Dutch ace Max Verstappen and his management team have insisted that they have no regrets about turning down Mercedes in 2014 despite the Silver Arrows winning every F1 Championship since then. At the time, Verstappen had the option of driving for Red Bull’s sister team, Toro Rosso, in 2015, or taking up a reserve driver
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Former F1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr has said he believes the Mercedes F1 Team wants Lewis Hamilton to “dominate” as opposed to him having a team-mate who can challenge him in equal machinery. He noted that, unlike Valtteri Bottas, Nico Rosberg was able to give Hamilton a run for his money at Mercedes – and
MoreOver the course of his Formula One career, Nico Rosberg had the privilege of having Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher, two of the all-time greats, as team-mates. In fact, he even managed to outscore both Hamilton and Schumacher in equal machinery, so he is well placed to compare the two drivers and give his take
More2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has revealed his top five drivers of 2020, in addition to praising a few other racers who didn’t quite make the cut. He gave his former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton the top spot in his ranking, ahead of Max Verstappen, describing them as being in a “league of their
MoreWith Lewis Hamilton confirming that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will consequently miss the upcoming Sakhir Grand Prix, all eyes are on the Mercedes F1 Team as we wait to hear who will fill in for the seven-time World Champion. George Russell is reportedly being considered despite him being under contract to the
MoreA Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen driver line-up would almost certainly be the strongest on the grid – and it would also mean Hamilton would have much more of a fight on his hands. However, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said they have no interest in signing the Dutch ace, as he believes it
MoreFormer F1 driver Nico Rosberg has announced that he will be starting his own team to run in Extreme E – a new off-road electric SUV race series. Rosberg Xtreme Racing (RXR) marks the third team with an F1 Champion as the founder or CEO to join the new environmentally focused series (Lewis Hamilton and
MoreMany people in the Formula One paddock are scratching their heads and trying to figure out why Red Bull continue to back Alex Albon, as the Thai continues to falter at the team and cost them valuable points. Ever since Pierre Gasly won the Italian Grand Prix last month, there have been renewed calls for
MoreRed Bull had a strong qualifying at the Nurburgring, with Max Verstappen and Alex Albon putting in lap times good enough for third and fourth, respectively. When asked what position he expects to finish the race, Albon joked: “I would be happy with first,” before adding, “But yeah I would say…fourth would be nice. We’ll
MoreCharles Leclerc’s already bad Italian Grand Prix took a turn for the worse when he crashed his Ferrari SF1000 at Parabolica, leading to the race being red flagged. After the race, Leclerc took full responsibility for the crash and clarified that there wasn’t a mechanical failure of any sort, like the brake failure we saw
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