Key Highlights Max Verstappen surged from 21st on the grid to finish second at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, defying simulator predictions despite struggling with car balance. Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies acknowledged that McLaren and race winner Lando Norris held a pace advantage over the RB22 at Interlagos. Isack Hadjar secured a career-best ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen charged from 21st on the grid to finish second behind race winner Lando Norris at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Despite the podium result, Verstappen battled unexplained handling and balance issues following his opening stint on intermediate tyres. Isack Hadjar secured third place to give Red Bull a double podium, fending ...
Key Highlights: Lando Norris clinched pole position for McLaren in a rain-affected qualifying session at Interlagos, topping George Russell by 0.204 seconds. A series of engine and power unit penalties reshuffled the starting order, promoting newly crowned world champion Kimi Antonelli to the front row alongside Norris. Front-running contenders face severe recovery drives, with Russell ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull is preparing substantial overnight setup adjustments for Max Verstappen after steering and downshift complications disrupted his Sao Paulo Grand Prix practice runs. Head of Race Strategy Hannah Schmitz confirmed the squad will fit a different steering wheel to address complaints, while noting strong underlying single-lap competitiveness despite the issues. Impending rain ...
Key Highlights: Isack Hadjar stormed from seventh to fifth at the AutĂłdromo Hermanos RodrĂguez before an opening-lap collision with George Russell relegated him to the back of the pack. The FIA stewards handed George Russell a 10-second time penalty for lunging down the inside at Turn 6 and sending Hadjar into a spin. Despite further ...
Key Highlights: George Russell suffered an early energy deployment glitch at the Mexico City Grand Prix, ruining his victory bid and restricting him to a P6 finish. A 10-second penalty for contact with Isack Hadjar and a slow pit stop saw Russell lose out on P2 in the Driversâ Championship to Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli. ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen qualified with the pace for pole in Mexico City, but a Turn 13 lock-up and a Friday grid penalty drop him to fifth on the grid. Persistent clutch and launch issues continue to plague Red Bull Racing, raising major concerns on the long run to Turn 1 at the Autodromo Hermanos ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen qualified fourth for the Mexico City Grand Prix but will drop to fifth on the starting grid due to a prior penalty. Traffic and turbulent air from Lando Norris’ McLaren compromised Verstappen’s decisive flying lap at the stadium section hairpin. Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar secured seventh on the grid despite ...
Key Highlights Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar received a formal warning from stewards after pushing a paddock guest attempting to take an uninvited selfie at the Mexican Grand Prix. Stewards cited five mitigating factors in their decision, highlighting that the guest invaded Hadjar’s personal space in a congested area lacking adequate security. Hadjar defended his ...
Key Highlights Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies warns that Mexico City’s high elevation and intense cooling demands could create a one-off shake-up in Formula 1’s competitive order. Despite an early power unit issue for Isack Hadjar in opening practice, Red Bull reported no unforeseen complications directly caused by altitude. Red Bull’s advanced Milton Keynes ...
Key Highlights Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar was summoned by the FIA stewards for alleged misconduct following an altercation with a fan at the Mexican Grand Prix. Social media footage captured Hadjar pushing away an individual who repeatedly tried to put an arm around him for a selfie inside the paddock. F1 supporters largely rallied ...
Key Highlights: Drivers face an unprecedented handling challenge at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez due to high altitude, reduced aerodynamic compensation under active aerodynamics, and absent MGU-H turbo support. Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar anticipate severe sliding around the Mexico City track, with extra strain placed on low-speed cornering performance and car cooling systems. ...