Adrian Newey, Red Bull’s chief technical officer, is widely considered to be one of the greatest race car designers of all-time, with his designs winning several F1 Championships. However, in a recent interview, Mercedes’ technical director James Allison suggested that the media has overhyped Newey and allowed the Silver Arrows to “fly under the radar”
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Honda’s decision to withdraw from Formula One at the end of the 2021 season gave Red Bull plenty to think about in the second half of last year. It quickly emerged that Red Bull’s preference is to take over the intellectual property of Honda’s power unit and continue to use and develop it after 2021.
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2020 was a difficult year for Sebastian Vettel, with the four-time World Champion struggling to get to grips with the uncompetitive Ferrari SF1000 and relations with the Scuderia breaking down at a few points in the season. Vettel will be looking forward to having a clean slate with Aston Martin Racing, and the team’s technical
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Ex-F1 driver Damon Hill has warned that Red Bull might go “off on a tangent” if they focus on Max Verstappen’s feedback when developing their car instead of listening to Sergio Perez, who has considerably more experience than the Dutch ace. “I think Sergio being more mature, having had more experience, I think he will
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Red Bull are “close” to agreeing a deal with Honda which will see them continue to use the Japanese automaker’s power units even after they exit Formula One at the end of 2021, according to Dr Helmut Marko, a senior team advisor. Speaking earlier this week, Dr Marko said they are expecting the Honda power
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After coming second in this year’s Constructors’ Championship, Red Bull is looking to make a significant step forward so they can take the fight to Mercedes in 2021. Last week, Red Bull announced that Sergio Perez will be replacing Alex Albon at the team in the hopes that this new driver line-up will give them
MoreFollowing the season finale in Abu Dhabi last weekend, Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur has said they are currently not in a position to commit to Ferrari beyond next season. Vasseur said he believes Ferrari “has mostly been a solid partner”, but added that he “can’t disagree” that their weak power unit ruined the
MoreRed Bull are “close” to finalising a deal with Honda which will allow them to rebrand and continue to use the Japanese car-maker’s power units for the 2022 F1 season and beyond, team principal Christian Horner has revealed. Horner said their discussions on the matter with the FIA have been “constructive”, adding that Honda have
MoreA study published by Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP), an international anti-tobacco industry group, has warned that Formula One and MotoGP remain the only major global sports competitions that still allow tobacco companies to advertise to fans via lucrative sponsorship deals with teams. STOP estimates that Formula One has generated in excess of $4.5
MoreAt this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto said the Scuderia is now ready to support an engine freeze from the end of next season, but added that a mechanism for engine performance convergence should also be considered. This mechanism would essentially help power unit suppliers who have a large performance gap
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