Max Verstappen says he sees no reason to change Formula 1 teams before his current Red Bull deal is up in 2028. Verstappen and Red Bull went through a turbulent first half of the season both on and off the track, marked by power plays behind the scene behind team boss Christian Horner and advisor … Read more
Red Bull thinks that improving its car balance, rather than simply delivering more downforce on its RB21, is key to its Formula 1 title ambitions in 2025. The Milton Keynes-based outfit faced some struggles throughout this season after an early advantage was wiped away by its main rivals from the Miami Grand Prix. And although … Read more
Max Verstappen has doubled down on his criticism of George Russell following their altercation after Qatar Grand Prix qualifying. Verstappen and Russell generally enjoyed cordial relations thus far, but that changed at the Qatar Grand Prix when Verstappen felt Russell was trying to stitch him up in front of the FIA race stewards and land the … Read more
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has insisted there was no reason for Sergio Perez not to have followed Max Verstappen through the field and scored big points at the Brazilian Grand Prix. After another Q2 elimination in qualifying, albeit just a place behind team-mate Verstappen before the three-time champion’s five-place grid penalty, Perez started … Read more
Sergio Perez’s ongoing struggles in Formula 1 have left his Red Bull bosses facing a $20 million headache over what it does with him going forward. Where once his lack of scoring was not much more than an annoyance, and only had an impact on the Mexican’s own drivers’ championship positions, things have got much … Read more
Red Bull and Checo may be about to separate. This comes after the struggling Mexican’s billionaire backer, Carlos Slim of Telmex, publicly supported him at the weekend. It has since emerged that the Mexican telecoms giant will no longer appear on the Red Bull car in 2025. While Red Bull and Checo were left floundering … Read more
Formula 1 power unit manufacturers Honda and Alpine (Renault) have agreed to pay fines for procedural breaches of the FIA’s engine cost cap rules. Honda will pay $600,000, while Alpine’s fine amounts to $400,000, after both manufacturers settled for a so-called Accepted Breach Agreement with the FIA. In its report the FIA said Honda Racing … Read more
Organisers of Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix are bullish that their sold-out event will remain successful regardless of Sergio Perez’s F1 future, and are working on a new deal. Perez signed a two-year contract extension earlier this year, but his continued difficulties to perform at a consistently high level have Red Bull constantly monitoring the … Read more
McLaren has had its request for a Right of Review into Lando Norris’ Austin penalty rejected by the FIA stewards for last weekend’s Formula 1 race in Austin. McLaren had argued that the stewards made an incorrect statement – and overall call – in handing Norris a penalty in Document 69 (from the FIA timing … Read more
McLaren has instigated a right of review request into Lando Norris’s penalty in Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix – the first step in trying to get the sanction overturned. Norris was hit with a five-second penalty for overtaking Red Bull’s Max Verstappen off the track as they duelled late in the race at Austin. … Read more
