The new-look RB20 proved an instant success for Verstappen as he eased to victory, while most of his rivals were hit by trouble or left fighting through the pack.Perez battled from fifth on the grid to take second place, but with his Dutch team-mate long gone and winning by overContinue Reading
Max Verstappen starts F1’s 2024 season the way he ended 2023 – with a straightforward light to flag victory. At the 20th edition of the Bahrain Grand Prix, it was also a Red Bull 1-2 as Sergio Perez battled his way up to 2nd place in an enthralling fight withContinue Reading
As a weekend of high-tension for Horner came to an end with a dominant 1-2 for Red Bull in the Bahrain Grand Prix, the situation surrounding his future took a dramatic twist late in the evening as Verstappen Sr called for him to go.Horner has been the subject of anContinue Reading
The outfit has endured a challenging start to the campaign, with Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly qualifying on the back row at the F1 season opener before finishing 17th and 18th.But as well as the on-track difficulties, the French manufacturer is now facing the prospect of a major reshuffle ofContinue Reading
In the closing stages of the 2024 F1 opener, Tsunoda was hunting down Kevin Magnussen for 12th place on hard tyres while team-mate Ricciardo was closing in on both of them on softs.On lap 50 RB asked Tsunoda to concede position to his team-mate so that Ricciardo could attack theContinue Reading
George Russell led the Silver Arrows charge with fifth place in Bahrain as team-mate Lewis Hamilton finished the season-opener in seventh, the pair having started third and ninth respectively.Russell had climbed as high as second with an outside pass on Charles Leclerc on lap four to sit just 1.7s behindContinue Reading
The Ferrari driver was constantly locking up his front tyres throughout the 2024 F1 opener, as he dropped from second to an eventual fourth place.Leclerc, who had been expected to be Max Verstappen’s closest challenger, explained the issue struck from the opening lap before he was able to start managingContinue Reading
Horner has been the focus of a probe by Red Bull GmbH following claims made by a female employee.An independent barrister conducted an eight-week investigation into the complaints, which have since been dismissed due to no evidence of any wrongdoing.But the controversy stepped up again during the build-up to theContinue Reading
The reigning three-time world champion kick-started his title defence with a maximum score. He led from lights to flag plus earned the bonus point for recording the fastest lap of the race.Beating team-mate Sergio Perez by 22.4 seconds, with Carlos Sainz a further 2.5s adrift to finish third, Verstappen reckonedContinue Reading
Max Verstappen ignited his title defence in commanding fashion, guiding his RB20 from pole position to victory by 22.4 seconds over team-mate Sergio Perez, also nicking a bonus point for fastest lap.Sainz rounded out the podium a further 2.5s in arrears, the Spaniard having twice passed struggling Scuderia stablemate CharlesContinue Reading