“Nothing evident” stopping Perez from following Verstappen Brazil GP recovery

“Nothing evident” stopping Perez from following Verstappen Brazil GP recovery

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

Is Colapinto the answer to Red Bull’s $20 million Perez headache?

Is Colapinto the answer to Red Bull’s  million Perez headache?

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 to part ways in 2024 over sponsor?

Red Bull and Checo to part ways in 2024 over sponsor?

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

Honda and Alpine fined by FIA over F1 engine cost cap breach

Honda and Alpine fined by FIA over F1 engine cost cap breach

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

Why Mexican GP believes it has bright future, with or without Perez

Why Mexican GP believes it has bright future, with or without Perez

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

FIA stewards reject McLaren’s Right of Review petition over Norris’s Austin penalty

FIA stewards reject McLaren’s Right of Review petition over Norris’s Austin penalty

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 instigates right of review over Norris’s US GP penalty

McLaren instigates right of review over Norris’s US GP penalty

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

Red Bull and Ford sign American Chloe Chambers for 2025 F1 Academy

Red Bull and Ford sign American Chloe Chambers for 2025 F1 Academy

Red Bull has signed US driver Chloe Chambers to its F1 Academy programme for the 2025 season, with support with Ford, its future F1 power unit partner. Former USA F4 and W Series racer Chambers will drive the Red Bull and Ford branded car in F1 Academy’s third season, replacing Emely de Heus and giving … Read more

F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo fired by Red Bull, leaving fans outraged – National

F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo fired by Red Bull, leaving fans outraged – National

Formula One racer Daniel Ricciardo was released by Red Bull Racing on Thursday, and it was announced that Liam Lawson will immediately slip into the driver’s seat, replacing him on the team. It was pretty apparent that the 35-year-old’s days with the circuit were nearing their end — at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend, … Read more