Red Bull have ended up in court following the culmination of the controversial 2021 Formula 1 season, but it is not in a legal battle with Mercedes. Instead, they are fighting to keep one of their former employees away from Aston Martin, at least temporarily. Former Red Bull chief aerodynamicist Dan Fallows was offered a
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said that the late Niki Lauda would have been able to diffuse tensions between Mercedes and Red Bull during the 2021 season. The two teams butted heads on several occasions throughout the year, with the situation coming to a head at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Both
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen have picked out key moments that nearly cost the Dutchman his maiden world title in 2021. Verstappen beat Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton by just eight points to claim the championship, passing the Briton on the final lap to dramatically take the title
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Former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill has said that he does not believe the rivalry between Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is as real as they would like to have fans believe. Horner and Wolff went head to head on a number of occasions throughout the 2021 season
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner will remain in charge of the team until at least the end of 2026 after agreeing a new contract. Horner has led the team since its arrival into Formula 1 in 2005, and has overseen nine world championships – five drivers’ titles and four constructors’ crowns. Senior Red Bull advisor
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted that both he and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner were out of line during the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes and Red Bull both took to the radio to lobby race director Michael Masi following two contentious moments during the dramatic season finale. Masi was under pressure
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Red Bull boss Christian Horner has criticised Mercedes after they sent a Queen’s Council (QC) to the stewards’ room in the aftermath of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed the title from Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of a dramatic and highly controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix,
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Formula One managing director Ross Brawn has confirmed that he plans to put an end to team bosses contacting the race director during races following a controversial 2021 season. Humour and frustration ruled the recent Formula 1 season in equal measure, as Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Red Bull’s Jonathan Wheatley persistently got in
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has hit out at Mercedes after their double-protest following the conclusion of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the 2021 F1 season. Max Verstappen was crowned Drivers’ Champion following a last-lap overtake on Sir Lewis Hamilton, but the end of the race was laced with confusion after Michael
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has taken aim at Mercedes following their decision to lodge an appeal against the result of Sunday’s season-ending and Championship-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Following a late crash for Williams’ Nicholas Latifi, race director Michael Masi deployed the safety car, bunching the pack up. There were lapped cars and
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