Vettel wins US Grand Prix for 8th straight victory
11 years, 4 months ago

Vettel wins US Grand Prix for 8th straight victory

China Daily  

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany kisses his trophy after winning the Austin F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin November 17, 2013. Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia came in second and Lotus Formula One driver Romain Grosjean of France third. Vettel charges into next weekend's season finale in Brazil with a chance to tie Michael Schumacher's Formula One record of 13 victories in a single season. Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, his teammate Mark Webber of Australia and Lotus Formula One driver Romain Grosjean of France spray champagne as they celebrate on the podium after the Austin F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin November 17, 2013.

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F1: Max Verstappen wins 4th straight title, matches Vettel's record at Red Bull
4 months ago

F1: Max Verstappen wins 4th straight title, matches Vettel's record at Red Bull

India Today  

Max Verstappen secured his fourth consecutive World Drivers' Championship with a fifth-place finish at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday night, 23 November. !#F1 #LasVegasGP pic.twitter.com/kiBpPmV86H — Formula 1 November 24, 2024 Verstappen's fifth-place result, coupled with Lando Norris' sixth-place finish, saw him extend his lead to an unassailable 64 points over Norris in the championship standings. He became …

Verstappen’s Red Bull battling three-headed threat as F1 season hits midpoint in Hungary
8 months, 1 week ago

Verstappen’s Red Bull battling three-headed threat as F1 season hits midpoint in Hungary

Associated Press  

Just when Lewis Hamilton decided he needed to switch teams, Mercedes finally gives him a competitive car. “It’s game on, we’re fighting, we’re chasing, and we’re going to try and win as many races or compete for as many wins as possible,” Hamilton said while preparing for the race weekend. “We are united as a team, and we’re going to …

Verstappen wins enthralling wet-dry F1 Canadian GP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Verstappen wins enthralling wet-dry F1 Canadian GP

China Daily  

Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Canadian Grand Prix of Formula One at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada on June 9, 2024. BEIJING - Red Bull's Max Verstappen returned to winning ways on Sunday, taking victory in an absorbing Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix run in changeable weather conditions. The McLaren appeared to be managing its tyres much …

Verstappen wins enthralling wet-dry F1 Canadian GP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Verstappen wins enthralling wet-dry F1 Canadian GP

China Daily  

Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Canadian Grand Prix of Formula One at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada on June 9, 2024. BEIJING - Red Bull's Max Verstappen returned to winning ways on Sunday, taking victory in an absorbing Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix run in changeable weather conditions. The McLaren appeared to be managing its tyres much …

Red Bull director Helmut Marko has revealed a retired Formula One world champion is keen to RETURN to the sport with Red Bull and is gunning for Sergio Perez's spot
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Red Bull director Helmut Marko has revealed a retired Formula One world champion is keen to RETURN to the sport with Red Bull and is gunning for Sergio Perez's spot

Daily Mail  

Red Bull director Helmut Marko has revealed that a former Formula One star has expressed interest in returning to the sport and replacing number two driver Sergio Perez. Retired four-time world champion, Sebastian Vettel, is reportedly keen on a return to Red Bull Red Bull director Helmut Marko has revealed that Vettel has enquired about taking Perez's spot as number …

F1 five quick hits — Oscar Piastri plays the team game for Norris, Verstappen drives with a 'handbrake'
1 year ago

F1 five quick hits — Oscar Piastri plays the team game for Norris, Verstappen drives with a 'handbrake'

ABC  

McLaren achieved third and fourth, but would not have made any new Australian fans with team orders. Verstappen driving with the handbrake on Max Verstappen went into Sunday's race with a chance to equal his own record of 10 consecutive F1 grand prix victories. F1 Australian Grand Prix live Photo shows Carlos Sainz standing on the podium, being sprayed with …

F1 champion Max Verstappen wins Abu Dhabi GP for 19th win of record-breaking season; Leclerc finishes second
1 year, 4 months ago

F1 champion Max Verstappen wins Abu Dhabi GP for 19th win of record-breaking season; Leclerc finishes second

