Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen revealed ahead of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix that he won’t be joining Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull’s Formula Nürburgring event in September, after being banned by advisor Dr Helmut Marko. It was announced during the week that Vettel would be returning to a Formula 1 cockpit for Red Bull
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Outgoing AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has admitted that he wanted the team to sign Mick Schumacher to replace Pierre Gasly, who departed Faenza for Alpine. Gasly had at first signed a contract extension with AlphaTauri for 2023; however, following Alpine’s fiasco with Oscar Piastri, the French side approached the Frenchman. AlphaTauri allowed Gasly to
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has silenced any rumours linking Sergio Perez to the exit door at Red Bull, with the 80-year-old having insisted that the Mexican’s seat was “never in jeopardy”. After starting the season so positively, Perez has endured a disappointing few races. The 33-year-old has allowed team-mate Max Verstappen to extend
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Nyck de Vries failed to finish in the top 10 again last weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix, as the pressure continues to build on the AlphaTauri driver. The rookie has endured a very challenging start to life in Formula 1, with him having made several mistakes since being signed by the Faenza-based team. As
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that the Austrians once had to offer team principal Christian Horner and chief technical officer Adrian Newey “millions more” to “convince” the pair to reject an offer from Ferrari, with the latter having come incredibly close to making the switch to Maranello. Ferrari have supposedly tried to
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has admitted that the Austrians “can’t be angry” with Max Verstappen for setting the fastest lap on Sunday at the Spanish Grand Prix, despite being told by the team not to bother. Verstappen was once again in a league of his own at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as the
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen revealed ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix that Red Bull weren’t planning anything “crazy”, despite comments from advisor Dr Helmut Marko having suggested otherwise. Marko told Austrian TV channel OE24 that Red Bull would “try something new” at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, perhaps concerning the Milton Keynes-based team’s rivals. Verstappen though,
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Red Bull have been by far the most superior team in Formula 1 since the introduction of the new aerodynamic regulations, with the side’s aerodynamic team having been attacked by rivals as a result. The likes of Aston Martin, Ferrari, and McLaren have all poached staff from the Milton Keynes-based team, with Aston Martin having
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has had a cheeky dig at Mercedes following the Monaco Grand Prix, with both teams having seen their car lifted high into the air. Lewis Hamilton crashed Mercedes’ new concept at the end of Free Practice 3, whilst Sergio Perez crashed in the opening minutes of Q1 at the
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has responded to ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher after the German accused the 80-year-old of having a “problem with the Schumacher name”, in regard to AlphaTauri signing Nyck de Vries for 2023 rather than Mick Schumacher. The son of Michael Schumacher was linked to Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri seat for
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