George Russell’s ability to match and even outperform Valtteri Bottas in equal machinery in the Sakhir Grand Prix unquestionably increased the young Brit’s stock in the F1 paddock, but it also raised questions about how Lewis Hamilton would fare against a stronger team-mate. According to ex-F1 driver Jan Lammers, Dutch ace Max Verstappen would “easily”
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Ex-F1 driver Damon Hill has warned that Red Bull might go “off on a tangent” if they focus on Max Verstappen’s feedback when developing their car instead of listening to Sergio Perez, who has considerably more experience than the Dutch ace. “I think Sergio being more mature, having had more experience, I think he will
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Most of the F1 community was delighted with the news that Sergio Perez would be partnering Max Verstappen at Red Bull next season, after the Mexican had a very strong year but lost his seat at Racing Point to Sebastian Vettel. Perez will be keen to prove his talent at the front end of the
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Dutch ace Max Verstappen and his management team have insisted that they have no regrets about turning down Mercedes in 2014 despite the Silver Arrows winning every F1 Championship since then. At the time, Verstappen had the option of driving for Red Bull’s sister team, Toro Rosso, in 2015, or taking up a reserve driver
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After Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc were very evenly matched throughout the 2019 F1 season, fans were surprised to see a large disparity in pace emerge between the Ferrari team-mates this year. This prompted speculation that Ferrari were deliberately sabotaging Vettel or not giving him the same machinery as Leclerc, as the German was set
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Around a week after announcing that Sergio Perez will be joining the team next year, Red Bull have offered an explanation as to why they didn’t sign Sebastian Vettel as Alex Albon’s replacement for the 2021 F1 season. In a recent interview, Dr Helmut Marko, head of Red Bull’s driver development programme, suggested that the
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Red Bull Racing have included Ferrari on their naughty list in a tweet posted on Christmas Eve. The tweeted image shows Santa Clause reading his “nice” and “naughty” lists in some sort of Red Bull facility, and it includes Ferrari on the “naughty” side. READ: Max Verstappen Not Yet On Lewis Hamilton’s Level – Ex-F1
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Sergio Perez was at risk of spending a year on the side-lines, with Sebastian Vettel taking his seat at Racing Point and the Mexican yet to sign a contract with another team as the season drew to a close in Abu Dhabi. However, last week, Red Bull announced that Perez would be replacing Alex Albon
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Red Bull are “close” to agreeing a deal with Honda which will see them continue to use the Japanese automaker’s power units even after they exit Formula One at the end of 2021, according to Dr Helmut Marko, a senior team advisor. Speaking earlier this week, Dr Marko said they are expecting the Honda power
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Max Verstappen was the only driver able to challenge the dominant Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas last season. And, while many in the paddock consider Verstappen to be the most talented driver on the current F1 grid – especially as he outperformed the Mercedes on a few occasions despite driving an inferior car
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