The title fight between the Red Bull pairing of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez continues to captivate this season. Verstappen narrowly leads the championship with a 14-point edge over the Mexican following the race in Miami. Intriguingly, Checo’s father, Antonio Perez Garabay, has drawn parallels between them and F1 greats Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.
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Nico Rosberg was in the prime of his motorsport career when he made the decision to retire from Formula 1 in 2016. On course to win the Drivers’ Championship, Rosberg began to consider retiring from the sport with several races to go despite having only recently signed a contract extension with Mercedes. Ultimately winning the
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Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Alain Prost has recalled his time working alongside Red Bull chief technology officer Adrian Newey, somebody he’s both “loved talking to” but also seen very “angry” in recent years. Newey is arguably one of the greatest engineers Formula 1 has ever seen, with the Red Bull chief having designed 23
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has praised new world champion Max Verstappen’s ability to constantly drive on the limit and make ambitious moves stick. Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton were on another level in 2021, taking 18 of the 22 race wins between them in what was a thrilling title battle for the ages.
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Alpine’s shake-up has continued this week with the news that non-executive director Alain Prost is set to leave Renault’s motorsport brand. The Frenchman drove for Renault between 1981 and 1983 in Formula 1, before winning his four world championships between 1985 and 1993 with McLaren and Williams. The Frenchman then ran his own Prost team
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Sir Lewis Hamilton’s retirement from Formula 1 could be imminent, following the Brit cruelly losing out on his eighth world title in 2021. That’s according to F1 legend Alain Prost, who has warned that Hamilton “could be finished” after the heartbreak he suffered at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Buy official Formula 1 clothing
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The Alpine F1 Team is wary that the intra-team rivalry between Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon could get out of hand, and team ambassador Alain Prost has said it’s “important that there are no dangerous games.” Following Daniel Ricciardo signing to join McLaren last campaign, Alpine inked a deal with Fernando Alonso for him to
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A former F1 racer has said he believes Max Verstappen would be faster than Sir Lewis Hamilton if they were Mercedes team-mates, but the seven-time World Champion would nevertheless have a chance of beating the Dutch ace over the course of a season. Speaking to Formula1News.co.uk on Friday, ex-F1 driver Marc Surer said: “I think
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