Red Bull team principal Christian Horner observes that the rivalry between Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc has been a placid one, but he predicts it will become more aggressive as the year goes on. Verstappen has won three races to Leclerc’s two at the beginning of the 2022 season, and the pair have engaged in
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Dr Helmut Marko has said that Max Verstappen’s performance in the Miami Grand Prix was exemplary of a driver that is able to deliver under intense pressure. Verstappen crashed during practice on Friday, before a hydraulic issue compounded what was already a difficult day’s running, so he was left relatively unprepared heading into qualifying. A
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Following Ferrari’s post-Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Pirelli test, the Italian outfit have been cleared of any wrongdoing after questions were asked about the different floors used at the test. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner emphasised his point that the Pirelli tests are “up to the FIA to police”, after Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has put to bed any rumours that his team is looking to replace Sergio Perez with Fernando Alonso. Alonso has started the 2022 season having only scored two points from the opening five races, despite having shown impressive pace in his A522. The Spaniard has experienced an unfortunate run
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and former Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen appear to be back on speaking terms after their intense feud in 2021. A great deal of respected existed between the pair prior to last year when the Verstappens were keeping their options open amid Red Bull’s efforts to climb back to the
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Sergio Perez will be on level pegging with Max Verstappen in Miami this weekend, as the upgrade given to the Dutchman in Imola has now been made available to the 32-year-old. Red Bull introduced a new package to Verstappen’s car at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix that lost them an estimated 5kg and gained them
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has insisted that it is not his place to reveal any details about Porsche’s potential interest in partnering with the Milton Keynes-based side in 2026. Volkswagen chairman Herbert Diess has recently confirmed that their subsidiaries, Porsche and Audi, are seeking to join the pinnacle of motorsport in four years,
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is fully aware of Mercedes’ capabilities, and believes that Sir Lewis Hamilton can still fight for the title in 2022. Hamilton suffered an abysmal weekend in Imola as he finished P14 in the sprint race having been eliminated in Q2 along with team-mate George Russell, and ended the grand
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is pleased to see the cancellation of the originally planned team principals’ parade ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. Initially pencilled into the weekend was a lap on the back of a truck, much like the drivers, for the team bosses to wave to the fans and provide them with
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Sebastian Vettel has not ruled out the possibility of returning to Red Bull when his current Aston Martin contract expires at the end of 2022. The Silverstone side have endured a tough time of it in the early going of the 2022 season, and Vettel missed the opening two rounds after contracting COVID-19. Stand-in Nico
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