The Hindu  

Max Verstappen's outstanding season ended with a comfortable victory at the Abu Dhabi on Sunday, earning the Formula One champion a record-extending 19th victory of the campaign and 54th overall to move into third on the all-time list. “You’ve smashed it out of the park this year,” Red Bull team principal Christian Horner told Verstappen on the radio. “We’re all …

F1 champion Verstappen wins Abu Dhabi GP for 19th win of record-breaking season
1 year, 4 months ago

F1 champion Verstappen wins Abu Dhabi GP for 19th win of record-breaking season

Hindustan Times  

Max Verstappen's outstanding season ended with a comfortable victory at the Abu Dhabi on Sunday, earning the Formula One champion a record-extending 19th victory of the campaign and 54th overall to move into third on the all-time list. Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates with the trophy on the podium after the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix …

F1 champion Max Verstappen takes pole position for season-ending Abu Dhabi GP
1 year, 4 months ago

F1 champion Max Verstappen takes pole position for season-ending Abu Dhabi GP

Hindustan Times  

Max Verstappen took pole position for the season-ending Abu Grand Prix on Saturday and will look to finish a crushingly dominant year with a 19th win. Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen “It’s been a very special season and we’ve been enjoying it a lot,” Verstappen said. “Never bet against me,” Verstappen said afterward, jokingly referring to a comment …

F1 champion Verstappen takes pole position for season-ending Abu Dhabi GP. Horner wins bet
1 year, 4 months ago

F1 champion Verstappen takes pole position for season-ending Abu Dhabi GP. Horner wins bet

Associated Press  

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Max Verstappen took pole position for the season-ending Abu Grand Prix on Saturday and will look to finish a crushingly dominant year with a 19th win. “It’s been a very special season and we’ve been enjoying it a lot,” Verstappen said. “Never bet against me,” Verstappen said afterward, jokingly referring to a comment made …

On this day in 2010: Sebastian Vettel becomes youngest ever F1 world champion
1 year, 4 months ago

On this day in 2010: Sebastian Vettel becomes youngest ever F1 world champion

The Independent  

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Red Bull star Max Verstappen dominates F1's Mexico City Grand Prix for season-record 16th win
1 year, 4 months ago

Red Bull star Max Verstappen dominates F1's Mexico City Grand Prix for season-record 16th win

Hindustan Times  

Two perfect starts made for a record 16th win of the season for Formula One champion Max Verstappen on a wild Sunday for Red Bull at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, left, and engineer Richard Wolverson celebrate on the podium While Verstappen was cruising to another victory in a season of domination, …

Verstappen’s third Formula One title caps a dominant season for Dutch driver and Red Bull
1 year, 5 months ago

Verstappen’s third Formula One title caps a dominant season for Dutch driver and Red Bull

Associated Press  

LOSAIL, Qatar — Max Verstappen has clinched the Formula One title for the third year running after placing second in the sprint race on Saturday in Qatar. Here is a look at key moments which shaped the season: RED BULL’S PACE Even before the season began, Red Bull was the clear favorite after Verstappen and Perez both set fast times …

Max Verstappen Wins Italian GP For Record 10th Straight F1 Victory
1 year, 6 months ago

Max Verstappen Wins Italian GP For Record 10th Straight F1 Victory

News 18  

Runaway Formula One leader Max Verstappen secured a record 10th straight win with victory at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, with a Red Bull one-two on Ferrari’s home track. Carlos Sainz Jr. was third, 11.193 behind Verstappen and less than two tenths of a second ahead of Charles Leclerc as the two Ferrari drivers battled for the final spot …

Max Verstappen wins Italian GP for record 10th straight F1 victory
1 year, 6 months ago

Max Verstappen wins Italian GP for record 10th straight F1 victory

Associated Press  

MONZA, Italy — Runaway Formula One leader Max Verstappen secured a record 10th straight win with victory at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, with a Red Bull one-two on Ferrari’s home track. Carlos Sainz Jr. was third, 11.193 behind Verstappen and less than two tenths of a second ahead of Charles Leclerc as the two Ferrari drivers battled for …

Max Verstappen breaks Vettel’s record for consecutive F1 wins
1 year, 6 months ago

