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☆ Verstappen goes for a record 10th win in a row
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix from seventh on the starting grid last year with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on pole but finishing second. Red Bull have won every race so far this season, 14 in a row including the 2022 finale in Abu Dhabi, and are again favourites at Monza's fast layout. Since Lewis Hamilton's fifth Italian GP win with Mercedes in 2018 no driver has managed a repeat victory in the former royal park outside Milan. Talk of a 'Monza jinx' may be premature but this is a season where straws are being clutched more desperately. For Gasly, who lives in Milan, it is effectively a home race and one with a special place in his heart.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Stephanie Lecocq, Max, Sergio Perez, Sebastian Vettel's, Red Bull, Verstappen, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Austrian Gerhard Berger, Michele Alboreto, Enzo Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton's, Leclerc, Pierre Gasly, Daniel Ricciardo, Ricciardo, Fred Vasseur, Ferrari, Carlos Sainz, Aston Martin, McLaren, McLaren's Lando Norris, Frenchman, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, Alan Baldwin, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Prix, Dutch Grand Prix REUTERS, Monza, McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, Zandvoort, Imola, Aston Martin's, Thomson Locations: Zandvoort, Netherlands, Abu Dhabi, Milan, Hamilton, Italian, Asia, Americas, Middle East, Monza, Italy, London

☆ Verstappen 'simply untouchable' as he heads for record win
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I think you need to enter in a mood, in a state that you are connected with a car. "I think Max is achieving that 100% more often than us at the moment, than any of the drivers, so that's why he's dominating." RECORD 10THHe can take his record 10th win in a row at Italy's Monza next weekend. Perez is a six-times grand prix winner, twice this season, and was challenging Verstappen until May when it all fell apart. "I think Max is in a period of his career where he's just simply untouchable and I don't think there's any driver on the grid that would be able to achieve what he's been doing in that car.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Eva Plevier, Bull, Christian Horner, Fernando Alonso, Max, Alonso, Verstappen, Abu, ender, Red Bull, Mexican Sergio Perez, Perez, Horner, he's, Bart H, Meijer, Ed Osmond Organizations: Zandvoort, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Italy's Monza, Thomson Locations: Zandvoort, Netherlands, Spa, Austria, Abu Dhabi, Mexican

☆ Max Verstappen wins record-equaling ninth straight race as home crowd brings on ‘goosebumps’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Matt Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The German, then driving for Red Bull, completed the same feat during his 2013 title win. Alonso had started the race in fifth but – Verstappen aside – put on the driving performance of the day. “It was probably one of the more difficult races to win, but nine in a row is something I never even thought about,” said Verstappen. Red Bull boss Christian Horner was less coy about the achievements of his star man and indeed the team as a whole. Alain Prost and Vettel, five and seven race wins ahead of Verstappen as things stands, could be overtaken before the 2023 season ends given that nine races remain.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Red, Christian Horner Koen van Weel, Sergio Perez, Perez, Fernando Alonso, Pierre Gasly, Alonso, –, Lando Norris, Aston Martin, Verstappen, ”, “, ” Verstappen, “ I’m, It’s, ” Fernando Alonso, Christian Horner, coy, ” Horner, Alain Prost, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Verstappen’s Organizations: CNN, Prix, Formula, Red, Red Bull, Getty, Aston, Monza, Zandvoort Bryn Lennon, Vettel Locations: Netherlands, Zandvoort, Verstappen

☆ Alonso was wary about attacking Verstappen at re-start
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"This is a very special racetrack, with all the fans and the energy going on, so you feel always very focused," the Spaniard told reporters. "I did think about trying a move in the last restart but then I thought maybe I cannot exit the circuit so I stayed calm in second." Verstappen had no easy ride on Sunday, with rainstorms early and late in the proceedings making it the sort of race where any mistake could prove extremely costly. "It was one of those Sundays where you feel connected with the car, you feel in sync with the car, and everything you do, the car is just answering perfectly," said Alonso. I was ready to try again...I thought about the inside line, it could work and we overtook those two cars.

Persons: Aston, Fernando Alonso, Simon Wohlfahrt, Max Verstappen, Aston Martin, Verstappen, Alonso, Mercedes, George Russell, Williams, Alex Albon, Alan Baldwin, Toby Davis Organizations: Prix, Formula One, Zandvoort, Thomson Locations: Zandvoort, Netherlands, ZANDVOORT, London

☆ Verstappen takes record-equalling ninth win in a row
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Bart H. Meijer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Verstappen now leads Perez, his closest rival, by a mighty 138 points with nine races remaining. Red Bull lead Mercedes by 285 points with Aston Martin 40 points further back and 14 ahead of Ferrari. Verstappen came in a lap later but resumed well down the field and set about closing the gap. The safety car was deployed from lap 16 to 21 when U.S. rookie Logan Sargeant crashed his Williams at turn eight. Verstappen appeared to be cruising to victory until the final deluge and the halt after Alfa Romeo's Guanyu Zhou crashed heavily, without injury.

