Calling for a review of Red Bull’s end-of-race communications with its drivers, Sergio Perez has all but announced that he is wary of team-mate Max Verstappen. And who could blame him after the Sao Paulo Grand Prix last season? Running 1-2 in the final laps of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday, Perez maintained … Read more
Sergio Perez secured pole position at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for the second consecutive season as his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen crashed out in Q2 in Jeddah with a driveshaft problem. The story of the two Red Bulls is the star attraction, but who were the other qualifier winners and losers? Let’s take … Read more
In a sport that regularly lends itself to long stretches of team/driver dominance, at some point someone is going to go through an entire Formula 1 season unbeaten. Could this team be Red Bull in 2023? That’s what George Russell believes after a Bahrain Grand Prix deflated the rest of F1, with the Mercedes driver … Read more
Max Verstappen has joked that he and Red Bull were in uncharted territory as they made a sublime start to the new season in Bahrain. Verstappen entered the season as the favorite to add a third successive title to his resume, and the 2023 F1 opener in Bahrain did little to change that position as … Read more
As the 2023 F1 season approaches, some drivers are under more pressure than others to deliver an outstanding campaign. Although there is something of a civil war between the FIA and Formula 1 over the size of the grid, for now and for the foreseeable future there will remain a series with 20 seats available, … Read more
Sergio Perez has refuted suggestions Daniel Ricciardo’s return has cast doubt on his own future at Red Bull, after all the team can still ‘pretty much pick any driver they want’. Last year, Red Bull announced a new two-year deal for Perez which will keep him at Red Bull until the end of the 2024 … Read more
Sergio Perez must do his best to beat teammate Max Verstappen to the world title, otherwise ‘why is he competing?’ says team boss Christian Horner. But, in the end, the Mexican driver knows “exactly what is expected of him” from the Red Bull team. What exactly it is, Horner does not say. Joining Red Bull … Read more