Monaco Grand Prix: Red Bull preview Monte Carlo
Red Bull drivers preview the Monaco Grand Prix, Round 6 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship, on the streets of Monte Carlo. Sebastian Vettel: Monaco is one of my favourite tracks and driving it is an absolute challenge. You can’t even make the smallest mistake; if you do, you’re lucky if it’s just that [...]
Toro Rosso say Ricciardo has upper hand over Vergne
The signs are growing stronger suggesting Daniel Ricciardo is a real candidate to replace his Australian countryman Mark Webber at Red Bull next year. “I was waiting for one of these questions!” the 23-year-old, acknowledging the rumours, said last weekend in Barcelona whilst flashing one of his characteristic grins. Some think Kimi Raikkonen is a [...]
Red Bull boss thinks Vettel will stay with team for a long time
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says he is not worried Sebastian Vettel is about to jump ship to a rival Formula 1 team. Vettel, Formula 1′s reigning triple world champion and the 2013 title leader, has in the past been linked with a move to Ferrari. And the most recent rumour is that Mercedes’ [...]
Pirelli deny making changes to satisfy Red Bull demands
Formula 1 world champions Red Bull could benefit from changes to be introduced at next month’s Canadian Grand Prix that will make tyres tougher and longer lasting, supplier Pirelli agreed but denied that changes are being made to pacify the world champions. And the Italian company’s motorsport director Paul Hembery hoped that would not be [...]
Red Bull eye Raikkonen, Ricciardo or Vergne to replace Webber
After the Spanish GP weekend, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner faced with rising speculation that the energy drinks owned team is weighing up a choice between two drivers for Mark Webber’s 2014 seat. Amid suggestions the team has decided to replace Australian Webber, team boss Horner admitted in Barcelona that the 36-year-old is in [...]
Ferrari & Lotus smiling, Red Bull & Mercedes baffled, Williams & McLaren mess
The first European race of the Formula One season provided a boost for Ferrari and Fernando Alonso, with Lotus and Kimi Raikkonen also smiling, but left plenty of other former champions and top teams feeling the pain. While Red Bull retained their lead in both championships, they struggled with similar tyre problems to others in [...]
Raikkonen to Red Bull speculation is red hot in Spain
As the 2014 Formula 1 ‘silly season’ revs up in the Barcelona paddock, the man hogging headlines is Kimi Raikkonen, many believe the Finn’s rumoured move to Red Bull for next season might already be agreed. It would be the culmination of a fascinating period in the 2007 world champion’s career. When Ferrari ousted him [...]
Sainz Jr set for Toro Rosso F1 test
After Antonio Felix da Costa, the next driver being groomed for a Red Bull-backed Formula 1 future looks set to be Carlos Sainz Jr. The Spaniard, the 18-year-old son of rally legend Carlos Sainz, is in pole position to drive for Red Bull’s second team Toro Rosso in July’s young driver test at Silverstone. Marca [...]
Webber maintains F1 is still his main focus
Mark Webber has played down reports he has already decided to quit Formula 1 at the end of this season. The British tabloid Daily Star claimed last weekend that the Australian “has told close friends” that 2013 is his twelfth and final season on the grid. The report seemed to tie in with rumours Webber, [...]