Max Verstappen has called for set-up changes to be allowed deeper into sprint weekends, to enable teams and drivers to “correct your mistake or potential mistake”. Under the current sprint format, all the cars enter parc ferme conditions after Free Practice 1, which is the only practice session during a sprint weekend. As a result,
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1997 Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve has claimed that Red Bull are not “unbeatable”, with that title instead belonging to Max Verstappen. Based on the statistics, Villeneuve does appear to have a point, given that 14 of Red Bull’s 16 wins this season have come courtesy of the Dutchman, who claimed his third consecutive
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Dutch racing driver Tom Coronel believes Sergio Perez’s job at Red Bull is simply to do the “chores”, with him not being capable of winning races consistently. Perez’s future with Red Bull is still a huge talking point, despite team principal Christian Horner having insisted that the Mexican’s deal for 2024 will be respected. Having
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Newly crowned three-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen has been told that he’s only “14%” responsible for his success, by Dutch columnist Bert Wagendorp. Sergio Perez crashing out of last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix sprint race secured the 2023 Drivers’ Championship for Verstappen, something which was set to happen regardless given his ridiculous lead
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Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Alain Prost believes Max Verstappen defeating Lewis Hamilton in 2021 gave the Dutchman the “confidence and self-assurance” that he needed to become unbeatable. Since scrapping with the seven-time World Champion for the 2021 Drivers’ Championship, Verstappen has been unstoppable, with him having claimed 29 wins since the start of 2022
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Rumours of Red Bull driver Sergio Perez’s imminent retirement from Formula 1 have been categorically refuted by sources close to the Mexican racer. A detailed rumour about Perez allegedly announcing his retirement at the upcoming Grand Prix in his home country has gained traction on social media. This speculation follows a season in which Perez
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Lewis Hamilton has turned the spotlight on Sergio Perez, putting pressure on the Mexican driver to secure second place in the Formula 1 drivers’ championship. Hamilton, who is just 30 points behind Perez in the standings, faced a difficult race at the Qatar Grand Prix, where he crashed out in a first-lap collision with his
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Sergio Perez has slammed the way the FIA policed track limits at last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, with the Mexican insisting that the last-minute changes were “impossible to see”. Perez was one of several drivers to receive a track limit penalty at the Lusail International Circuit last Sunday, after exceeding track limits too many times.
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Carlos Sainz believes Ferrari are capable of beating Red Bull “from time to time”, with the Spaniard noting that only the Italians have been able to “stand up” to the dominance being enjoyed by the Austrians. Red Bull and Max Verstappen have already wrapped up both championships for the season with five races still remaining,
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In a dramatic turn of events at the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s race took a heavy hit as he incurred three time penalties, forcing him to finish 10th after a pit-lane start. The penalties were a result of repeated violations of track limits, with Perez accumulating a total of 15 seconds in penalties
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