Max Verstappen has opened up on his relationship with Sir Lewis Hamilton, admitting that there have been some “tense moments” between them this season. The pair have been locked in a tight battle for the 2021 Drivers’ Championship ever since lights out in Bahrain. With just five grand prix of 2021 to go, Verstappen currently
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Max Verstappen was evidently frustrated after he was asked about the risk of him and Sir Lewis Hamilton colliding on the opening lap of the US Grand Prix. The two Championship protagonists have come to blows several times this season, and Verstappen has suffered two DNFs as a result of collisions with Hamilton (namely at
MoreDutch ace Max Verstappen has revealed he will not be taking part in the new season of Netflix’s Drive To Survive docuseries. The Red Bull driver has previously criticised the docuseries for being sensationalist and for taking radio messages out of context. Explaining his decision not to participate in the fourth season of the docuseries,
MoreSir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have been locked in a battle for this year’s Championship from the very start of the 2021 season in Bahrain. The Dutchman goes into next weekend’s US Grand Prix with a six-point lead over the seven-time World Champion, after finishing P2 last time out in Turkey while Hamilton finished
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Double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso has said Red Bull and Max Verstappen will need to defeat Sir Lewis Hamilton on their own, with the Spaniard saying his Alpine isn’t competitive enough for him to frequently battle his former team-mate. His comments come hot on the heels of senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko
More2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has said the ongoing Championship battle between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is “awesome”, but he warned that it could reach a “destructive phase.” The Championship protagonists have duelled on a number of occasions this season, and things quickly turned ugly in Silverstone after the pair collided at
MoreCharles Leclerc and Max Verstappen have praised George Russell, saying he deserves to land the second Mercedes seat next year. The Silver Arrows have already confirmed Sir Lewis Hamilton for 2022, with them inking a two-year contract extension earlier this season. However, Bottas’ future at Mercedes is very much up in the air, and the
MoreMercedes team principal and CEO Toto Wolff has accused Red Bull team boss Christian Horner of trying to polarise Formula 1 fans. The Austrian made the remark just days before Formula 1 returns from its summer shutdown in Belgium. Mercedes and Red Bull have been locked in a fierce Championship battle since the season-opener in
MoreDr Helmut Marko, head of Red Bull’s driver programme, has recalled when he realised that Max Verstappen is an “extraordinary talent.” At the age of 16, Verstappen became the youngest driver to ever take part in an F1 race weekend at Suzuka in 2014. Specifically, he took part in FP1 for the Japanese Grand Prix
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Senior Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has suggested that certain rules related to Formula 1’s recently introduced budget cap need a rethink. For the first time in the sport’s history, F1 implemented a budget cap for the 2021 season, with teams only allowed to spend a total of up to $145 million (with the
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