Mercedes are reportedly ready to toss the rule book out the window next year if Red Bull are not sufficiently punished for breaching the budget cap. A “gentlemen’s agreement” was previously trialled in Formula 1, whereby the teams would promise to stay with a spending limit, but no one had any intention of sticking to
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Max Verstappen’s move around the outside of Charles Leclerc at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix was something to behold, and the Dutchman is yet to reach his full potential. This is according to Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, who also suggests that the Dutchman is still well under his full potential. Verstappen came into
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Following the confirmation from the FIA last Monday that Red Bull did in fact exceed the 2021 budget cap, ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher has called for a “detailed investigation” into how it was discovered prior to the announcement that Red Bull had exceeded the budget. It was reported at the Singapore Grand Prix that both Red Bull
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Whilst 2021 continues to be questioned as a result of ‘Cashgate’, there is no argument that Red Bull have been dominant in 2022, with the side setting their sights on sealing their superiority this year with a one-two in the Drivers’ Championship. Depending on the punishment awarded to the Austrians for their budget cap breach, many
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has remained vocal about the revelation that rivals Red Bull did in fact exceed the 2021 budget cap, something which potentially questions the legitimacy of Max Verstappen’s 2021 crown. Following much speculation, the FIA revealed last Monday that the Austrians had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, after finding them guilty of a ‘minor’
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Formula 1 appears to have become more about the sport’s politics rather than the on-track action, with the FIA having potentially the biggest decision in its modern history to make. It was announced by the FIA last Monday that following much speculation, Red Bull had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, after being found to have made a
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has tipped AlphaTauri signing Nyck de Vries to immediately lead the Faenza-based team, despite 2023 team-mate Yuki Tsunoda possessing considerably more Formula 1 experience. Despite being 27-years-old, De Vries will line-up on the grid next season as a rookie, even though, he has years of motorsport experience under his
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Max Verstappen cruised to his second consecutive World Championship at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, as a late mistake by Charles Leclerc saw the Dutchman wrap up the 2022 title. Leclerc was looking set to finish second and take the championship to the United States Grand Prix; however, whilst under pressure on the last lap, the Monegasque
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Sebastian Vettel has just four races left in his 15-year Formula 1 career, with the German having been his most emotional yet since announcing his retirement at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Suzuka holds an incredibly special place in the 35-year-old’s heart, with the driver having won at the legendary venue four times and also
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Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports commentator, Martin Brundle, reckons Red Bull boss, Christian Horner, should sign a document outlining his commitment to following the rules amid his team’s breach of the financial regulations. Red Bull, as well as the other nine teams on the grid, had a $145 million imposed on them in
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