Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has warned Sergio Pérez to not “pull a sickie” during 2023, as the presence of Daniel Ricciardo looms over the Mexican driver. Pérez is in the strange position in 2023 of having a former Red Bull driver working alongside himself and Max Verstappen, with Ricciardo having been signed as the
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Sim racing can be a nice way for Formula 1 drivers to get the thrill and adrenaline of racing from the comfort of their own home, without the massive pressure that comes with Formula 1. Max Verstappen is a massive fan of virtual racing events, revealing that he started playing racing video games at the
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Double World Champion Max Verstappen appears to have been proven right over a comment he made about last weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual, which was ridiculed by issues. The third running of the event was far from a success, with technical issues having plagued the event, which sees some of the best real-life drivers
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Despite spending the majority of their day to day lives in the paddock or the factory, many Formula 1 drivers love to take part in virtual sim races during their free time. Max Verstappen recently took part in the virtual Le Mans 24-hour race while Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc have become regular Twitch streamers,
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The 2022 season is one that Mercedes would quickly like to forget, as the Silver Arrows got their W13 design completely wrong under the major regulation changes. The team struggled to ever really get going, having spent the majority of the season battling a major porpoising problem that saw the team put any performance-based developments
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Money is key in Formula 1, with both teams and drivers relying on sponsors to continue their existence and to thrive in the sport. One of Max Verstappen’s sponsors is Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo, who will continue to back the Dutchman this year despite a highly controversial end to 2022. The CEO of the supermarket
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Red Bull could not have wished for a better start to the new era of Formula 1, as the team ended 2022 by comfortably winning both championships. The major changes in regulations gave teams that chance to start from square one all over again and get creative as they try to outwit their rival’s designs.
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean has revealed that he had a “lot of fun” competing in last weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual, the biggest sim-racing event in the world. The race boasts some of the greatest sim and real-life drivers, with Grosjean and double World Champion Max Verstappen having taken part. Verstappen was competing
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Double World Champion Max Verstappen was sensationally accused by the commentators of last weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual for throwing a “hissy fit” and for ‘bailing out’ of the race, with the Dutchman having labelled the event as a “clown show”. The 25-year-old had a less than enjoyable time in the world’s biggest race in the
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Last weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual race has boiled over in spiteful fashion, with ex-Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean and double World Champion Max Verstappen having both faced backlash. It was a frustrating weekend for Verstappen, who was as usual, competing in the sim-racing event for Team Redline. The Dutchman and his team led
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