Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda break down their Friday running following FP2 for the F1 Italian Grand Prix in Monza. With strong performances from both drivers, the Milton Keynes based outfit seem a lot more competitive than last season. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen enjoyed a positive Friday in Monza ahead of the F1…
Laurent Mekies has shared his opinions on Isack Hadjar’s maiden F1 podium finish at the Dutch GP and his potential promotion from Racing Bulls to Red Bull in the near future. Turning the heads of many with a fantastic lap in qualifying, Hadjar lined up in P4 on Sunday after securing an F1 career-best grid…
Laurent Mekies discusses the unfortunate timing of the safety car for Tsunoda, as well as his throttle mapping issue during the F1 Dutch GP. Since the Imola GP back in May, Yuki Tsunoda has endured a difficult run of races, walking away without points and often exiting in Q1 during qualifying. The Dutch GP, however,…
Yuki Tsunoda converted a 12th place starting position into his first points finish since Imola, coming home 9th at the F1 Dutch GP. A forceful late move on Pierre Gasly was critical to him getting a buffer in the closing laps with his issue. It was a strong effort but Tsunoda conceded, “I’m not sure…
Team principal Laurent Mekies has opened up about the ambitious tyre strategy, Red Bull’s turnaround from Hungary, the objectives for the remainder of the season, and the pit wall’s reaction to Max Verstappen recovering from a wild slide on the opening lap of the F1 Dutch GP to gain a position. After qualifying in third…
2025 marks a new year of opportunities for younger drivers or ones with plenty of experience in other categories as each team needs to give a rookie driver or drivers four opportunities in their cars during the season in F1 FP1 sessions. In previous years it had been just two, with many saving the second…
Alisha Palmowski delivered a standout drive at the Dutch GP, scoring her first runner-up finish in the main F1 Academy format. The result came after a tense wheel-to-wheel contest with McLaren’s Ella Lloyd, who initially got the better launch but later fell behind once penalties were applied. A battle defined by fine margins From the…
Max Verstappen’s second place finish came with honest reflections on a challenging F1 Dutch GP. Red Bull couldn’t quite match McLaren’s superior race pace despite having a relatively strong qualifying performance. The four-time world champion raced in front of his passionate home crowd. Verstappen’s second place finish satisfied him given the team’s Friday struggles with…
Yuki Tsunoda had a challenging qualifying session at the F1 Dutch GP, finishing 12th after being eliminated in Q2. The Red Bull driver showed strong performance in practice but struggled to turn it into a competitive qualifying result. Over the three practice sessions, Tsunoda placed 16th in FP1, improved to 7th in FP2, and ended…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen secured P3 in Qualifying for the Dutch GP after experiencing a difficult start to the weekend. After the Friday practice sessions, Verstappen lamented Red Bull’s struggles and even cast doubts about whether a Top 5 finish was in the cards this weekend. In the press conference following Qualifying for the Dutch…
