The pressure appears to very much be on Nyck de Vries ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with the Dutchman having been shown a “yellow card” by Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko. De Vries has endured a challenging start to life as a Formula 1 driver, with the former Mercedes reserve having
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed that junior driver Liam Lawson will be used should either Sergio Pérez or Max Verstappen ever be unavailable, meaning Daniel Ricciardo is unlikely to feature at all this season. Ricciardo’s return to Red Bull as a development driver for 2023 raised a lot of eyebrows, with many
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After failed spells with Renault and McLaren, Daniel Ricciardo has now returned back home to Red Bull with his tail tucked between his legs. The Australian will serve as the team’s third driver this season as part of his plan to return to the grid with a top team in the future. Part of Ricciardo’s
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, believes that the team’s junior programme remains a strong one despite one or two “underwhelming” performances in 2022. Liam Lawson, Juri Vips, Jehan Daruvala, Ayumu Iwasa, and Dennis Hauger have all been plying their trade in Formula 2 as part of the Red Bull system this season. In Formula
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Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, is left wondering why Colton Herta’s performances in IndyCar have not been enough to earn him a super license. Herta competed in the MSA Formula Championship in 2015, and he partnered Lando Norris in the Carlin team, eventually finishing third in the championship. The American’s rise through American single
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Scuderia Ferrari race director Laurent Mekies has announced who will be driving for the team in both of their FP1 rookie sessions in the second half of the season, with Ferrari Driver Academy star Robert Shwartzman set to take the spotlight. 2021 Formula 2 runner-up Shwartzman will drive for Ferrari in two FP1 sessions during
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Carlin Formula 2 driver Liam Lawson has been chosen to replace Juri Vips as Red Bull’s reserve driver after the Estonian was sacked for using racist language. Vips was gaming on a livestream with Lawson when he used the slur, as well as alleged homophobic language, and he was immediately suspended by Red Bull. The
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher testifies that the “strong spine” needed to perform the role of race director in the sport is something that Niels Wittich certainly has. Wittich has previously stated that he is an advocate for “hard, but fair” racing following the highly controversial end to the DTM season that saw Liam
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Alex Albon will compete in some rounds of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) Championship which don’t clash with his reserve and test driver duties at Red Bull. Alex Albon lost his seat at Red Bull Racing to Sergio Perez following the end of the 2020 F1 season, and the team previously said they were open
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