Christian Horner has admitted that Daniel Ricciardo’s first sim test run upon rejoining Red Bull was disastrous. The Australian driver replaced Nyck de Vries following the British GP. He was a back-up driver to Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez and now drives for AlphaTauri, Red Bull’s junior outfit. Ricciardo returned to Red Bull after losing
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted that he knows Daniel Ricciardo’s “golden objective” is to rejoin the side he left at the end of 2018, something the Australian has described as a “fairytale”. Following an aborted sabbatical as Red Bull’s development driver, Ricciardo returns to the grid at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix,
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Guillaume Le Goff, the manager of former AlphaTauri driver Nyck de Vries, has blasted media outlets for reporting ‘fake’ comments made by the Dutch driver. De Vries was quoted saying that he had been “promised the second Red Bull seat in 2025.” The 28-year-old also allegedly said that the decision to oust him was “not
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has joked that the Milton Keynes-based team would need to “sell the factory” if they were to have their driver line-up consist of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. With Hamilton still yet to sign a new deal with Mercedes for 2024, there’s been speculation as to where else the
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has shed light on the reasons behind Nyck de Vries’ departure from AlphaTauri and revealed the timing of the announcement when the Dutch driver was informed about his replacement, Daniel Ricciardo. De Vries, who previously served as a reserve driver for Mercedes, joined AlphaTauri at the beginning of the
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In a recent interview, Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner openly discussed his reservations about Nyck de Vries’ AlphaTauri Formula 1 deal, shedding light on the tenuous situation within the Red Bull organisation. Horner’s statements, made during F1’s in-house F1 Nation podcast, indicated that the decision to drop De Vries in favour of Daniel
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has confirmed that Daniel Ricciardo “firmly wants” Sergio Perez’s Red Bull seat in 2025, with the Aussie supposedly seeing his return to AlphaTauri as the “best route” back to the main fold. It was confirmed last Tuesday following a Pirelli tyre test at the Silverstone International Circuit that Ricciardo
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It’s been reported by Auto Motor und Sport (AMuS) that Red Bull’s 2026 combustion engine is “ten HP below the target”, suggesting that the Austrians are currently on the back foot ahead of the new power unit regulations. The 2026 engine regulations will see a 50/50 split between engine and battery power, something team principal
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that the Austrians spoke to Lewis Hamilton in the past over a potential move; however, not “anytime recently”. The seven-time World Champion is currently negotiating a new contract with Mercedes, as his current deal expires at the end of the season. Despite Hamilton and team boss Toto
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Toto Wolff has discussed details of his talks with Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the FIA President. The pair were spotted having one-on-one discussions at the British Grand Prix, where Wolff had two drivers competing in their home race. The key issues on the docket were proposals for an 11th team in F1 and the proposed regulation
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