Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has been criticised by ex-Caterham F1 driver Giedo van der Garde, over how poorly he managed Nyck de Vries. De Vries was signed by AlphaTauri for the 2023 season to replace Pierre Gasly, who departed the Faenza-based side for Alpine. Based on how well the Dutch driver performed for
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Reigning Formula 2 World Champion and Aston Martin reserve driver Felipe Drugovich could move to Alfa Romeo next season, to replace Zhou Guanyu. Whilst Valtteri Bottas is contracted to 2024 with the Hinwil-based team, Zhou currently doesn’t have a deal for next season. He’s certainly performed well enough to be offered an extension, with that
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Red Bull started 2023 in the same way they ended 2022, with complete domination, following a sensational display on the opening day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit. As the first day of running got underway in Bahrain, all eyes were on the Austrians, who’d opted to keep their 2023 car hidden for
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2023 will represent a fresh start for Ferrari once again, with former Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur taking on the poisoned chalice from Mattia Binotto, who resigned as team boss following the conclusion of the season. Binotto, to his credit, has worked wonders with the Maranello-based side during his four-year stint as team principal,
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Following Mattia Binotto’s departure as Ferrari team principal, ex-Formula 1 driver Giedo van der Garde has given an insight into what former Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur is like to work with, with the Frenchman switching to Maranello in 2023. Van der Garde worked with Vasseur during his junior racing days, meaning he has a
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Giedo van der Garde believes that Carlos Sainz needs to relax more, as he is putting too much emphasis on beating Charles Leclerc at Ferrari. The Spaniard has suffered a series of mistakes and reliability failures so far in 2022, and is yet to win a race after not quite finding the necessary performance in
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Former Formula 1 driver Giedo van der Garde has praised Sergio Perez for not going public with his grievances of the Spanish Grand Prix result. Perez was twice asked to allow Max Verstappen to pass him in Spain after a mistake from the Dutchman put him out of position early on. Perez cleared George Russell
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Former Formula 1 driver Giedo van der Garde does not believe that Mercedes can have any input in this year’s title battle after a tough start to the year. The new technical regulations have had a detrimental effect on Mercedes’ car this year, and “porpoising” has caused a lack of straight-line speed as well as
MoreFormer F1 driver Giedo van der Garde believes Red Bull dropping Alex Albon and signing Sergio Perez was the “correct” decision, as it will give them a better chance of taking the fight to Mercedes next year. However, van der Garde has warned that Perez could potentially push Max Verstappen hard in some races and
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