Leaving Saudi Arabia, Red Bull looks to have a firm grip on the 2023 season, having racked up one-two finishes in the opening two races. While it might be thought that the strong performances from the reigning world champions would put the Red Bull team at ease, that’s not the case. Team principal Christian Horner
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Red Bull have consistently looked like the most well-oiled team in the Formula 1 paddock in recent years, but many believe cracks have begun to show with Sergio Perez becoming the clear number two driver behind two-time World Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen. That appeared to rear its head following Perez’s maiden win of the 2023
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Christian Danner believes Sergio Perez “doesn’t stand a chance” at beating team-mate Max Verstappen to the 2023 F1 title, despite the Mexican having started the season excellently. The former Zakspeed driver is certain that the reigning World Champion is simply “just very smart” and able to adapt to any situation, whether that
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Max Verstappen had a tricky series of incidents during the practice sessions around the Albert Park Circuit, as he was penalised by the stewards and had a risky spin on track. While Formula 1 drivers normally strive for speed, Verstappen, who has shown a dominant pace over his rivals, suffered the wrath of sporting officials
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Two-time World Champion Max Verstappen conceded to having struggled to get to grips with his RB-19 in the first two practice sessions ahead of the 2023 Australian Grand Prix. Verstappen finished fastest in a heavily disturbed FP1 which was eventually red-flagged due to GPS issues for every team, but failed to pick up the pace
MoreReigning World Champion Max Verstappen has responded to claims by Sergio Perez that the Mexican was given different information to the Dutchman in the closing laps of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, something he disagrees with. Verstappen’s fastest lap attempt on the final lap at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit has been a talking point ahead
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Max Verstappen has revealed the extent of his illness before the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, which left him barely able to walk. “I refused to believe it myself for a long time. At home I was really ill, I could barely just walk around. I felt like I was missing a lung,” he told Sky
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Formula One fans remain divided to this day over the ending of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which saw Red Bull’s Max Verstappen win his first World Championship after a controversial safety car decision. On the final lap, with Verstappen on fresh soft tyres and Lewis Hamilton on old hard tyres, under-pressure race director
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Sergio Perez took an easy victory in Saudi Arabia after his teammate Max Verstappen was forced to race through the pack from 15th place after a mechanical problem forced the Dutchman to retire from qualifying. Eddie Jordan, who founded and owned Jordan Grand Prix from 1991-2005, believes that, “under normal circumstances, Max Verstappen would have won
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It’s somehow already been two years since Lewis Hamilton’s and Max Verstappen’s rivalry ignited into life at the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix, with it having been a taste of what was to come throughout 2021. Close racing, collisions, controversial decisions, 2021 was the year and the rivalry that had it all, but was it a
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