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By Andrew Benson The controversy surrounding Red Bull boss Christian Horner is “driving people apart”, says the father of the team’s F1 champion Max Verstappen. An anonymous email including messages purporting to involve Horner were leaked on Thursday, a day after Red Bull dismissed a complaint of inappropriate behaviour against him. Horner has refused to say if the leaked…
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has again denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour after a series of alleged messages were leaked. Horner was cleared on Wednesday after an internal investigation into his behaviour towards a female colleague. An anonymous email with a link to messages purporting to involve Christian Horner was sent to Formula 1 personnel…
By Andrew Benson Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes have “definitely improved” their car for this season but Red Bull “clearly are out in the distance”. The F1 seven-time champion said his team had “done a great job” in redesigning their car after abandoning their previous discredited philosophy. “It felt much more enjoyable to drive,” Hamilton said.…
By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes have “definitely improved” their car for this season but Red Bull “clearly are out in the distance”. The seven-time champion said his team had “done a great job” in redesigning their car after abandoning their previous discredited philosophy. “It felt much more enjoyable to drive,”…
Mercedes’ George Russell says Red Bull are “a step ahead of everyone” before the new Formula 1 season. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz set the pace on the second day of pre-season testing on Bahrain, from Red Bull‘s Sergio Perez and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. Sainz beat the fastest time set by three-time world champion Max Verstappen on…
On the first of three testing days ahead of next week’s season opener at the same venue, Verstappen finished over a second clear of the competition after completing a mammoth 142 laps aboard his new Red Bull RB20. The three-time world champion set the pace in the morning session and stayed on board for the…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen made an ominous start to Formula 1 pre-season testing with a lap time that put him more than a second clear of the field. The three-time world champion was 1.14 seconds quicker than McLaren’s Lando Norris in second, with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz 0.1secs behind in third. Lap times in testing are…
Toto Wolff says the investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour faced by Red Bull’s Christian Horner is “an issue for all of Formula 1”. Red Bull’s team principal Horner is the subject of an internal investigation by the team into his behaviour towards a female colleague. Horner, who has led the team since 2005, has denied the…
Joan Mir feels Honda is “getting closer” to its rivals with every run in MotoGP pre-season testing with its 2024 bike. The 2020 world champion has generally been upbeat about Honda’s current direction since last November, as the Japanese marque strives to snap a barren spell. Mir was 13th at the end of the opening day of…
Sergio Perez has praised Red Bull’s bravery in being so aggressive with its new RB20 car following a dominant 2024 Formula 1 season. Red Bull was the last F1 team to unveil its 2024 challenger last week, with the design featuring several bold ideas – especially around the sidepod and engine cover area. The squad…