Max Verstappen breaks Vettel’s record for consecutive F1 wins

The Hindu  

Max Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to register his tenth consecutive F1 win, overtaking Sebastian Vettel’s record of nine wins from 2009. Starting from second place on the grid, Verstappen overtook Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to take the lead and held a comfortable lead till the end of the race to break Vettel’s record, which was set during …

F1 Italian Grand Prix 2023: Verstappen eyes record 10th win in a row
1 year, 6 months ago

F1 Italian Grand Prix 2023: Verstappen eyes record 10th win in a row

The Hindu  

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen can chalk up a record 10th Formula One win in a row on Sunday but those hoping against hope for a different winner at Monza can still find some comfort in history. The Dutch driver, 138 points clear of team mate Sergio Perez after 13 of 22 races, won at home in Zandvoort last Sunday to …

Max Verstappen poised to make F1 history at “Temple of Speed”
1 year, 7 months ago

Max Verstappen poised to make F1 history at “Temple of Speed”

The Hindu  

What better place than “The Temple of Speed” for Max Verstappen to set a new Formula One record with 10 straight wins. READ: Dutch Grand Prix looks to secure long-term Formula 1 future Verstappen’s victory at the rain-soaked Dutch GP on Sunday matched Vettel’s mark of nine straight wins in a season, and moved him onto 46 overall. “It’s never …

Verstappen wins rainy Dutch GP to equal Vettel’s F1 record with 9th straight victory
1 year, 7 months ago

Verstappen wins rainy Dutch GP to equal Vettel’s F1 record with 9th straight victory

Associated Press  

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Runaway Formula One leader Max Verstappen won a rain-marred Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday to equal Sebastian Vettel’s F1 record of nine straight victories, and increased his huge championship lead to 138 points as he races toward a third straight world title. It’s always tough, the pressure is always on to perform.” Alpine driver Pierre Gasly crossed …

Former Formula One star Sebastian Vettel backs Max Verstappen to level his nine straight wins at Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix as the Red Bull driver is set to start on pole
1 year, 7 months ago

Former Formula One star Sebastian Vettel backs Max Verstappen to level his nine straight wins at Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix as the Red Bull driver is set to start on pole

Daily Mail  

Max Verstappen revealed he received a supportive text from an unlikely source, Sebastian Vettel, whose mark of nine straight wins he is odds-on favourite to equal in Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel has backed Max Verstappen to level his record of nine straight wins Verstappen secured his eight pole of the season ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix on …

Max Verstappen’s win No.41 matches Ayrton Senna
1 year, 9 months ago

Max Verstappen’s win No.41 matches Ayrton Senna

Hindustan Times  

At this rate, the 2023 Formula 1 drivers’ world championship will be a walk in the park for Max Verstappen. Max Verstappen celebrates with his team after the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal The world champion won his sixth race of the season at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Sunday, extending his …

Verstappen wins Canadian Grand Prix and gives Red Bull 100th victory
1 year, 9 months ago

Verstappen wins Canadian Grand Prix and gives Red Bull 100th victory

The Hindu  

World champion Max Verstappen dominated the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday to deliver his Red Bull team’s 100th win in Formula One. Pole-sitter Verstappen’s sixth win from eight races this season extended his lead at the top of the standings and continued his relentless march to a third successive world title. The Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz took …

Canadian Grand Prix: Verstappen favourite for Red Bull’s 100th win
1 year, 9 months ago

Canadian Grand Prix: Verstappen favourite for Red Bull’s 100th win

The Hindu  

Max Verstappen can deliver Red Bull’s 100th Formula One victory at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal and step up alongside the late Brazilian great Ayrton Senna with a career haul of 41 wins. Verstappen won last year in Canada from pole position ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, the seven times world champion who has …

Spanish Grand Prix: Max Verstappen Claims Fifth Win of Season, Lewis Hamilton Second
1 year, 9 months ago

Spanish Grand Prix: Max Verstappen Claims Fifth Win of Season, Lewis Hamilton Second

