Although the third qualifying session was hardly anyone to write home about, Valtteri Bottas had a very dramatic Q3. The Finn had to give his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton a tow so that he could set a faster lap. Bottas himself was unable to set a good, timed lap. “I can’t go faster. If I … Read more
After two of the three qualifying sessions, Toyoharu Tanabe, the technical director of Honda’s Formula 1 branch, had a big smile on his face. He saw all four drivers powered by his engine make it to the final and decisive qualifying session, where it would be decided who would take pole. After a run, Honda’s … Read more
After three very disappointing practice sessions, Lewis Hamilton still managed to finish a good qualifying in the streets of Baku. The British raced to second place. Toto Wolff is in conversation with Sky Sports relieved with that performance, and also somewhat with the fact that Bottas made it to Q3. “On paper, we immediately signed … Read more
At the end of Friday, Mercedes waved along to the sounds of people shouting that Mercedes is having problems in Azerbaijan. “There is something radically wrong in the car,” said Valtteri Bottas. “There is nothing more in it,” suggested Lewis Hamilton. And team boss Toto Wolff has already said that they are working towards perhaps … Read more
The FIA will officially tighten up tests in two weeks to measure the flexibility of the rear wings. This weekend you can ‘just’ drive with the rear wings that have passed the current tests, but from the French Grand Prix the rear wings have to pass more severe tests and will therefore be less flexible. … Read more
After the Grands Prix of Portugal and Spain it was clear that Mercedes is still very strong. That had been clear for some time at Red Bull and Max Verstappen. However, the gap between the two teams has narrowed compared to last season, as Verstappen also notices. When he’s talking to Sky Sport Italy When … Read more
Like Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz started his Formula 1 career in 2015 with Toro Rosso, the team we now know as AlphaTauri. More than six years later, Verstappen is still on the Red Bull payroll, while Carlos Sainz spread his wings and ended up at Ferrari via Renault and McLaren. There he does the stoneware, … Read more
Red Bull is currently building a new engine factory for which recruitment is already underway. The intention is that some 300-350 employees will work at the new Red Bull Powertrains factory, which is currently being set up on the Red Bull campus in Molton Keynes. Over the past period, Red Bull has already managed to … Read more
Yuki Tsunoda caused a stir during the winter tests with surprisingly fast lap times, but during the season itself, the Japanese has so far stood out more negatively with his insults on the on-board radio and disappointing results. Team advisor Dr. Helmut Marko of Red Bull has seen enough and therefore sends his pupil to … Read more
Formula 1 travels from one street circuit to the next street circuit. However, one street circuit is not the other, and Max Verstappen knows that too. Yes, he won the Monaco Grand Prix convincingly, but looking ahead to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, he is in two minds about Red Bull’s chances. “The circuit is not … Read more