‘Red Bull must deliver cleaner F1 weekends’
Verstappen suffered an issue with a brand-new hybrid component of his Red Bull — Honda which left him sidelined through most of Friday’s second free practice. The additional MGU-K element added to Verstappen’s pool of components might come back to haunt him later in the 2024 season in the form of grid penalties if he […]
Verstappen concerned about “implications” of F1 Canadian GP FP2 engine issue
The Dutchman was forced out of FP2 in Montreal after an issue with the energy recovery system on his Red Bull car early in the session. Although the lack of running was not ideal when there was only limited opportunity for clear laps thanks to the weather, Verstappen said that chasing answers for what happened […]
Red Bull solutions to kerb-riding F1 issues not a quick fix
The Dutchman is coming off the back of a challenging few races where rivals McLaren and Ferrari beat him to victories in Miami and Monaco because of difficulties his RB20 has faced over kerbs and on bumpy circuits. The situation appears to be caused by Red Bull having left itself with too little mechanical freedom […]
Perez secures two-year F1 contract extension with Red Bull
Perez’s latest contract extension will see him carry on as Max Verstappen’s team-mate for six consecutive seasons, into F1’s new regulations cycle. The 34-year-old Mexican started off the 2024 season well alongside Verstappen, taking three runner-up spots over the first four grands prix that helped him gain momentum to salvage his seat for 2025. A […]
Ferrari beating Red Bull in Monaco ‘changes nothing’
Over the Monaco weekend, Ferrari and McLaren headlined the order as championship leader Red Bull struggled to contend with the street circuit’s bumps and could only manage sixth through Max Verstappen — sandwiched by the two Mercedes drivers. Vasseur acknowledged that the field had compressed in 2024 and that the three teams who had won […]
RB could offer answers about Red Bull F1 bumps weakness
The world champion squad endured a challenging time at the Monaco Grand Prix as Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez struggled to extract pace from their RB20. Its car behaved like it was on a knife-edge at times and was not comfortable over the bumps and kerbs that are key to performance around the Monte Carlo […]
Does Red Bull no longer have F1’s fastest car?
The 2024 season is starting to shift towards a three-horse race between Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari as car upgrades have appear to have whittled down the difference between the three teams to one or two tenths at best. There is little doubt Verstappen and Red Bull are still in a plum position to see […]
Verstappen «almost ended in the grandstands» amid Imola F1 hard tyre struggles
Red Bull driver Verstappen narrowly edged McLaren’s Lando Norris after he gapped the Briton in the first stint on mediums, but struggled much more on the hard Pirelli rubber for the majority of Imola’s 63-lap race. Verstappen explained that he couldn’t keep the hard compound in the right operating window, which led to a lack […]
Why Ford feels Red Bull has ace up its sleeve with F1 2026 engine project
The American car giant is teaming up with Red Bull Powertrains to help develop an engine for the new 2026 regulations. The ambitious plans, which will see Red Bull produce its own power unit for the first time in its history, have led to suggestions that it could be a step too far and risk […]