Persons: Alonso, Perez, Max Verstappen, Bull, Sebastian Vettel's, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, Pierre Gasly, Red Bull's Sergio Perez, Verstappen, Mercedes, chatted, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton, Briton Lando Norris, McLaren, Alex Albon, Williams, McLaren's Oscar Piastri, Esteban Ocon, Liam Lawson, Yuki Tsunoda, Daniel Ricciardo, Lawson, Charles Leclerc, Leclerc, George Russell, Norris, Logan Sargeant, Alfa Romeo's, Zhou, Alan Baldwin, Ed Osmond, Pritha Sarkar, Giles Elgood Organizations: Prix, Zandvoort, Monza, Aston, Renault, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Mercedes, ., Hamilton, Briton, Alfa, Thomson Locations: ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, . New, AlphaTauri, London

☆ Verstappen takes Dutch GP pole for third straight year
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The outcome left Red Bull's runaway championship leader perfectly placed for a record-equalling ninth successive win on Sunday, with his team chasing a 14th straight victory. Norris, fastest when the session was halted with four minutes remaining after Charles Leclerc crashed his Ferrari, ended up second. Verstappen's time of one minute 10.567 seconds on a drying track was 0.537 faster than Norris could manage. FINAL SESSIONThe pole was Verstappen's eighth in 13 races this season and 28th of his career. New Zealander Liam Lawson, making his F1 debut as replacement for the injured Daniel Ricciardo at Red Bull-owned AlphaTauri, qualified in last place.

Persons: Norris, Russell, Max Verstappen, McLaren's Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Max, George Russell, Mercedes, Alex Albon, Williams, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Bull's Sergio Perez, Verstappen's, Logan Sargeant, Albon, Sargeant, Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff, Hamilton, Aston, Lance, AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda, Tsunoda, Lewis, Wolff, Sainz, McLaren's Oscar Piastri, Ferrari, Liam Lawson, Daniel Ricciardo, Red, Alan Baldwin, Hugh Lawson, David Holmes Organizations: McLaren, Williams, Prix, Zandvoort, Ferrari, Briton, U.S, Verstappen, New, Red Bull, Thomson Locations: London

☆ Norris tops Dutch practice as Ricciardo ruled out
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

SummaryCompanies Norris tops second session and fastest overallVerstappen quickest in first practiceRicciardo ruled out with broken handLawson to debut as Australian's replacementAug 25 (Reuters) - McLaren's Lando Norris was fastest in Dutch Grand Prix practice on Friday as former team mate Daniel Ricciardo crashed his AlphaTauri and was ruled out of Sunday's race with a broken hand. Norris denied home hero Max Verstappen a perfect Friday by lapping 0.023 faster than the championship-leading Red Bull driver in the day's second session at Zandvoort. Norris then lapped in 1:11.330 in the late afternoon, with double Formula One world champion Verstappen second. The 25-year-old leads Mexican team mate Sergio Perez by 125 points after 12 of 22 races. Perez was fourth on those timesheets, 0.471 slower than his team mate, with Williams' Alex Albon fifth and Norris sixth.

Persons: Norris, Ricciardo, Lawson, McLaren's Lando Norris, Daniel Ricciardo, Liam Lawson, Max Verstappen, Red, Verstappen, we’ve, McLaren, Oscar Piastri, Piastri, AlphaTauri, Sebastian Vettel's, Sergio Perez, Fernando Alonso, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Perez, Williams, Alex Albon, Albon, AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda, Alpine's Pierre Gasly, Red Bull, Haas's Nico Hulkenberg, Guenther Steiner, Aston, Lance, Robert Shwartzman, Carlos Sainz, Sainz, Charles Leclerc 11th, Alan Baldwin, Toby Davis, Ken Ferris Organizations: Bull, Red Bull, Briton, McLaren, Hamilton, Prix, Sky Sports, Ferrari, Thomson Locations: Zandvoort, London

☆ Formula One statistics for the Dutch Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Formula One F1 - Dutch Grand Prix - Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands - September 4, 2022 Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in action during the race REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 23 (Reuters) - Formula One statistics for Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, the 13th race of the 22-round season. Total distance: 306.587km (72 laps)2022 pole position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull one minute 10.342 seconds. Verstappen won in 2021 and 2022, both times from pole position, making him the only current driver on the grid to have won the Dutch Grand Prix. Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso has 32 wins, most recently in his home Spanish Grand Prix in 2013 with Ferrari, from a record 367 starts. PODIUMSix teams and eight drivers have made a podium appearance this season: Red Bull, Alpine, Aston Martin, McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Yves Herman, Red Bull, Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, Alain Prost, Perez, Abu Dhabi, Hamilton, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, Bull, Charles Leclerc, Aston Martin, McLaren, Michael Schumacher, Romeo's, Zhou, George Russell, Alan Baldwin, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Prix, Zandvoort, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Monaco, Verstappen, Spanish, Ferrari, Aston, Thomson Locations: Zandvoort, Netherlands, Britain, NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, Abu, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Hamilton

