Daniel Ricciardo: Red Bull boss Christian Horner reveals advisor Helmut Marko wanted driver dropped after Spanish GP | F1 News

Christian Horner revealed Red Bull’s motorsport advisor Helmut Marko wanted Daniel Ricciardo dropped by RB after June’s Spanish Grand Prix. After months of speculation, Ricciardo was released by Red Bull’s junior squad following last month’s Singapore Grand Prix, with Liam Lawson taking his seat for the final six rounds of the 2024 season. At the…

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Christian Horner: Red Bull boss compares Adrian Newey’s departure to Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Manchester United | F1 News

Christian Horner has compared Adrian Newey’s exit from Red Bull to Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Manchester United in 2009, insisting the reigning F1 champions can continue winning without the legendary designer. Aston Martin announced on Tuesday that Newey will join in March 2025 as managing technical partner and a shareholder of the team, following confirmation from…

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Formula 1: McLaren’s remarkable pursuit of Red Bull in 2024 Constructors’ Championship analysed in numbers | F1 News

McLaren are just eight points behind Red Bull in the F1 Constructors’ Standings and Lando Norris is slowly reeling Max Verstappen in the Drivers’ Championship ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, live on Sky Sports F1. When Verstappen won four of the opening five events, many thought a repeat of Red Bull’s record-breaking 2023…

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Adrian Newey: Aston Martin confirm signing of legendary F1 designer as Managing Technical Partner after Red Bull exit | F1 News

Aston Martin have confirmed the signing of legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey as Managing Technical Partner and a shareholder of the team. The 65-year-old’s exit from his role as chief technical officer at Red Bull was confirmed in May after an apparent breakdown in his relationship with team principal Christian Horner. Newey will start work…

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Italian GP: Lewis Hamilton tops Practice Three for Mercedes as Max Verstappen struggles for Red Bull in Monza | F1 News

Lewis Hamilton topped final practice for Mercedes ahead of Italian Grand Prix Qualifying as Max Verstappen struggled to sixth. Having been fastest in second practice on Friday, Hamilton once more topped the timesheet as his lap of 1:20.117s put him almost a tenth of a second clear of team-mate George Russell. Charles Leclerc was marginally…

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Max Verstappen: Helmut Marko says Red Bull driver’s dad Jos Verstappen prefers Toto Wolff to Christian Horner | F1 News

Jos Verstappen “is a bigger fan” of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff than Red Bull chief Christian Horner, according to the latter’s colleague, Dr Helmut Marko. The father of Red Bull’s star driver Max Verstappen publicly called for Horner to leave the team earlier this year after the team principal had been accused of inappropriate behaviour…

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Lando Norris: Red Bull boss Christian Horner says it’s ‘remarkable’ McLaren driver hasn’t won more races in 2024 | F1 News

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says it is “remarkable” that Lando Norris has only won two races during the 2024 Formula 1 season in McLaren’s “benchmark” car. Norris produced a stunning display of pace to beat Max Verstappen by 22 seconds in Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix, reducing the Red Bull driver’s Drivers’ Championship lead…

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