Red Bull could not have wished for a better start to the new era of Formula 1, as both Mercedes and Ferrari encountered major issues, allowing the energy drink giants to cruise to both championships. Despite Max Verstappen and the team having both titles wrapped up by the time Formula 1 headed to Sao Paulo,
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Wet weather racing in Formula 1 is slowly becoming less and less common, with the extreme wet tyre compound not often being seen at race weekends in recent seasons. The 2021 Belgian Grand Prix was stopped after a couple of laps behind the safety car, while the Japanese Grand Prix last year was red flagged
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2022 was a sensational season for Max Verstappen and Red Bull, with the Dutchman having defended his 2021 Drivers’ Championship with relative ease. After a tight title battle in 2021 against Lewis Hamilton, Verstappen cruised to the crown last season, after smashing multiple records along the way. The imperious Dutchman broke the records for most
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Max Verstappen has hinted that team-mate Sergio Pérez should “accept” his role as a number two driver, with the Dutchman having failed to “name names” whilst discussing Lewis Hamilton’s former team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Verstappen’s and Pérez’s relationship is incredibly similar to that of Hamilton’s and Bottas’ whilst the Finn was at Mercedes, in the respect that Verstappen and Hamilton
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Sergio Pérez’s ex-manager Adrian Fernandez has admitted that the Mexican driver needs to “take a big step” in 2023 to try and get close to Max Verstappen, with the Dutchman being a “problem” for his former client. Last season was an incredibly mixed one for Checo, with the Mexican driver having started the campaign as
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Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has hailed seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton as “fantastic”, after being asked to give his opinion on how the British driver dealt with the controversy that followed the 2021 season finale. The Mercedes driver, of course, lost the 2021 title on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix,
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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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