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Sergio Perez had a tough race in Austria last weekend. The Mexican driver finished seventh behind the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg. It was a Haas sandwich as Kevin Magnussen slipped behind in eighth. Looking at where Max Verstappen is taking his RB20, Checo is falling behind rather dramatically. Perez is in the fortunate position to…
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Lando Norris believes that Max Verstappen shouldn’t have been given ‘a big penalty’ after their contact at the Austrian Grand Prix last week, which denied either driver of taking the race win. After a slow final pit-stop allowed the McLaren driver to catch up to the world champion, the two battled for multiple laps at…
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Red Bull Junior Isack Hadjar will complete the FP1 session for Red Bull Racing at Silverstone this weekend. The 19-year-old will get behind the wheel of Sergio Pérez’s car to complete the team’s first rookie driver requirement of the season. Hadjar is set to drive alongside two more rookies in the Silverstone FP1 session. He’ll…
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When Sir Lewis Hamilton shocked the world in February, announcing a legacy-defining move to Scuderia Ferrari for 2025, few thought Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff would be able to attract a driver of equal quality to take his place. However, with unforeseen troubles surrounding his father arising at Red Bull, alongside legendary designer Adrian Newey…
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Despite finishing P4 today, Lewis Hamilton admitted that damage to his Mercedes W15 “compromised his race” during the 2024 Austrian GP. His Team Principal, Toto Wolff, supported this by stating, “he picked up floor damage, which caused him a loss of performance.” Following the ‘Verstappen-Norris’ incident, Mercedes’ George Russell grabbed the lead. Meanwhile, their #1…
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Oscar Piastri described his P2 finish in Austria as “happy“, yet “a little bit bittersweet“. The Australian showed regret over his second-placed run as he was “so close to the win” behind ‘pole-sitter’ George Russell. After Piastri qualified P7 yesterday, he got lucky, however, when Verstappen and Norris made contact, taking them out of the…
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Lando Norris has said he will lose “a lot of respect” for Max Verstappen after their clash in the closing stages of the Austrian GP. Verstappen was dominating the race before he began to complain that his tyres were going off at the end of his second stint. Red Bull then had a 6.5 seconds…
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At the 2024 Austrian GP, F1 qualifying saw Max Verstappen take pole with a 1:04.314, an impressive 0.404 seconds from Lando Norris and George Russell. Max Verstappen had taken the win in the Sprint Race in Austria. Followed by Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, however coming onto qualifying the McLaren’s were looking to challenge Verstappen…
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Jos Verstappen has revealed that he received a ‘very serious’ threat from Red Bull’s Team Principal, Christian Horner. He accused Horner of ‘doing everything he could do to stop’ his Legends Parade participation at the Red Bull Ring. Following Max Verstappen’s pole grab at yesterday’s sprint, the Austrian team has now dismantled again. This is…
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After an exciting Sprint Race in Austria, Max Verstappen wins, after nail-biting battles with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. It’s a beautiful day in Austria as teams completed their final preparations and drivers headed to the grid for today’s Sprint. Weather forecasts predicted a maximum of 30°C at the Red Bull Ring, accompanied by a…
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Max Verstappen has been at the center of rumors lately, which he has finally chosen to deny. ‘I have a long-term contract with the team’, Verstappen said about Red Bull. For some time now, Mercedes CEO Ola Kallenius has been talking about an opening for the Dutchman to join his team. Kallenius is convinced that…
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In the F1 Sprint Qualifying at the 2024 Austrian GP Verstappen took pole with a 1:04.686 leading from Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. FP1 saw Max Verstappen overcome an engine issue to take P1. Leading from Piastri and Leclerc. Although Norris had a purple sector one, he backed off of his final fast lap. Last…
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As the ‘Sergio Pérez 2024 Spanish GP’ saga ends, it was nothing short of a rollercoaster ride – a true “nightmare of a race“, as the driver himself so vividly described it. After his “quite hard” P8 grab, he revealed that he was “struggling for balance in the car“. Following a three-place grid penalty after…
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Speaking at the Spanish Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso shared that he believes the Adrian Newey to Aston Martin ‘rumours are rumours.’ British newspaper The Times recently reported that Adrian Newey has had conversations with owner Lance Stroll to join the team from 2025. The Red Bull chief technical officer has reportedly had an exclusive tour…
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Sergio Pérez sees the triple header as a chance to have a ‘reset’ after a run of bad performances. Following an ‘unexpected’ P8 finish at Imola, Sergio Pérez displayed worse runs at Monaco and Canada. Similarly, like in Monaco, the RB20 failed Red Bull’s #2, forcing him to withdraw late at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.…
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Formula 3 driver Kacper Sztuka has taken to X to announce that he has been dropped from the Red Bull Junior Team. The 18-year-old took to social media at the end of November last year to announce he had joined the Red Bull Juniors. However, he has announced on X today that his contract has…
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Max Verstappen says the team ‘made the right calls’ this weekend to take the 2024 Canadian GP win. The Dutchman was back on the top step of the podium this weekend, following a brief stint further down the pack with a difficult car. Speaking after the race, Verstappen told the media that getting back to…
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Following a ‘below-par’ run in Monaco, Max Verstappen continued his poor performance in this week’s practice sessions as well. He struggled in the first two qualifying rounds yesterday. Luckily, the Dutchman managed to turn the tides around in the last minute. Regarding this, the Red Bull driver had some interesting words to say in the…
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Following the Monaco misery last time out, Max Verstappen’s struggles continue at Montréal. Reminiscent of Australia, the RB20 saw smoke coming out the back in yesterday’s FP2 session. Regarding this, the Dutchman shared some concerning words, ahead of the 2024 Canadian GP. Max Verstappen tense about ‘implications’ of RB20 engine issue after ERS fire in…
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After developing the ‘next-gen’ 2022 car, Formula 1 is again joining forces with Amazon Web Services (AWS) this weekend. This time, the partnership is debuting the first-ever generative AI-inspired F1 award- the 2024 Canadian GP trophy. Before the curtain rises on Sunday, here’s everything that you need to know about this AI-designed trophy. 2024 Canadian…