News 18  

Max Verstappen of Red Bull won the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to strengthen his hold on the Formula One championship. His 40th career win, including his third in Barcelona, leaves Verstappen one win behind the late Ayrton Senna’s total of 41. He Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Sergio Pérez, who finished fourth, has won the other two …

Max Verstappen wins the Miami Grand Prix after starting from ninth
1 year, 10 months ago

Max Verstappen wins the Miami Grand Prix after starting from ninth

The Hindu  

World champion Max Verstappen powered from ninth on the grid to beat Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez and win the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday. Aston Martin’s Spanish veteran Fernando Alonso took third for his fourth podium in five races this season as he continues to enjoy his late career revival. Perez, starting on pole, made the perfect start, racing …

Formula 1: Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins chaotic Australian Grand Prix
1 year, 11 months ago

Formula 1: Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins chaotic Australian Grand Prix

Firstpost  

Melbourne: Max Verstappen held off a revived Lewis Hamilton to steer his Red Bull to a chaotic win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday and tighten his grip on the world championship. Late drama The Red Bull triumph came despite unbelievable late drama that saw a red flag come out when Verstappen had a comfortable lead from Hamilton and …

Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix odds, predictions: Can anyone stop Red Bull’s dominance?
1 year, 11 months ago

Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix odds, predictions: Can anyone stop Red Bull’s dominance?

New York Times  

It’s Red Bull’s world and we’re all just living in it. Australian Grand Prix odds Will Australia be a change of pace and put a temporary halt to Red Bull’s early season dominance? Aston Martin seems to have nailed its car design, and to echo Alonso’s comments after the season opener, “If we are strong in the next two races, …

Formula 1: Max Verstappen wins season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel retires with a point
2 years, 4 months ago

Formula 1: Max Verstappen wins season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel retires with a point

Firstpost  

Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, who ran in third despite struggling with his Mercedes for much of the race, retired in the closing laps with hydraulics problems. Abu Dhabi: Two-time world champion Max Verstappen claimed a record-extending 15th win this year with a “sublime” performance for Red Bull in Sunday’s tight and strategic Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel headed …

Mexico Grand Prix | Verstappen sets F1 record for most wins in a season
2 years, 4 months ago

Mexico Grand Prix | Verstappen sets F1 record for most wins in a season

The Hindu  

Red Bull’s double world champion Max Verstappen won the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday to set a Formula One record of 14 victories in a single season. The Dutch driver led from pole position at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and made one stop before a long stint on the medium tyres to take the chequered flag 15.186 seconds clear …

Verstappen wins Mexican GP, clinches record-breaking 14th race victory of season
2 years, 4 months ago

Verstappen wins Mexican GP, clinches record-breaking 14th race victory of season

The Hindu  

Red Bull’s double world champion Max Verstappen won the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday to set a Formula One record of 14 victories in a single season. World champion @Max33Verstappen surpasses Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel for most wins in a season#2TheMax#MexicoGPpic.twitter.com/cc1HyAJfcG — Formula 1 October 30, 2022 Red Bull’s Sergio Perez finished third in front of his cheering …

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins second Formula One title
2 years, 5 months ago

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins second Formula One title

Al Jazeera  

Verstappen finished top in rainy conditions and won his second consecutive world championship. Max Verstappen has clinched his second consecutive driver’s title by winning the Japanese Grand Prix in the rain at Suzuka, a victory that signals a changing of the guard in Formula One. The result on Sunday gave Verstappen an unassailable 113-point lead in the championship, making him …

Refreshed Leclerc eyes F1 comeback; Hamilton encouraged
2 years, 7 months ago

Refreshed Leclerc eyes F1 comeback; Hamilton encouraged

Associated Press  

Charles Leclerc really needed the Formula One break to clear his mind. Leclerc won two of the first three races for Ferrari as Verstappen’s Red Bull had reliability woes. “It’s going to be a very difficult challenge but I will believe in it until the very end.” Unless Verstappen is dogged by the reliability issues that led to two DNFs …

Belgian Grand Prix: Refreshed Charles Leclerc Eyes Title Comeback, Lewis Hamilton Confident
2 years, 7 months ago

Belgian Grand Prix: Refreshed Charles Leclerc Eyes Title Comeback, Lewis Hamilton Confident

