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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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has affirmed that Sergio Perez understood why he was asked to let team-mate Max Verstappen through in Spain after he had seen the full picture of how the race played out. Perez was twice asked to allow Verstappen to pass him at the Spanish Grand Prix, the first of
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Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya reckons Mercedes have now hit the right note with their W13 car, and expects them to be fighting for wins within the next five rounds of the season. The Silver Arrows made a stuttering start to the year under the new technical regulations, and a great deal of
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AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly has taken responsibility for the crash that hindered Lance Stroll’s race in Barcelona last weekend, and is left ruing a “frustrating weekend.” Gasly was out-qualified by team-mate Yuki Tsunoda for the second time this season in Spain as the AlphaTauri drivers occupied the seventh row of the grid, and the Frenchman
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Former Formula 1 driver Alexander Wurz says that Sergio Perez was right to vent after the Spanish Grand Prix about team orders, but adds that the Mexican needs to back himself more during races. Perez was twice asked to move over to allow team-mate Max Verstappen to pass him after the Dutchman made a mistake
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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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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has conceded that he is at a loss to explain why his pace went missing at the Spanish Grand Prix, and he described his race as “sad.” Ricciardo out-qualified team-mate Lando Norris for the first time this season when he got into the top 10 while Norris was bumped out having seen
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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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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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Max Verstappen has suggested that winning the Spanish Grand Prix despite the issues Red Bull had on Sunday was a sign that the team are excellent at responding to adversity. Verstappen reportedly almost had to start from the pit lane on Sunday after the team spent a significant amount of time in the garage trying
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