McLaren CEO Zak Brown has said that Red Bull can be rather cutthroat with their decisions to axe drivers, and believes that many of them weren’t given enough time to succeed. Since 2016, Daniil Kvyat, Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon have all been dropped from the Red Bull senior team, which is in part due
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Former F1 driver David Coulthard is full of praise for Max Verstappen after the Dutchman claimed his first title in 2021, and reckons that he has already established himself as one of the greats in Formula 1. Verstappen claimed 10 victories and 18 podiums last year en route to his dramatic last gasp victory over
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Raymond Vermeulen, manager of Max Verstappen, is extremely pleased with his client’s current situation at Red Bull after the Dutchman signed a new contract that keeps him at the team until the end of 2028. In one of the most lucrative deals in Formula 1 history, Verstappen signed a five-year extension reportedly worth $250 million
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Fans on social media are torn as to whether Max Verstappen is a better Red Bull driver than Sebastian Vettel was in his prime. Vettel claimed 38 victories with the Milton Keynes side in five seasons with the team, claiming four Drivers’ Championships while winning four constructors’ titles together with Mark Webber despite a rocky
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Carlos Sainz has reiterated that he would like to remain with Ferrari beyond 2022, but cannot give any real update on the progress of his contract negotiations at this time. Sainz stepped into the Maranello outfit alongside Charles Leclerc for the 2021 season, replacing four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel who moved to Aston Martin. He
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz predicts that pre-season testing will be a little different this year due to the brand-new regulations. Formula 1’s technical regulations have undergone sweeping alterations ahead of the 2022 season, as ground effect returns leading to the vast reduction of aerodynamic efficiency. Further, the tyres have increased by five inches to 18,
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has said that the new cars introduced in 2022 will be vastly distinct from anything we have seen in recent seasons in Formula 1, and believes that the Scuderia’s new challenger will be easier to drive. Amid vast changes to the technical regulations, wholesale alterations are being made to the cars’
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo maintains that he does not regret his move away from Red Bull after watching their championship success last year with Max Verstappen. Ricciardo joined the Formula 1 paddock in 2011 as a Red Bull junior driver on loan to HRT, and he made his debut at the British Grand Prix that
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed how the Milton Keynes team pried Max Verstappen away from the clutches of Mercedes when he was a junior driver. Verstappen debuted in 2015 for Toro Rosso alongside Carlos Sainz having participated in his first practice session the year previous at the tender age of just 16.
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is not at all bothered by fans who do not value his talent in Formula 1, and stressed that his team principal Mattia Binotto is aware of his abilities as a racing driver. Sainz has perhaps gone slightly under the radar in F1 since his arrival into the sport in 2015 with
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