Red Bull’s substantial step for this season has caught rivals by surprise after most of them focussed on trying to work out what made last year’s RB19 so competitive, and inevitably ended up with cars that owe much to the title winner. Red Bull itself has now gone in a different direction, adopting a ‘zeropod’ […]
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Red Bull should be applauded, not criticised, over two-team ownership
The close alliance between the Red Bull squad and its sister RB operation has come under the spotlight recently, amid calls from McLaren boss Zak Brown for F1 to re-evaluate the regulations regarding co-operation between competitors. Brown believes that in the budget cap era, the time has come for F1 to ensure that all squads […]
Audi’s F1 project under fresh uncertainty as senior figure faces exit
Just a few months after CEO Markus Duesmann, regarded as the key advocate for its F1 project, left the company, it now appears that one of its other architects, chief development officer Oliver Hoffmann, is also set to move on. Hoffmann’s long-term contract as CDO had been extended as recently as last year, but according […]
Tech images from the pitlane explained
Wednesday was our first chance to see all the cars together with nowhere to hide their latest design developments and secrets ahead of the new season. Red Bull Racing RB20 detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola Red Bull has not only changed the sidepod inlet arrangement on the RB20 but also completely overhauled the internal makeup […]
Netflix’s 2023 F1 retrospective won’t change opinions
Providing behind-the-scenes access to one of the world’s most restricted championships has done wonders for F1’s booming popularity and expanded demographic, so the docuseries made by Box to Box Films has stuck to its guns for season six, half of which we have had early access to. Once again all 10 episodes are each built […]
F1 2024 pre-season testing day one reaction
Having won all but one race in 2023, Red Bull comes into the 2024 season as overwhelming favourite to win the championship again. And it made the best start possible the new year, as Verstappen guided the RB20 – complete with its new design concept – to a dominant 1.14-second advantage over the filed on […]
Max Verstappen tops opening day of 2024 pre-season
Verstappen set the pace at Bahrain International Circuit in the first of three days of testing, ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz of Ferrari. 2024 Bahrain F1 test, Day 1 results: What happened in Bahrain F1 testing, Day 1? Running the C3 tyre in the Pirelli range, which will be the soft compound […]
Wolff says F1 figures should live up to role model status amid Horner investigation
Red Bull’s Austrian parent company instigated an investigation into team boss Horner after allegations of inappropriate behaviour were made by a female employee, which led to him being interviewed by an independent barrister on 9 February. So far there has been no outcome, and Horner, who has strongly denied any wrongdoing, is continuing to oversee […]
Big money offer won’t tempt Verstappen to break F1 contract
Verstappen committed his long-term future to Red Bull back in 2022, off the back of his maiden title success the previous year. The now three-time world champion has always raced for the Red Bull family in F1, having started with Toro Rosso in 2015 before he joined Red Bull from the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix. […]
Marko defends Red Bull for taking its time with Horner investigation
Following complaints from a female employee, Horner is under investigation by Red Bull’s Austrian energy drinks parent company for his behaviour. As part of the probe, Horner was recently interviewed by an independent barrister who has been appointed to draw together evidence of the unspecified allegations at the heart of the matter. Horner has remained […]