News 18  

Charles Leclerc really needed the Formula One break to clear his mind. Leclerc won two of the first three races for Ferrari as Verstappen’s Red Bull had reliability woes. But a staggering 126-point swing in the next 10 races gave Verstappen an impregnable-looking 80-point lead heading into Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, where the season resumes. “It’s easier to say than …

Five feats from Vettel’s F1 career
2 years, 7 months ago

Five feats from Vettel’s F1 career

The Hindu  

Sebastian Vettel’s retirement at the end of the 2022 season will bring the curtain down on a glittering Formula 1 career. Young gun Vettel became the youngest to win an F1 race in 2007 at the Italian Grand Prix. Vettel, however, remains the youngest F1 driver to secure a pole position, a record he set en route to his maiden …

'Everyone In The Paddock Loves Him': Sebastian Vettel To Leave F1 with Respect and Affection
2 years, 7 months ago

'Everyone In The Paddock Loves Him': Sebastian Vettel To Leave F1 with Respect and Affection

News 18  

Sebastian Vettel’s greatest success is a distant memory but the four times world champion will leave Formula One at the end of this year with more fans than he had in his heyday. “Everyone in the paddock loves him," Spaniard Carlos Sainz, a simulator driver at Red Bull when Vettel was chalking up back-to-back championship success with that team, told …

#ThankYouSeb: A Tribute to One of F1’s Greatest and Nicest
2 years, 7 months ago

#ThankYouSeb: A Tribute to One of F1’s Greatest and Nicest

News 18  

It was 2013, on a hot and dusty October afternoon. Nobody in their right minds at that time would have thought this to be as good as it would ever get for the wunderkind from Heppenheim in Germany; the one seemingly destined to take down the records of his own idol and arguably F1’s G.O.A.T – Michael Schumacher. This was …

4-time F1 champion Vettel felt like retiring for a long time
2 years, 7 months ago

4-time F1 champion Vettel felt like retiring for a long time

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Sebastian Vettel considered retiring from Formula One for quite some time before finally announcing Thursday this season will be his last. Once you see these things, and once you’re aware, then I don’t think you can really unsee.” Vettel has won 53 races, the third-highest total in F1 behind Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher. Now he’s a …

Vettel to retire after 2022 F1 season: A look at German’s career
2 years, 7 months ago

Vettel to retire after 2022 F1 season: A look at German’s career

The Hindu  

Sebastian Vettel’s journey to Formula 1, like most drivers, began through karting. In the 2007 season, Vettel made his Formula One debut replacing Robert Kubica as Sauber’s second driver in the USA Grand Prix. Recognising his talent, Toro Rosso, the sister team of Red Bull, decided to bring him in as one of its two first-team drivers for the 2008 …

F1 world reacts to Sebastian Vettel retirement
2 years, 8 months ago

F1 world reacts to Sebastian Vettel retirement

The Hindu  

The motorsport world paid tribute to Sebastian Vettel after the four-time Formula One world champion on Thursday announced his retirement from the sport at the end of the 2022 season. pic.twitter.com/TgWJA6i2vq — George Russell July 28, 2022 Thank you for everything you've contributed to the sport we both love, I can't wait for our last races together. Thank you, Seb …

Sebastian Vettel reveals he will RETIRE from Formula One at the end of the season
2 years, 8 months ago

Sebastian Vettel reveals he will RETIRE from Formula One at the end of the season

Daily Mail  

Two years senior to Sebastian Vettel and nine races longer in the tooth, but Lewis Hamilton is not prompted into thoughts of retirement by the impending departure of the next most successful driver of his era. Sebastian Vettel has confirmed he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season Vettel won four world championships during his time …

Four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel announces retirement
2 years, 8 months ago

Four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel announces retirement

India TV News  

Sebastian Vettel retires: Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel who is currently a part of Aston Martin announced his retirement through an Instagram post on Thursday. “The decision to retire has been a difficult one for me to take, and I have spent a lot of time thinking about it,” Vettel said in the video. Vettel who is one of …

