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[ad_1] This is one Daniel Ricciardo will want to forget. The Australian limped into the pits in 16th spot during Sunday morning’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, which ended with another masterclass Red Bull 1-2 finish. World champion Max Verstappen finished with a comfortable gap ahead of teammate Sergio Perez, while Charles Leclerc got the third … Read more
[ad_1] British teenager Oliver Bearman realised a dream on Friday when he made his competitive Formula One debut for Ferrari and qualified an impressive 11th for Saturday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Bearman, 18, the team’s reserve driver, was given a dramatic call-up on Friday morning to replace Carlos Sainz, who was diagnosed with appendicitis. The … Read more
[ad_1] Max Verstappen shut out all the distractions surrounding his troubled Red Bull team to take pole position on Friday for Saturday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Meanwhile Oscar Piastri claimed an impressive fifth, narrowly shading teammate Lando Norris, but it was a tough day for Daniel Ricciardo who qualified just 14th while teammate Yuki Tsunoda … Read more
[ad_1] F1 expert Ted Kravitz believes Daniel Ricciardo will claim at least one podium this season in his RB and is the ‘number one candidate’ to replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull next season. But he also highlighted Ricciardo’s biggest contender for the seat as one of F1’s greatest silly seasons looms, with more than … Read more
[ad_1] A Max Verstappen break clause has threatened to make the F1’s silly season even sillier as the Mercedes seat vacated by Lewis Hamilton continues to make waves. Just one race into the season, it’s already been an explosive start to the year with Hamilton’s bombshell exit for Ferrari and the Christian Horner scandal. Every … Read more
[ad_1] It might have been run on a different day, but the Saturday Bahrain Grand Prix delivered the same result: Max Verstappen triumphant, the Red Bull Racing dominant. Verstappen launched from pole, led every lap and set the fastest lap of the grand prix. It was the fifth grand slam of his career, bringing him … Read more
[ad_1] Max Verstappen delivered some much-needed relief for his Red Bull team on Friday when he resisted Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to claim pole position for Saturday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The defending three-time world champion picked up where he left off last year by topping the times in a closely-contested qualifying session at the Bahrain … Read more
[ad_1] Never before in Formula 1 history has the same set of drivers from the last round of a season lined up again for the first round of the following year. The driver market for the 2024 season was exceptionally sedate. The status quo reigned. But the 2025 market promises to be anything but stale. … Read more
[ad_1] The week between pre-season testing and the opening race is traditionally a time for expectation management. Teams that know they’re doing well will talk themselves down. Team that know they’re struggling will talk themselves down even more. McLaren isn’t above engaging with this well-worn tradition, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri warning not to … Read more
[ad_1] Daniel Ricciardo says he expects his newly rebranded RB team to forge an identity as a stand-alone constructor outside the shadow of Red Bull Racing. The team based in Faenza, Italy, has undergone an extensive rebranding in 2024 as part of owner Red Bull’s mission to make its F1 program more cost effective. The … Read more