Red Bull could not have wished for a better start to the new era of Formula 1, as both Mercedes and Ferrari encountered major issues, allowing the energy drink giants to cruise to both championships. Despite Max Verstappen and the team having both titles wrapped up by the time Formula 1 headed to Sao Paulo,
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The Formula 1 world was shocked at the Singapore Grand Prix when rumours began to circulate that Red Bull had breached the cost cap during the season where Max Verstappen narrowly beat Lewis Hamilton to his first world title. The team were eventually found guilty of a minor breach of the cost cap, meaning that
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Max Verstappen has hinted that team-mate Sergio Pérez should “accept” his role as a number two driver, with the Dutchman having failed to “name names” whilst discussing Lewis Hamilton’s former team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Verstappen’s and Pérez’s relationship is incredibly similar to that of Hamilton’s and Bottas’ whilst the Finn was at Mercedes, in the respect that Verstappen and Hamilton
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The interview room is often set for fireworks if Toto Wolff and Christian Horner are ever paired together for a press conference, as the pair can often be found making subtle digs and jibes at each other. In charge of Mercedes and Red Bull respectively, Wolff and Horner have very different approaches to running a
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has tipped Sebastian Vettel to return to Formula 1 in a “top management position”, following his retirement from the sport at the end of 2022. Vettel’s retirement saw an era of F1 come closer to an end, with the German having made his debut in the sport the same
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Red Bull boss Christian Horner, Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack and former Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto have all expressed their belief that retired four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel has what it takes to make the switch from driver to team manager, with the German being a “great people person”. Over recent years, Vettel was
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has joked that ex-Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel is “annoyingly good at anything”, with the Brit believing that the German would make a “very good” addition to a team’s management. When Vettel’s retirement from F1 was announced prior to the Hungarian Grand Prix last year, the likes of Lewis
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted that the Milton Keynes-based team will forever be “selective” about what companies they partner with, as a result of a company needing to be the “right fit” for the Austrians. Since joining Formula 1 in 2005, Red Bull have also been incredibly careful with who they partner
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Formula 1’s chief technical officer Pat Symonds believes the FIA “overreacted” after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, when the governing body took swift action after Lewis Hamilton was seen suffering from considerable spinal pain. The first half of Mercedes’ 2022 season was ridiculed by the porpoising phenomena, with the W13 having bounced along the circuit when travelling at high speeds.
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is certain that Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez will overcome their differences and “work as a team”, with the Brit confident that the pair’s Interlagos incident won’t carry over into 2023. The Brazilian Grand Prix certainly wasn’t a race to remember for the Austrians, as they slumped towards the
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