Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has stressed that Sergio Perez is the “right driver now” for the side, but that he’ll need to perform well this season to convince them to extend his deal. Perez’s Red Bull contract is due to expire at the end of 2024, with the general expectation being that he
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted that the Austrians have “a lot of ground to make up” on Ferrari and Mercedes, ahead of the new power unit regulations in 2026. For the first time in their Formula 1 history, Red Bull will become a manufacturer in 2026, with the Milton Keynes-based side set
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Formula 1 journalist Ben Anderson believes Sergio Perez is “too damaged” from his time alongside Max Verstappen to be as serious option for Alpine, who currently have two available seats for 2025. Perez, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon are all without a contract as things stand for 2025, with this summer’s silly season set to
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Ex-Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone doesn’t think Mercedes will take the fight to Red Bull in 2024, with him believing that if “anyone can do it”, it’ll be Ferrari. Mercedes finished second in the Constructors’ Championship last season and finished narrowly ahead of Ferrari, following a late-season scrap. Despite beating the Italians being a positive
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Even before the 2024 Formula 1 season has gotten underway, Sergio Perez has already been given an option to extend his racing career away from the pinnacle of motorsport. Perez’s Red Bull contract is set to expire at the end of this year, with the general expectation being that it won’t be extended. Most expect
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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Max Verstappen wouldn’t be able to beat Red Bull if he were in Oscar Piastri’s or Lando Norris’ car, with it being described as “impossible”. The Woking-based team improved significantly last season courtesy of a huge upgrades package at the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix, which turned the side into
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Red Bull simulator driver and reigning Formula E World Champion Jake Dennis has sent a huge warning to the entire Formula 1 paddock, after revealing how good the Austrians 2024 car is looking. Red Bull’s 2023 car – the RB19 – will forever be remembered as one of the greatest in the history of F1,
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2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button has warned Red Bull that Mercedes are their biggest threat in 2024, with the Silver Arrows set to introduce an entirely new car. Despite finishing second in the 2023 Constructors’ Championship, the Brackley-based side have offered Red Bull little competition since the current aerodynamic regulations were introduced in
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has fired a savage blow at Mercedes rival Toto Wolff, by insisting that he’d “never smash a set of headphones”. Horner and Wolff have been rivals for years, with it often being their teams fighting for wins. At least that was the case in 2021, when Max Verstappen and
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Max Verstappen has stressed that Red Bull don’t design their car purely to suit him, despite claims made last year by Sergio Perez’s father. The Dutchman was consistently able to extract more performance from the RB19 on his way to his third consecutive Drivers’ Championship, leading to suggestions that the car was designed for him,
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