Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said it will take something special to prevent Red Bull and Mercedes being the top dogs again in 2022. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen claimed his maiden F1 world title in 2021, while Red Bull missed out to Mercedes on the Constructors’ Championship. This was the first time
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is disappointed but not surprised by the abuse and death threats that Williams’ Nicholas Latifi has received since his title-influencing accident at the season-ending 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Latifi put his car in the wall with five laps of the race remaining, bringing out the Safety Car. Up until that point,
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Former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill has said that he does not believe the rivalry between Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is as real as they would like to have fans believe. Horner and Wolff went head to head on a number of occasions throughout the 2021 season
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New F1 world champion Max Verstappen has insisted that he does not need a knighthood after seeing his title rival Sir Lewis Hamilton knighted at Windsor Castle. Verstappen beat Hamilton to the championship in dramatic style following a bizarre final few laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix nearly two weeks ago. Three days later,
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Amid rumours that Sir Lewis Hamilton may be looking away from Formula 1 after the controversial 2021 season finale in Abu Dhabi, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has said he would like the Mercedes driver to remain in the sport. The Spaniard is hopeful that suggestions of Hamilton leaving F1 for pastures new are not valid, as
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas has mixed feelings about his five seasons at Mercedes after departing the team at the end of the 2021 Formula 1 season. Bottas claimed 10 victories with the Silver Arrows, winning five Constructors’ Championships with the German manufacturer and often providing support for team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton, as the Briton
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Newly crowned world champion Max Verstappen has insisted that he does not want any preferential treatment from his Red Bull team. Team-mate Sergio Perez played a marvellous support role in the season-ending 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, holding up Sir Lewis Hamilton to allow Verstappen the chance to close up to the seven-time champion. Verstappen
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted that both he and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner were out of line during the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes and Red Bull both took to the radio to lobby race director Michael Masi following two contentious moments during the dramatic season finale. Masi was under pressure
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Newly crowned F1 world champion Max Verstappen feels sympathy for Williams’ Nicholas Latifi after the Canadian’s crash turned the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on its head and cost Sir Lewis Hamilton victory. With Verstappen and Hamilton heading into the final round of the season level on points, the Mercedes driver flew past the Dutchman
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has told Valtteri Bottas that he deserved another win with the team, accepting that he “robbed” the Finn of victory at the 2018 Russian Grand Prix. Following Bottas’ departure after a four-year tenure with Mercedes, he sat down with Wolff for one final sit-down with the Austrian, in which they
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