A former Red Bull engineer has brilliantly memed his old team after their devastating double retirement at last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Having qualified second and fourth respectively, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez looked set to finish in those positions while the Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was in the lead. However, a series of calamities would
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez believes that there is a case to be made for drivers still being able to compete even if they have tested positive for COVID-19. Perez was the first of 10 drivers to have tested positive for coronavirus since the turn of the pandemic in 2020, and he was thus forced
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has rubbished Yuki Tsunoda’s own claim that he was “out of control” in 2021, adding that the mistakes he made were only to be expected from a rookie. Tsunoda’s occasional incongruity to hard work was showcased in the latest Drive to Survive season, and the frequent profanity over the team
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Pierre Gasly maintains that he was always certain of Red Bull’s return to the top of the tree in Formula 1, and was aware that Max Verstappen would give it everything he had on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton squared up in an enthralling title battle
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Former Formula 1 driver Anthony Davidson notes that the drivers are struggling with the issue of cars bouncing off the circuit, and suggests that the teams have so far failed to address this “really big issue.” Having been the key theme of the first pre-season test in Barcelona, the teams arrived into Bahrain in the
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AlphaTauri technical director Jody Egginton has been assessing the team’s progress ahead of the 2022 season, noting that have had to work harder than ever to meet their targets over the winter. Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda managed 308 laps between them during the first three days of pre-season testing in Barcelona, with the Frenchman
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AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly says he wants to be driving for Red Bull in 2024 season, but admits that he does not know what awaits him should he not be promoted by then. Gasly spent half a season with Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen in 2019, but managed a best finish of fourth while the Dutchman
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has said that Red Bull can be rather cutthroat with their decisions to axe drivers, and believes that many of them weren’t given enough time to succeed. Since 2016, Daniil Kvyat, Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon have all been dropped from the Red Bull senior team, which is in part due
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko is unconvinced by Mercedes driver George Russell’s argument that McLaren look like one of the quickest teams ahead of 2022. McLaren completed 367 laps over the course of three days of pre-season testing in Barcelona, with Lando Norris going quickest on day one before Daniel Ricciardo ended day two
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AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda had admitted that he underestimated the challenges his debut Formula 1 season would bring, and concedes he was “lazy.” Tsunoda was brought into the Red Bull programme as a Honda-backed driver having finished third in the 2020 Formula 2 championship, with three wins. The young Japanese came into F1 with a
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