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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Nico Hulkenberg has joked that he will cry if he watches Red Bull this season, given how competitive their RB16B is. The German driver had been tipped to be in contention for a 2021 seat at the team last year after a number of exceptional stand-in performances at Racing Point. READ: Russell Open To Fighting
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Sergio Perez was clearly feeling a mixture of emotions after he narrowly missed out on pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to Sir Lewis Hamilton. The Mexican will line up P2 on the grid, one position ahead of his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen, and he was evidently frustrated but optimistic with the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that Red Bull will have a “strategic advantage” over them in today’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as their two drivers will be on differing strategies and Sir Lewis Hamilton will be outnumbered. Hamilton took pole position on Saturday after Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen both made mistakes on
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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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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 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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