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Red Bull Racing chief technical officer Adrian Newey rumoured to be unhappy in unfolding chaos, Christian Horner investigation, Max Verstappen’s quit threat, RB17 hypercar

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[ad_1] Adrian Newey’s position as Red Bull Racing’s chief technical officer is rumoured to be in doubt in an internal push to move him out of the championship-winning race team, according to reports in the German media. Auto Motor und Sport has reported that longstanding design boss Newey is unhappy about a proposal from principal … Read more

Max Verstappen warned against ‘stupid’ defection from Red Bull to Mercedes

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Could Max Verstappen leave Red Bull for Mercedes?

[ad_1] A former F1 driver says it would be “stupid” for Max Verstappen to leave Red Bull for Mercedes as speculation mounts around the world champion’s future. Verstappen has won the first two races of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and is on track to win his fourth consecutive F1 world title — … Read more

Oscar Piastri on a podium charge, Daniel Ricciardo’s frustrating weekend, Ferrari debutant Oliver Bearman, Haas scores points

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[ad_1] Red Bull Racing promised the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix would generate a closer contest, and technically it was right. Max Verstappen’s victory margin over the next-next team was 18 seconds, down from 25 seconds in Bahrain last weekend. Sometimes it’s the hope that kills you. Every practice, qualifying session and race from the 2024 … Read more

Christian Horner responds after Max Verstappen’s quit threat, Helmut Marko’s future with Red Bull, speculation, politics, Jos Verstappen, power play

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[ad_1] Red Bull Racing principal Christian Horner has declared “nobody is bigger than the team” after Max Verstappen threatened to walk away from his contract in the ongoing tumult rocking the constructors champion. Earlier in the weekend star driver Verstappen publicly linked his future at Milton Keynes to Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko. Marko … Read more

Max Verstappen threatens to quit Red Bull if Helmut Marko is forced out

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[ad_1] Max Verstappen has threatened to walk out from Red Bull if Helmut Marko is forced out as the explosive fallout from the Christian Horner investigation continues. Marko fears he could be suspended as Red Bull’s Austria HQ as they wade through the mess after Horner was cleared of inappropriate behaviour, The Sun reports. It … Read more

Max Verstappen takes easy pole ahead of Charles Leclerc, McLaren and Oscar Piastri in the podium mix, Oliver Bearman’s sensational debut, Daniel Ricciardo’s quali pain

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[ad_1] Max Verstappen was so fast in qualifying at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that he didn’t even need his second lap to take pole. His first time was good enough to put more than 0.3 seconds on the field. He fluffed his second, lapping 0.2 seconds slower, but such was his iron grip on … Read more

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix practice analysis, results, Fernando Alonso, Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri

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[ad_1] Fernando Alonso comfortably topped second practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix overnight, but taking any advantage over Max Verstappen at face value is a dangerous proposition. FP2 in Jeddah is the only practice representative session before qualifying and the race. With the Arabian sun beating down on the track in FP1 and FP3, … Read more

Daniel Ricciardo criticised for response to Red Bull ‘sexts’ scandal before F1 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2024

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[ad_1] Daniel Ricciardo has copped some criticism over his first public response to the Red Bull “sext” scandal that’s rocked Formula 1. The Australian is under fire after referring to the ugly saga as “noise and distractions”. It comes after it emerged on Thursday night that the woman at the centre of the situation was … Read more

F1 2024 Saudi Arabia GP practice results, timings, Fernando Alonso sets pace, Lewis Hamilton investigated, Daniel Ricciardo, Oscar Piastri

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Fernando Alonso driving the (14) Aston Martin AMR24 Mercedes on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on March 07, 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

[ad_1] Fernando Alonso topped the times for Aston Martin ahead of George Russell and Max Verstappen in a busy floodlit second practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The two-time world champion clocked a best lap in one minute and 28.827sec to finish two-tenths and three-tenths respectively ahead of the Mercedes and Red Bull drivers. … Read more

Fresh hope for Piastri podium as Red Bull chaos sparks hopes of thriller: F1 Saudi Burning Qs

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[ad_1] There’s been so much going on off the circuit that there’s been hardly any time to focus on what’s happening on the track. Fortunately that decision is taken out of our hands from tonight, when the second leg of Formula 1’s season-opening Middle Eastern double-header gets underway in Saudi Arabia. The Jeddah Corniche Circuit … Read more