Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko believes that Max Verstappen could have caught and passed Charles Leclerc for the win even if he had not suffered his mechanical failure in Spain. Leclerc began the Spanish Grand Prix on pole ahead of the Dutchman, and was leading comfortably after a gust of wind had put Verstappen
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Global rising costs are having a dramatic effect on Formula 1, with teams becoming ever more concerned that they may be forced to miss the final races this season. Despite the sport making more money than ever before, rising energy and freight costs, inflation and global supply chain issues, have caused teams to prepare for
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has conceded that there was an issue with the fuel in Max Verstappen’s car ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. Verstappen was faced with a litany of issues throughout qualifying and the race in Barcelona. He was forced to abort his final run in qualifying when his DRS failed
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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and Red Bull appear to be pleasantly surprised at what they perceive to be a copycat job from Aston Martin in their latest upgrade. Aston Martin arrived in Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix with a new concept of their AMR22 and, when it was rolled
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Ferrari are set to bring “minor” changes to their wings at the Canadian Grand Prix in a few weeks as they seek to respond to Red Bull’s impressive recent form. Ferrari started the season strong with Charles Leclerc as the Monegasque won two of the opening three rounds of the season in Bahrain and Australia,
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Mercedes have refuted any suggestion that Sir Lewis Hamilton touched the Red Bull rear wing after the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. After Hamilton’s fifth-placed finish in Barcelona, he was called in for a routine drugs test and, on his way back from the medical centre, he squeezed by the Red Bull car of Sergio
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A report from Auto Motor und Sport has revealed that the teams may be forced to cease introducing any upgrades to their cars beyond the Canadian Grand Prix this year. This is due to the added stringency of the circa $140 million that the teams are working on this season, and the rate of inflation
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Fernando Alonso has cleared the air with FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem after he lashed out at the stewards follow the Miami Grand Prix. Alonso was given 10 seconds’ worth of penalties in Florida a fortnight ago, the first of which he humbly accepted after he whacked Pierre Gasly and ruined the Frenchman’s race into
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is at risk of an upcoming race ban, as the seven time World Champion looks set to ignore the FIA’s request over his jewellery. The British driver was given a two race period to get all his jewellery removed, with some of his accessories needing surgery for removal. However, with these two
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto is satisfied enough with the FIA’s decision to let Max Verstappen start the Spanish Grand Prix second, but admits he is “curious” as to the circumstances. There was an element of panic in the Red Bull garage as they rigorously worked to get the rear wing on Verstappen’s car fixed
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