Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that the Silver Arrows were forced to alter their cars’ set-up ahead of qualifying. Speaking after the US Grand Prix – which Sir Lewis Hamilton finished in P2, behind Championship leader Max Verstappen – Wolff revealed that Mercedes had to raise the floor of their car ahead of
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Max Verstappen was evidently frustrated after he was asked about the risk of him and Sir Lewis Hamilton colliding on the opening lap of the US Grand Prix. The two Championship protagonists have come to blows several times this season, and Verstappen has suffered two DNFs as a result of collisions with Hamilton (namely at
MoreDutch ace Max Verstappen has revealed he will not be taking part in the new season of Netflix’s Drive To Survive docuseries. The Red Bull driver has previously criticised the docuseries for being sensationalist and for taking radio messages out of context. Explaining his decision not to participate in the fourth season of the docuseries,
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Alex Albon has said that being on the sidelines of Formula 1 at the start of the 2021 season was “torture”. The Thai driver had raced in F1 in 2019 and 2020, but he found himself out of a seat at the end of last year after Red Bull opted to replace him with Sergio
MorePierre Gasly should try to find another seat on the grid now that Red Bull have decided to retain Sergio Perez for the 2022 season, ex-F1 racer Marc Surer has told Formula1News.co.uk. The Frenchman has been in exceptional form ever since he returned to Red Bull’s junior outfit in mid-2019, however, he has once again
More2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has said the ongoing Championship battle between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is “awesome”, but he warned that it could reach a “destructive phase.” The Championship protagonists have duelled on a number of occasions this season, and things quickly turned ugly in Silverstone after the pair collided at
MoreMercedes team principal and CEO Toto Wolff has accused Red Bull team boss Christian Horner of trying to polarise Formula 1 fans. The Austrian made the remark just days before Formula 1 returns from its summer shutdown in Belgium. Mercedes and Red Bull have been locked in a fierce Championship battle since the season-opener in
MoreDr Helmut Marko, head of Red Bull’s driver programme, has recalled when he realised that Max Verstappen is an “extraordinary talent.” At the age of 16, Verstappen became the youngest driver to ever take part in an F1 race weekend at Suzuka in 2014. Specifically, he took part in FP1 for the Japanese Grand Prix
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Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that Red Bull opted to pay him a podium bonus despite him being disqualified from the 2014 Australian Grand Prix. Ricciardo joined Red Bull at the end of 2013 after racing with their junior team, Toro Rosso, for the previous two years. On his debut with Red Bull Racing, the Aussie
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Senior Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has suggested that certain rules related to Formula 1’s recently introduced budget cap need a rethink. For the first time in the sport’s history, F1 implemented a budget cap for the 2021 season, with teams only allowed to spend a total of up to $145 million (with the
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