Verstappen responds to Red Bull exit fears
Max Verstappen has responded to fears that he would leave the team, outlaid by the team’s adviser Helmut Marko, who shared his concern that the four-time Formula 1 world champion may depart if Red Bull does not improve. The Milton Keynes-based squad’s RB21 has been characterised as a car that is difficult to drive with […]
Why Lawson needs a reset to stop Red Bull’s loss becoming Racing Bulls’ loss
«Not super fun so far» — either a pithy scrawled note penned by the late Roger Ebert part-way through a tepid, multi-million dollar blockbuster (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, perhaps?) or Liam Lawson’s assessment of his opening four races in 2025. As we’re not Empire Magazine, you know it’s probably the latter point. This […]
Why Verstappen fears «severe» tyre deg deficit to McLaren in Bahrain
Although Max Verstappen chalked up a decisive victory over the McLarens at last week’s Japanese Grand Prix, he believes the higher-degradation properties of the Bahrain circuit will ensure Red Bull is in for a much tougher weekend. It has been well documented that McLaren’s MCL39 has an advantage over its rivals regarding tyre degradation over […]
What Tsunoda must do next at Red Bull
Seldom has it been more important in Formula 1 to seize the moment. While the first three grands prix of the season have been at outlier venues which have relatively little in common with most circuits on the calendar, all of them have been won from pole position. A small sample size, granted, but a […]
In that car you wouldn’t have even seen me
Max Verstappen has quipped that if he was driving McLaren’s Formula 1 car “then you wouldn’t have seen me” despite his dominant pole position and victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver took his fourth consecutive win at Suzuka, fending off both McLaren drivers in the grand prix on Sunday after securing […]
How Verstappen edged McLaren duo in F1 Japanese GP qualifying
Coming into Q3, McLaren had topped every session of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend – free practice, Q1, and Q2 – positioning the Woking-based team as the clear favourite for pole. Oscar Piastri led the way after the first runs in Q3, with Verstappen trailing by a quarter of a second. «I just thought, ‘I’m […]
Why both Racing Bulls were ahead of Verstappen on Friday in Japan
«I think the people at Racing Bulls were a bit surprised themselves by the good car they’ve built this year,» Max Verstappen told reporters on Thursday at the Japanese Grand Prix. Two weeks ago in China, the world champion made it clear that his struggling team-mate Liam Lawson would be faster in the Racing Bulls […]
Yuki Tsunoda insists he can tame Red Bull’s u
New Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda doesn’t expect the tricky characteristics of the team’s Formula 1 car to be a problem for him. Tsunoda has earned promotion to Red Bull’s main outfit from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards after Liam Lawson spectacularly failed to get up to speed with the delicate RB21 machine, while the […]
“Definitely not something I expected”
Liam Lawson has revealed that his demotion to Racing Bulls, after just two grands prix at Red Bull in the 2025 Formula 1 season, came as a surprise. After Lawson struggled at both Melbourne and Shanghai – including qualifying 20th twice in China – Red Bull decided the situation called for an immediate driver swap, […]