Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has spoken of his joy of witnessing Max Verstappen snatch the 2021 championship on the final lap of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen and title rival Sir Lewis Hamilton entered the final round of the season level on points after what had been an astonishing season of
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Former Formula 1 driver Perry McCarthy has detailed what separates a world champion from the rest of the pack. Max Verstappen proved to the world last year that he is world champion material; his aggression, race-craft and 10 victories displayed just some of the necessary qualities anticipated from a driver – and evidently possessed by
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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard does not believe that Sir Lewis Hamilton is thinking of retiring following his championship defeat in 2021, suggesting that the 37-year-old will get over the controversial ending soon enough. Hamilton was denied his eighth championship when a polemic Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi allowed Red Bull’s
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In an unbelievable turn of events, Honda are now to remain a key component in Red Bull’s Formula 1 operation, and they will continue to manufacture the team’s engines until the end of 2025. Red Bull were set to construct their own powertrains under a crucial engine freeze that would compensate for the team’s lack
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Former Formula 1 driver Perry McCarthy has compared being placed into the same team as Max Verstappen as a “graveyard sentence,” given the way the Dutchman ruthlessly out-performs his team-mates. Verstappen has out-qualified a number of partners 90 times in 118 races since his arrival into the Red Bull team in 2016, and a failure
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff feared that Sir Lewis Hamilton’s title challenge was all but over when the Briton was disqualified from qualifying at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Hamilton qualified fastest for the sprint qualifying event on the Friday in Sao Paulo, but a technical infringement on his rear wing saw him pushed down the
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The Singapore Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 calendar until 2028 after reaching an agreement to extend its contract. The Marina Bay Street Circuit became the first-ever host of a night race in F1 in 2008, with Fernando Alonso claiming victory for Renault in a controversial grand prix. Since then, another 11 races
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said that co-founder of the company, Dietrich Mateschitz, is “proud” of the efforts by the team in 2021 as Max Verstappen claimed his maiden world championship. The Dutchman claimed 20 race wins and 18 podiums en route to snatching the title away from Sir Lewis Hamilton on the
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle believes that an over-abundance of pressure is placed upon race director Michael Masi during race weekends, and he therefore needs help with the job. Masi was the centre of controversy on a number of occasions during the 2021 season, not least during the final race in Abu Dhabi when
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has applauded Sir Lewis Hamilton for his magnanimity in the immediate aftermath of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton missed out on his record-breaking eighth world championship in last year’s season finale following a controversial Safety Car restart that saw Michael Masi renege on an earlier decision by only
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