Christian Horner and Red Bull were outraged when rumours began to flood the paddock surrounding the team’s breach of the 2021 cost cap. Teams were permitted to spend a maximum of $145m over the course of the season, and despite the FIA only publishing the findings of their investigation around the weekend of the Austin
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Red Bull were accused of breaching the 2021 cost cap of $145m as early as the Singapore Grand Prix, despite there being no official statement from the FIA. The rumours ran rife for weeks before the FIA released their verdict, eventually finding the energy drink giants guilty of a minor breach of the budget cap,
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The 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was simply one to happily forget for Lewis Hamilton, as the seven-time World Champion endured Mercedes’ first technical retirement of the season. Hamilton suffered from a suspected hydraulic leak in the closing stages of the race, one which resulted in the 37-year-old peeling into the pits. It robbed the
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Following Max Verstappen’s 15th victory of the 2022 season, another year of Formula 1 has drawn to a close, marking the start of a period of reflection before all eyes turn to 2023. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has reflected himself on the year and especially on the accusations made by Red Bull regarding the budget
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2026 will be a big year for Formula 1, as not only will Audi complete their takeover of Sauber and join the grid for the first time, but the sport will also undergo a major change in engine regulations. Every engine manufacturer will have to sign up to the new rules and formally enter for
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The new regulations set by the FIA were supposed to ensure that there was more of a level playing field in Formula 1, and make the sport more entertaining for fans. The new car design’s main feature was that it could run much better in dirty air, making following cars in front much easier than
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It appears that for the second season in a row there might be a controversial investigation after the season finale, with more and more people suggesting that Sergio Pérez did crash on purpose at the Monaco Grand Prix. Following Max Verstappen’s team order defiance, where he insisted that he had his “reasons” for defying Red
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Life at Red Bull is certainly getting no easier as of late, with multiple things having taken place seemingly since Max Verstappen sealed his second Drivers’ Championship. Everything was going beautifully in 2022 for Red Bull, until the Japanese Grand Prix concluded. It was at Suzuka where Verstappen sealed his second consecutive title, one that nobody thought
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Lewis Hamilton might be thanking his lucky stars ahead of Sunday, as the seven-time World Champion managed to avoid a probable grid penalty despite having overtaken Kevin Magnussen under red flag conditions at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The incident in question took place in Free Practice 3, whilst Magnussen was on a slow lap whereas Hamilton
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Last Saturday’s sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix was by far the best sprint event that has ever taken place in Formula 1, with the 24-Lap race at Interlagos having everything The sprint saw a shock driver on pole in the form of Haas’ Kevin Magnussen, George Russell fighting to the front, inter-team collisions
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