Max Verstappen gave Nyck de Vries a “motivational speech” ahead of the 27-year-old’s debut in Formula 1 at the Italian Grand Prix. De Vries is formerly part of the McLaren young drivers’ programme, and won the 2019 Formula 2 title, as well as the 2021 Formula E Championship with Mercedes. However, the Dutchman had never
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Charles Leclerc was left wondering what might have been after race control could not resume proceedings at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday. Leclerc started on pole after a brilliant performance on Saturday, and Max Verstappen was pegged back to seventh due to an engine penalty. The Dutchman made his way back up to second
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Following the Italian Grand Prix, Pierre Gasly has joked that Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren should face ‘cheating’ allegations, as his team were at the Dutch Grand Prix. Supposed fans sent vile abusive messages to Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri and Red Bull strategist Hannah Schmitz, after some believed that Tsunoda was told to retire on purpose to benefit Max
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is unfazed by the booing he experienced at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix last weekend. Having received raucous support in Austria, Hungary, Spa and Zandvoort, Verstappen and Red Bull rolled into Ferrari territory last weekend for the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. The reigning champion entered the weekend with a 109-point
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Mercedes driver, Sir Lewis Hamilton, observes that Red Bull are “almost unbeatable,” so his team might need some help to beat them this year. Max Verstappen has won three races from outside the top six this year, all of those arriving in the last four races. He started 10th in Hungary after a power issue in
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Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, says that the team are still weighing up their options for 2026, but confirms that any relationship with Porsche is now dead in the water. The Austrian team had initially purchased Honda’s intellectual property to construct their own powertrains when the Japanese motoring giant announced its intention to leave
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen amusingly showed Mercedes’ George Russell the finger in Monza after growing frustrated at the Briton during practice at the Italian Grand Prix. Verstappen was trying to set some qualifying laps in the final practice session on Saturday morning, but Russell was on a race run, so both were entitled to continue
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Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, believes that Ferrari’s fans were simply unhappy at the way the Italian Grand Prix ended on Sunday, hence the booing. The tifosi were sent into raptures on Saturday as Charles Leclerc took pole position, with Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez in behind. The reigning champion had an engine
MoreMax Verstappen stormed from seventh to first at the Italian Grand Prix, to claim his first ever victory at the ‘Temple of Speed’. The reigning World Champion won the race arguably with ease, with Charles Leclerc unable to do anything about the Red Bull driver’s relentless pace. Verstappen’s fifth consecutive victory has put the championship
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ George Russell looked on in amazement as they watched Sir Lewis Hamilton’s impressive double pass on Lando Norris and Pierre Gasly at the Italian Grand Prix. Hamilton started the race in 19th after taking a back of the grid penalty by switching to a new power unit, and his recovery
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