Sergio Perez has admitted ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix that he’s “not fully confident” with his RB19, something which has played a role in his recent struggles. Perez heads to the Hungaroring in dreadful form, with the Mexican having claimed just one podium in the last five races. If that wasn’t bad enough,
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Lewis Hamilton has come under fire for his proposed F1 rule changes, with some suggesting he was being absurdly unrealistic. Hamilton has said that all F1 teams should be banned from working on next season’s car until later in the summer. The British driver believes this would stop dominant teams, such as Red Bull, from
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Ex-Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari has insisted that Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko would’ve sacked Sergio Perez, had the Mexican been in the side’s junior team. Alguersuari raced for Red Bull’s sister team from 2009 until 2011, before he was replaced by Daniel Ricciardo in 2012. The Spaniard therefore knows how the likes of
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Daniel Ricciardo will be heading to the Hungarian GP as a racer for AlphaTauri and he has set out certain expectations for the vehicle he’ll be driving. The Australian driver left Formula 1 at the end of a torrid 2022 season with McLaren, where he was completely outshone by then-teammate Lando Norris. Now, he returns
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Nico Rosberg, the 2016 Formula 1 World Champion, has expressed doubts about Red Bull achieving an unprecedented clean-sweep of 22 Grand Prix wins this season. While the team has had a dominant run so far with 10 consecutive victories—eight by championship leader Max Verstappen and two by teammate Sergio Perez—Rosberg believes Perez’s performance is the
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has confirmed that Daniel Ricciardo “firmly wants” Sergio Perez’s Red Bull seat in 2025, with the Aussie supposedly seeing his return to AlphaTauri as the “best route” back to the main fold. It was confirmed last Tuesday following a Pirelli tyre test at the Silverstone International Circuit that Ricciardo
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Former AlphaTauri driver Nyck de Vries has expressed his discontent and surprise regarding his sudden departure from the team. De Vries, who had become a pawn in the Red Bull musical chairs, took aim at the decision makers while revealing an explosive detail about his contract. “In fact, it took me completely by surprise. I
MoreEx-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes Daniel Ricciardo will replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull next season, if he “performs well” for AlphaTauri. It was announced last Tuesday that Ricciardo will be completing the remainder of the 2023 season for the Faenza-based team, following the abrupt sacking of rookie Nyck de Vries. De Vries has
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Sergio Perez remains unfazed by ongoing speculation surrounding his future at the Red Bull Formula 1 team. The rumours have been fuelled by the announcement that Daniel Ricciardo will replace Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri from the Hungarian Grand Prix onwards. As Ricciardo aims to prove himself and secure a return to a Red Bull
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Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo have been brought up as contenders to replace Sergio Perez by Red Bull’s senior advisor Dr Helmut Marko and star driver Max Verstappen, respectively. Last week Helmut Marko described Norris as the “strongest of the young drivers.” This follows the McLaren driver’s impressive display at the British Grand Prix, where
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