Formula One: Ferrari's Hopes Run High after Previous False Starts
2 years, 11 months ago

Formula One: Ferrari's Hopes Run High after Previous False Starts

News 18  

Ferrari fans know all about false dawns and dashed hopes but the first three races of the Formula One season have brought the good times back to Maranello and sent expectations soaring. Charles Leclerc, seeking to become the Italian team’s first world champion since Kimi Raikkonen in 2007, has taken 71 of 78 points available from the opening races in …

Leclerc wins Australian Grand Prix - in pictures
2 years, 11 months ago

Leclerc wins Australian Grand Prix - in pictures

The Hindu  

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz horrible weekend continued as after a frustrating qualifying session on Saturday where he finished ninth, he spun out of the Australian Grand Prix on the third lap in Melbourne on Sunday. Following a safety car restart on lap 27, Red Bull's Max Verstappen came mighty close to overtaking race leader Charles Leclerc of Ferrari. Red Bull driver …

F1: Verstappen wins in Mexico City to stretch championship lead
3 years, 4 months ago

F1: Verstappen wins in Mexico City to stretch championship lead

The Hindu  

Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrated a dominant win in the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday to surge 19 points clear of Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One championship with four races remaining. Seven-times world champion Hamilton was second for Mercedes, holding off Red Bull's Sergio Perez who became the first Mexican to stand on his home podium at a …

Mexico City Grand Prix | Verstappen wins to stretch F1 lead
3 years, 4 months ago

Mexico City Grand Prix | Verstappen wins to stretch F1 lead

The Hindu  

Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrated a dominant win in the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday to surge 19 points clear of Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One championship with four races remaining. Seven-times world champion Hamilton was second for Mercedes, holding off Red Bull's Sergio Perez who became the first Mexican to stand on his home podium at a …

Verstappen calls U.S. Grand Prix win a gamble that paid off
3 years, 5 months ago

Verstappen calls U.S. Grand Prix win a gamble that paid off

NL Times  

After the United States Grand Prix, Max Verstappen admitted that he had taken a gamble by twice entering the pits early for new tires. However, Red Bull's tactical choices paid off as Verstappen managed to keep his rival Lewis Hamilton behind him and strengthened his leading position in the Formula 1 World Cup standings in Texas. The Red Bull driver …

US Grand Prix: Max Verstappen Takes Pole, Lewis Hamilton 2nd in Front of 120,000 Fans
3 years, 5 months ago

US Grand Prix: Max Verstappen Takes Pole, Lewis Hamilton 2nd in Front of 120,000 Fans

News 18  

Max Verstappen in a Red Bull stormed to pole position for the US Grand Prix on Saturday, edging out title rival and Mercedes’ world champion Lewis Hamilton in front of an estimated crowd of 120,000 people. Verstappen, who leads Hamilton by six points in the championship race, claimed his ninth pole of 2021 with a time of 1min 32.910sec, just …

F1: Vettel to take grid penalty in Austin after engine change
3 years, 5 months ago

F1: Vettel to take grid penalty in Austin after engine change

The Hindu  

Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel will take a grid penalty at the US Grand Prix after exceeding his engine allocation for the season. The four-times Formula One world champion, a winner at Austin's Circuit of the Americas with Red Bull in 2013, has been struggling to score points recently with only one top-10 result in the last nine races. Aston Martin …

Rivalry on and off track is turning F1 season into a classic
3 years, 7 months ago

Rivalry on and off track is turning F1 season into a classic

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — A crash between fierce rivals on the track. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is closer than ever to the supremely dominant Hamilton while Red Bull’s Christian Horner is protective of the prodigiously talented Verstappen, who remains the youngest driver to start in F1 at age 17, and the youngest to win a race at 18. That prompted a …

Formula One: Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins Styrian GP
3 years, 9 months ago

Formula One: Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins Styrian GP

The Hindu  

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen dominated the Styrian Grand Prix on Sunday to win back-to-back races for the first time in his career. With a clean start from pole, the Red Bull driver denied Lewis Hamilton an early attack and he remained ahead for the entire race, beating his Mercedes rival by more than 35 seconds. Hamilton's teammate Valtteri …

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