Rebecca Malitz

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies and Driver and F1 Drivers' Championship contender Max Verstappen
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Mekies: Red Bull to take ‘step by step’ approach to F1 Championship despite Verstappen’s recent successes.

Following Verstappen’s wins in the Azerbaijan and Italian GP, Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies talks about the team’s approach to the F1 Championship fight, as well as taking time to choose the 2026 driver lineup. Max Verstappen took victory in the Azerbaijan GP and was able to close the gap to Championship leader Oscar…

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Sauber F1 Team Driver Gabriel Bortoleto
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Bortoleto on increasing the number of F1 Sprint Races and implications for rookie drivers

In recent weeks, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali revealed potential changes to the race weekend format aimed at enhancing fan engagement. One notable proposal includes increasing the number of Sprint Races from six to twelve by 2027. Ahead of the 2025 Azerbaijan GP, Sauber F1 Driver Gabriel Bortoleto shared his thoughts on the idea of doubling…

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Sauber Driver Nico Hülkenberg during the Azerbaijan GP.
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Hülkenberg: poor Qualifying hampered chances during F1 Azerbaijan GP

Following Sunday’s F1 Azerbaijan GP, Sauber’s Nico Hülkenberg talked about his Lap 1 contact with Ocon, being stuck behind Stroll, and how his race was already doomed before it started. Hülkenberg’s weekend unraveled on Saturday in Qualifying for the F1 Azerbaijan GP, where he failed to make it out of Q1 after a brush with…

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Aston Martin F1 car on track at the Italian GP in Monza
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Aston Martin: Impact of Enrico Cardile’s F1 arrival can already be felt

In an interview published on Aston Martin’s website, CEO and F1 Team Principal Andy Cowell discussed the arrival of the team’s new Chief Technical Officer, Enrico Cardile, and the development of their 2026 challenger. In July 2024, Aston Martin announced that Enrico Cardile would join the team as Chief Technical Officer for the 2025 F1…

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Aston Martin Driver Fernando Alonso after retring with a suspension failure from the F1 Italian GP
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Aston Martin reveals unusual cause for Alonso’s suspension failure at F1 Italian GP

Following the F1 Italian GP, Aston Martin Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack stated that the team would launch an investigation into the cause of Fernando Alonso’s retirement from the Italian GP, the results of which have since been revealed. Alonso showed good pace during the Italian GP and should have finished inside the top 10….

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Red Bull team headed by Laurent Mekies at the F1 2025 Italian GP.
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Mekies hails Red Bull team for tireless effort that made F1 Italian GP win possible

After celebrating Max Verstappen’s commanding victory in Sunday’s F1 Italian GP, Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies was full of praise for the driver and the team. In his print media session on Sunday, Mekies lauded his Red Bull team for the ‘amazing job’ it had performed in preparation for the Italian GP. The team…

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Ferrari Driver Charles Leclerc in Qualifying for the F1 Italian GP.
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Leclerc: Ferrari maximised potential with P4 in qualifying F1 Italian GP

After Friday’s practice for the Italian GP, Leclerc was optimistic that Ferrari could secure pole position in Qualifying. While Leclerc finished a solid P2 after his first run in Q3, he did not improve on his second and final run. Unfortunately for Leclerc, both McLaren drivers improved on their final runs, which saw him drop…

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McLaren Driver Oscar Piastri in Qualifying for the F1 Italian GP
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Piastri satisfied with F1 Italian GP qualifying performance despite finishing P3

In a tight F1 Italian GP Qualifying session, which saw multiple drivers in the running for pole, Oscar Piastri didn’t put a foot wrong but still missed out on the front row. The Italian GP weekend marked the first time in recent events where McLaren wasn’t the outright favorite for pole position heading into the…

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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli during the F1 Dutch GP
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Antonelli weighs in on the race-defining F1 Dutch GP crash with Leclerc

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli weighed in on the moments leading up to the race-defining F1 Dutch GP crash with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, for which the young Italian has accepted full blame. Antonelli was on course for a good result during Sunday’s F1 Dutch GP when his so-far strong race unraveled on Lap 52. The crash…

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Vasseur: A positive F1 Dutch GP weekend for Hamilton despite race-ending crash

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur focuses on the positives in his assessment of Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Dutch GP performance rather than the 7-time Champion’s race-ending crash. Hamilton’s race came to a sudden end on Lap 23 of the Dutch GP, when he crashed into the barriers at the exit of Turn 3. Talking following the conclusion…

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