David Croft has revealed that AlphaTauri may adopt Red Bull’s RB19 cars for the 2024 season. The RB19 has been utterly dominant this year, winning all 12 races this season. Max Verstappen has secured ten pole positions, whilst his teammate Sergio Perez claimed two early wins. Following Perez’s second-place finish at the Belgian GP, the
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Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft was put in an awkward situation by reigning World Champion Max Verstappen ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, during the pre-weekend press conference. Verstappen heads to the Hungaroring with a 99-point lead in the Drivers’ Championship, whilst a win on Sunday would see him claim seven victories in
MoreSky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has jumped to the defence of ex-AlphaTauri driver Nyck de Vries, who has been replaced by Daniel Ricciardo for the remainder of 2023. Whilst it had been heavily speculated during the British Grand Prix, it was announced by AlphaTauri and Red Bull on Tuesday that Ricciardo would be taking
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The prospect of Lewis Hamilton securing a long-term deal with Mercedes is looking increasingly uncertain, which may disappoint Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft. Croft expressed his desire to see Hamilton remain in Formula 1 for an “awful lot longer,” although a contract extension of at least a “few more years” seems unlikely at this
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Despite plenty of teasing by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff at the Spanish Grand Prix, Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has confirmed that the Silver Arrows won’t be announcing a new contract for Lewis Hamilton this weekend at the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix. Both Wolff and Hamilton gave indicators in Barcelona that a deal
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Formula 1 can be a contentious sport at times, with on-track rivalries and controversial moments sparking sometimes divisive debates between fans. Free Practice 3 in Monaco saw another argument break out, this time during an on-air discussion with Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft and pundit Jenson Button. The unusual element of their debate was
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Sky Sports F1 pundit Karun Chandhok has angered fans on Twitter after he dismissed the idea of taking part in a virtual Emilia Romagna Grand Prix following the cancellation of the real event over deadly flooding in the region. Chandhok responded to a thread created by motorsport analyst Vincenzo Landino which had called for the
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Charles Leclerc has received an apology from Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft following an unfortunate bout of commentator’s curse on Saturday at the Miami Grand Prix, as the Monegasque crashed out of Q3. Turn 8 at the Miami International Autodrome certainly hasn’t been Leclerc’s friend this weekend, with the 25-year-old having crashed twice at
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Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has hailed rookie Oscar Piastri as the “real deal” and a “champion in the making”, with the Australian having made a solid start to his F1 career. After enduring a nightmare at the season-opener in Bahrain where he retired early on, Piastri has certainly delivered for McLaren in the
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Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has defended Michael Masi for being in the Formula 1 paddock at the Australian Grand Prix, with it having been the Aussie’s first appearance in the paddock since the 2021 season finale. Masi was, of course, the race director for the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where a ‘human
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