Scuderia AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has defended Japanese F1 rookie Yuki Tsunoda. The 21-year-old was accused by Red Bull team boss Christian Horner of ruining Max Verstappen’s final Q3 lap, as he went off the track at turn 11. This seemingly distracted Sergio Perez, who was running behind him, and led to the Mexican
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Championship leader Max Verstappen has hit out at his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez for compromising his final lap in qualifying. The Dutchman will start tomorrow’s Mexican Grand Prix third on the grid, ahead of the two Mercedes of Sir Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, who will line up P2 and P1, respectively. Perez was
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Pierre 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
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Pierre Gasly has said he is expecting to “get more answers” about his future from Red Bull’s senior management over the next few weeks. The Frenchman has been in fine form since he was dropped by Red Bull in mid-2019, and many people in the F1 paddock believe he deserves another chance alongside Max Verstappen.
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Sergio Perez has said he has been benefiting from criticism from Red Bull senior advisor Dr Helmut Marko. The Mexican, who joined Red Bull at the end of 2020 after a stellar campaign with Racing Point, said that he appreciates Dr Marko’s straightforward approach as it helps him improve as a driver. READ: Mercedes Still
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed what all of Red Bull’s “second drivers” since Daniel Ricciardo have struggled with relative to Max Verstappen. The Milton Keynes-based team have found it difficult to find a team-mate capable of consistently getting close to Verstappen, and they have fielded three different drivers in their second
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said the team knows there’s still everything to play for in this year’s Championship battle despite Max Verstappen losing the lead in the standings in Hungary. The Dutch ace’s Championship rival, Sir Lewis Hamilton, benefitted from Verstappen suffering a DNF in the British GP after colliding with the
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Mexican driver Sergio Perez is confident that a contract extension with Red Bull Racing will be finalised over Formula 1’s summer break. After Red Bull axed Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon, Perez was on notice to perform this season or be subject to a similar fate as that of his predecessors. READ: Stroll Could Join
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted that the team’s “pressured environment” contributed to the downfall of Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon at the Milton Keynes-based team. Gasly was signed as Daniel Ricciardo’s replacement in 2019 but he was axed after around half of a season, with him being demoted back to the sister
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said he doesn’t have a “major problem” with Lando Norris’ defensive move against Sergio Perez in the early phase of Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. Perez was battling Norris for P2, but the Mexican lost several places after being pushed wide into the gravel trap by the young Brit
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