Sebastian Vettel feels McLaren are to blame for Daniel Ricciardo’s struggles with the team, saying they’ve failed to get the best out of him. There was a huge amount of excitement when Ricciardo joined McLaren at the start of the 2021 campaign, but he’s failed to live up to expectations. For the vast majority of
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Max Verstappen has empathised with Daniel Ricciardo after the news that he will be leaving McLaren at the end of the season. The Australian partnered the reigning world champion for almost three full seasons at Red Bull from 2016 to 2018 and, between them, they won 10 races. Generally, the now 24-year-old had a slight
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The second half of the 2022 Formula 1 season gets underway this weekend, with the driver and fan favourite Belgian Grand Prix. After a dominant first half of the year, Max Verstappen has taken an 80-point lead into the final nine races, with Red Bull Racing also in cruise control of the Constructors’ with a 97-point lead.
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Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc may both end up facing penalties for the Belgian Grand Prix as their Red Bull and Ferrari teams mull over putting new engines in the cars. Between them, Verstappen and Leclerc have suffered four reliability failures this season, with another four befalling their respective team-mates, Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz.
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is a lot happier with his team’s battle with Ferrari than he was with the controversial title fight with Mercedes in 2021. Red Bull and Mercedes were at each other’s throats throughout last season as Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton battled hard for the Drivers’ Championship, and there
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Formula 1 broadcaster, Tom Clarkson, has emphasised the importance of Charles Leclerc getting three wins under his belt from the next three races if he is to challenge Max Verstappen for the title. The Monegasque started the season in style, winning in Bahrain and Australia, while the Red Bull driver suffered reliability failures in both,
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Before last season, the mention of rain at Spa would have encouraged excited reactions and gleeful faces. The mind goes back to the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix for example; the crash at the start was not pleasant for anyone to watch, but the incident between Michael Schumacher was an iconic moment that will last long
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At 24-years-old, Max Verstappen has already cemented his place as one of the greatest talents Formula 1 has ever seen, but eight years on from his debut session, is it safe to say we will never see another driver like him? The 2021 World Champion will undoubtedly go down as one of the sport’s greats when he
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George Russell has impressed thus far in his first season with Mercedes; he currently leads Sir Lewis Hamilton in the standings and has generally outperformed his team-mate. Specifically, the 24-year-old sits fourth in the Drivers’ Standings on 158 points, while Hamilton is in P6 on 12 fewer points. Many in the paddock, including Mercedes team
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Formula 1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali, has dismissed the notion that the sport was adversely affected by the controversial end to the 2021 season. Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton entered the final round of a pulsating year level on points, and it was the Dutchman that would start the race on pole. However, Hamilton got
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