Who could stand-in for Verstappen at Red Bull if he gets an F1 race ban?
Following the incident with George Russell in Barcelona, Max Verstappen is just one penalty point away from serving a one-race ban from a Formula 1 grand prix. The reigning world champion was given a 10-second penalty and three penalty points on his superlicence for driving into Russell’s Mercedes during the closing laps of the Spanish […]
Verstappen apologised to Red Bull for F1 Spanish GP clash with Russell
Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has revealed Max Verstappen apologised in the Spanish Grand Prix debrief room for his incident with George Russell. Verstappen received three penalty points on top of a 10-second time penalty after a bizarre incident in the final laps of the race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where […]
No further action taken on Leclerc-Verstappen incident at F1 Spanish GP
The FIA race stewards have taken no further action against Charles Leclerc for making contact with Max Verstappen in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix — meaning the Ferrari driver has retained his podium position. On a lap 61 safety car restart, Verstappen lost momentum with a huge oversteer moment out of the final corner as […]
Why McLaren expected Red Bull to be closer at F1 Spanish GP
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella has explained why he expected Red Bull to be closer in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix even disregarding the FIA’s front wing flexing clampdown. Competitors had hoped the FIA’s decreased tolerance for front wing flexing would have reduced McLaren’s advantage on the rest of the field, but […]
Tsunoda has «no idea why I’m slow» after F1 Spanish GP practice
Yuki Tsunoda admitted to befuddlement over his lack of pace after Formula 1’s opening practice sessions at the Spanish Grand Prix — revealing he «doesn’t have any idea why I’m slow». The Red Bull driver believed that, although his two Friday sessions were «smooth» and without any obvious issues, the ultimate pace was too slow […]
Gasly blames Tsunoda for Monaco F1 crash: ‘Not his finest moment’
Pierre Gasly has blamed the collision that took him out of the Monaco Grand Prix on his former Formula 1 team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, claiming the latter moved under braking. Tsunoda and Gasly were running 17th and 18th – after making their first mandatory pitstop as early as lap 1 – when the Alpine driver attacked his […]
Monaco track changes only way to encourage overtaking in F1
After another Monaco Grand Prix saw little variety between qualifying and race results, with McLaren’s Lando Norris winning from pole position, Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner is calling for drastic changes in the Principality. For this year’s race, F1 brought in a new mandatory two-pitstop rule that required all drivers to use three […]
Hamilton explains Verstappen impeding incident in F1 Monaco GP qualifying
Lewis Hamilton has addressed his incident with Max Verstappen during Formula 1 qualifying at Monaco Grand Prix, which led to a three-place grid drop for Sunday’s race. The Ferrari driver explained that he was mistakenly told by his team that Verstappen was slowing down, which prompted him to move back to the middle of the track […]
Tsunoda on older Red Bull car spec in Monaco after Imola F1 crash
Yuki Tsunoda has admitted his huge Imola qualifying crash will have lingering effects, as he has to revert to a previous floor design at this weekend’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. Tsunoda suffered an enormous accident last Saturday in Q1 as he overstepped the limit of the Red Bull in the fast Tamburello chicane, sending him […]