Saudi Arabia GP

Horner: “Others have looked to take advantage” of misconduct allegations concerning Red Bull F1

Rachel Stephens4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

Red Bull Racing’s team principal, Christian Horner, has taken centre stage in Formula 1 in recent weeks following allegations of misconduct. Horner has spoken publicly about the allegations ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and called for the coverage of the misconduct to stop, following the investigation: “The intrusion on my family has…

Fernando Alonso driving his Aston Martin in Saudi Arabia

Alonso tops second practice in F1 Saudi Arabia GP ahead of Russell and Verstappen

Luke-John Buckle4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Fernando Alonso topped second practice in Saudi Arabia ahead of George Russell and the reigning world champion Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc set the fourth quickest time for Ferrari ahead of Sergio Perez during the only practice session ran under the floodlights. The second practice session ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was delayed due…

Employee who accused Horner of “inappropriate behaviour” suspended by Red Bull ahead of F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Magdalena Put4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

The Red Bull staff member who came forward with the allegations against team principal and CEO Christian Horner has been suspended on full pay, according to the BBC and The Telegraph. Asked to comment on this development, a spokesperson for Red Bull Racing said: “The company cannot comment on this internal matter.” Although Horner was…

Ricciardo hopes the noise and distractions of recent controversies will ‘start to slowly go away’ whereas Hamilton says F1 has ‘reached a pivotal moment’

David Coath4 months ago4 months ago016 mins

Formula One has found itself on the front of newspapers as well as the back in recent weeks. When this happens, it is usually due to celebrating the crowning of an F1 Drivers’ World Champion or due to moments of controversy. Sadly, as many an F1 fan no doubt knows, it is the latter which…

The MCL38 still has fundamental weaknesses regarding long-term McLaren F1 car characteristics, say Norris and Piastri

James O'Connor4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

McLaren headed into the 2024 Formula One season following a remarkable recovery last year. They started out the season with a car that was struggling to score points. By the end of it, nine podiums and a sprint win with Oscar Piastri in Qatar had been achieved. They also pipped Aston Martin to P4. However,…

Russell: “Best driver on the grid” Verstappen would be welcomed at Mercedes F1

Melis Öktür4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

George Russell would be happy to go up against Max Verstappen in the same car. Red Bull has signed the three-time world champion driver until 2028. But because of all the controversy surrounding the team at present, a gap has developed between Jos Verstappen and team principal Christian Horner. The team’s future would be in…

“No reason to leave” Red Bull F1 “as long as I’m happy in the team and the performance is there” — Verstappen

James O'Connor4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

It has been an extremely strange start to the 2024 Formula One season for Red Bull Racing. Despite taking a dominant 1-2 finish in Bahrain last Saturday, controversy involving team boss Christian Horner continues to be the main theme around the squad at the moment. Asked in his pre-event media session in Saudi Arabia whether…