Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that he was not in awe of Mercedes’ sidepod design in Bahrain, but noted that they appeared unconvincing during last year’s test and still won the Constructors’ Championship. Mercedes rolled into the second pre-season test in Bahrain with unique “zero pods” as they attempt to tackle the
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has aimed the latest of a long line of jovial digs at Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff, calling him a “tax exile.” It is reasonably well documented that Monaco is considered tax haven, and therefore a good place for wealthy people to go and live; several Formula 1 drivers live
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that he spoke with Sir Lewis Hamilton about joining the team during their period of impenetrable dominance between 2010 and 2013, but concedes that the move would have made little sense. After winning the championship in 2008 with McLaren, Hamilton would claim 12 more until the end
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Max Verstappen is unsure of exactly where Red Bull will be in the pecking order in 2022, but reckons that Ferrari and Mercedes will be right up there this year. Verstappen and teammate Sergio Perez set 224 laps between them in the opening two days of the second test in Bahrain and, in a similar
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner had a word of advice for Max Verstappen ahead of the British Grand Prix last year in a prediction that turned out to be absolutely correct. Verstappen had just claimed his fifth pole of the 2021 season by winning the inaugural sprint event on the Saturday at Silverstone, but
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez would like to extend his time at the team following a satisfactory first season with them in 2021. The Mexican claimed five podiums having replaced Alex Albon at the Milton Keynes side at the end of 2020, and took a race win in Azerbaijan after troubles for teammate Max Verstappen
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As if the collision between Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton at last year’s British Grand Prix was not dramatic enough, another controversial comment has been unearthed, with a Mercedes staff member suggesting that the incident was necessary for him to learn. Verstappen had just taken his eighth career pole position in Silverstone by virtue
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Max Verstappen has given a lighter, more jovial take on Mercedes’ design ahead of the second pre-season test in Bahrain, commenting on the aesthetics of the machine. The Silver Arrows arrived at the Sakhit International Circuit with a design concept that split opinion in the paddock, and caught the eye of many in an unprecedented
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All 20 Formula 1 drivers have come together to show their support for the people of Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion on 24 February of their neighbouring countries, and it has sparked global condemnation from world leaders as well as heavy sanctions placed upon Moscow.
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Former Formula 1 driver Anthony Davidson reckons that Sir Lewis Hamilton is ready to tear down the competition to claim his record eighth championship this year. The Briton was controversially denied the title on the very last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2021, as a bizarre Safety Car restart by then race
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