said to have met with Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, about a possible opportunity next season. The Dutchman spent nine years in the McLaren programme, during the last of which he claimed the Formula 2 championship. A move to Formula 1 did not materialise though, so he
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has revealed that debris got caught in Sergio Perez’s brake duct at the Italian Grand Prix. The Mexican went into the weekend with a 10-place grid penalty for taking too many engine parts, and he started 13thhaving initially qualified fourth, lifted up one place by the back of the
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Ferrari chairman, John Elkann, does not believe that the technical directive (TD) introduced midway through this season had any bearing on his team’s performance. Ferrari are Red Bull have won all 16 races between them this year, but 12 of them have gone to the Milton Keynes duo of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Charles
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1996 world champion, Damon Hill, does not believe Nicholas Latifi is good enough to remain in Formula 1 after his performance at the Italian Grand Prix. The Canadian has been out-qualified 14 times in 16 races this season by a combination of Alex Albon and Nyck de Vries, and he is the only full-time driver
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Sebastian Vettel’s final Italian Grand Prix ended in extremely disappointing circumstances, as the German driver who famously claimed his first victory in Formula 1 at the ‘Temple of Speed’ back in 2008, retired on Lap 12/53. It certainly wasn’t the way Vettel would’ve hoped to end a race that holds such a special place in
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Haas’ Mick Schumacher would have liked to have a go at some points at the end of the Italian Grand Prix, but he was denied by the nature of Daniel Ricciardo’s retirement. It had not been the best of weekends for Haas at a circuit that was not expected to suit their car, and Kevin
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Dutch racing driver, Tom Coronel, has indicated that the emergence of a Formula 1 seat will be enough to get Nyck de Vries out of any deal he might have already agreed for next year. Kevin Magnussen was all set to race in IMSA with Chip Ganassi for a second consecutive season this year, but
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Mercedes technical director, Mike Elliott, has affirmed that the team are still keen on securing second in the championship. Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were given a poor car at the beginning of the year, and the skinny sidepod concept has not worked as hoped. The W13 has encountered a multitude of issues, one
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Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, would like to press on and find some answers as to why Red Bull have been performing so much better in recent rounds. Seven of Ferrari’s pole positions have been overturned by Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez this season, and neither Charles Leclerc nor Carlos Sainz have won since Austria.
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Mercedes’ technical director, Mike Elliott, has revealed that Sir Lewis Hamilton took the blame for his grid penalty at the Italian Grand Prix. At the Belgian Grand Prix two races prior, Hamilton has been battling for third place on the opening lap with Fernando Alonso. The seven-time champion passed his former team-mate down the Kemmel
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