The stewards have decided not to penalise Sergio Perez or Esteban Ocon for the collision between the pair in Free Practice One (FP1) at Imola which ended both of their sessions and brought out the red flags. The rear of Perez’s Red Bull made contact with the front of Ocon’s car at turn five and
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Sergio Perez must accept he is slower than Max Verstappen if he is to succeed at Red Bull, British F1 journalist Tom Clarkson has said. Speaking on the F1 Nation podcast, Clarkson, the host, said he believes as long as Perez is able to accept that he won’t be able to match Verstappen’s qualifying pace,
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said he believes the Milton Keynes-based team have a good chance of retaining Max Verstappen over the coming years. The Dutch ace has a so-called “performance clause” in his contract which could allow him to walk away from Red Bull at the end of the season despite
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The Mercedes F1 Team has claimed that team principal Toto Wolff was recently misquoted by the media. Earlier this month, Wolff reportedly said that McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner “just spread sh*t.” Follow us on Google News to never miss an F1 story! He made the comment in
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has opened up on his relationship with former Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen, insisting they “never hated each other.” Ricciardo departed Red Bull at the end of 2018, as he felt the team was favouring Verstappen as they looked to make him the youngest ever F1 World Champion. Follow us on
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Mercedes should think twice about throwing its weight behind Sir Lewis Hamilton in this year’s Championship battle and making Valtteri Bottas serve as his wingman, ex-Formula One racer Marc Surer has warned. Speaking to Formula1News.co.uk, Surer said that it would be “dangerous” to designate a clear number one and number two driver so early in
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Nico Hulkenberg has been signed as the newly rebranded Aston Martin F1 Team’s reserve and development driver, the constructor announced on Wednesday. Hulkenberg raced in three grand prix with Racing Point last season after Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll both tested positive for COVID-19 (at different points of the campaign.) Follow us on Google News
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The Mercedes F1 Team is rushing to develop a new floor which it hopes will help them close the gap to Red Bull, according to Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. The new floor could be ready as early as the next grand prix, which will take place at Imola on 18 April, the publication
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The Mercedes F1 Team is likely to throw its weight behind Sir Lewis Hamilton to improve their chances of beating Max Verstappen in this year’s Championship battle, 1996 World Champion Damon Hill has said. As such, Hill believes Valtteri Bottas is likely to play second fiddle to Hamilton at Mercedes this campaign, as the Silver
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has no sympathy for the Mercedes F1 Team following them losing performance as a result of the 2021 regulation changes. Last year, the FIA mandated cuts to the rear floor and other downforce-generating components on the rear of the cars in a bid to reduce cornering speeds and
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