How Red Bull arrived in F1 as a «breath of fresh air» 20 years ago
The year is 2004 and David Coulthard is in his final season with McLaren. DC knows that his future will not be with the Woking-based team and that a certain Juan Pablo Montoya is set to take his place. He has to look for other options and attracts interest from Jaguar. The team with the […]
Verstappen rules Red Bull out of Australian GP victory bid
Max Verstappen has warned he doesn’t expect Red Bull to be in the battle for victory at Formula 1’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Although reigning champion Verstappen has won four world titles in a row and took pole by 0.270s in the most recent Melbourne event, Red Bull slid down the pecking order throughout the […]
12 months on from Horner and the infamous Google Drive email
It was an anonymous email, whose address contained the day’s date, 29 February, and had been sent to over 100 senior figures in Formula 1, including team bosses, journalists and F1’s owners. It dropped at 6:22pm local time in Bahrain ahead of the first race of the 2024 season and contained a link to a […]
More predictable RB21 has addressed Red Bull’s F1 2024 problems
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has said Formula 1’s first winter test day in Bahrain offered promising clues that the team may have finally fixed its 2024 problems. Last year’s RB20 started off in dominant fashion in the hands of Max Verstappen, but it was gradually overhauled by McLaren and to a lesser extent Ferrari, […]
Who are F1 drivers’ race engineers in 2025?
A race engineer has one of the most important roles in any Formula 1 team. It is their job to optimise the performance of the driver-and-car combination. Throughout the race weekend, they translate the feedback coming from the driver into set-up decisions to achieve the best possible result. And, except in rare cases, they are […]
FIA blames Verstappen, Horner boos on “tribalist” fan behaviour
The FIA has called for respect from fans after boos were heard during the F1 75 event in London on Tuesday, which launched the 2025 season. During the ceremony, where all new F1 liveries and some novel cars were unveiled, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and his driver Max Verstappen appeared on stage, which […]
The story behind the Red Bull and Ford deal in Formula 1
The story of Ford’s return to Formula 1, from Red Bull’s point of view, is well known by now. The Milton Keynes-based team held lengthy talks with Porsche to develop a works engine for the all-new 2026 power unit regulations, but those ultimately collapsed. The German sports car brand was keen on becoming an equal […]
Can Horner maintain a united front at Red Bull in F1 2025?
The booing of Formula 1’s pantomime villain Christian Horner drew much attention at the F175 London launch event. It has mainly centred upon whether it was right or wrong for the fans in the arena to boo. For his part, Horner handled it extremely well. The jeering began even before the video that accompanied the […]
Could Russell’s row with Verstappen spill over into F1 2025?
George Russell’s extraordinary row with Max Verstappen across the final two grands prix of the 2024 Formula 1 season was as explosive as it was unprecedented. Although the end of the campaign cut off the discourse, there is every likelihood that it will erupt again throughout the 2025 season. In a remarkably honest and wide-ranging […]