"Simply put, Mr Massa is the rightful 2008 Driver's Champion, and F1 and FIA deliberately ignored the misconduct that cheated him out of that title," said the letter. There was no immediate response from the FIA and Formula One, which is currently on an August shutdown. PIQUET CRASHMassa was leading the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix from pole position when fellow Brazilian Piquet crashed into the wall on lap 14 of 61. The lawyers' letter warned that, without a satisfactory response, Massa intended to "pursue legal action in order to seek compensation for the harm he has suffered." Massa did not win again after 2008, with the Brazilian suffering a near-fatal head injury at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Persons: Driver Felipe Massa, Hamad, Mohammed, Massa, Ecclestone, Felipe Massa, Stefano Domenicali, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, Law, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, Mr Massa, " Massa, supremo Bernie Ecclestone, Max Mosley, Nelson Piquet's, PIQUET, Piquet, Fernando Alonso, insider.com Ecclestone, Hamilton, Mosley, Charlie Whiting, Rory Carroll, Alan Baldwin, Ken Ferris Organizations: Saudi, Prix, Jeddah Corniche, Driver, Grand Prix REUTERS, FIA, Reuters, Formula, Formula One, F1, supremo, Renault, Briton, F1 supremo, Liberty Media, Thomson Locations: Jeddah, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Saudi Arabia, Paris, London, Singapore, Switzerland, Spanish

☆ Aston Martin will keep the upgrades coming
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Aston Martin will keep the upgrades flowing after going into Formula One's August break with Fernando Alonso third in the championship behind Red Bull's dominant leader Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. With both titles a foregone conclusion, champions Red Bull -- winners of all 12 races so far -- and some others are turning their attention to next year's car but Aston Martin have other ideas. Aston Martin enjoy more wind tunnel time than top rivals as a consequence of their low ranking last year. After 12 of the 22 races last year, Aston Martin were languishing in ninth place and had scored only 19 points compared to their current haul of 196. "Obviously you need to see what directions you take, depending on what happens... in all the push, push, push for development we also have to realise that we have made big steps and it is important to also zoom out and see what you have achieved."

Persons: Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso, Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Mike Krack, Red Bull, Krack, Alonso, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge Organizations: One's, Red, Sunday's Belgian, Prix, Aston, Spaniard, Ferrari, McLaren, Thomson Locations: Alpine

☆ Verstappen wins Belgian Sprint with Piastri second
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

SummaryCompanies Verstappen wins sprint from pole, Piastri secondChampion now 118 points clear of team mate PerezPerez retires after clash with HamiltonGasly third for AlpineSPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, July 29 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a rain-delayed and shortened sprint race from pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday to stretch his Formula One lead to 118 points. Australian rookie Oscar Piastri started and finished second for McLaren, after leading briefly during a safety car period, with Frenchman Pierre Gasly a morale-boosting third for misfiring Alpine. Half the field followed Piastri straight into the pits at the start to change to intermediate tyres while Verstappen stayed out on full wets. I could come in first but then I might be blocked by other cars, there might be a safety car and then you lose out massively. "This is a sprint race, we want to see them racing," he said.

Persons: Perez Perez, Hamilton Gasly, Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, Frenchman Pierre Gasly, Sergio Perez, Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc, McLaren's Lando Norris, George Russell, Mercedes, Gasly, Anthoine Hubert, Verstappen, Bull, Aston Martin's, Fernando Alonso, Max, we've, Perez, Hamilton, Ferraris, Norris, Red, Christian Horner, Toto Wolff, Leclerc, Alan Baldwin, Hugh Lawson, Clare Fallon Organizations: Belgian, Prix, McLaren, Spa, Briton, Red Bull, Thomson Locations: Belgium, Verstappen's, Pouhon, Eau Rouge, Stavelot

☆ Verstappen pips Piastri to pole for Spa sprint race
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

McLaren's Piastri had been on top of the timesheets until the final seconds when double world champion Verstappen went 0.11 quicker with a lap of one minute 49.056 seconds on a drying track. The standalone sprint format is being used at Spa for the first time, the third of six such events this season. Piastri said he "couldn’t have got much more out of that" and was happy to be on the front row. The provisional pole changed hands swiftly in the final shootout, with Hamilton fastest then Red Bull's Sergio Perez, Gasly, Sainz and Piastri before Verstappen's predictable final flourish. "It's good to get a clean end to qualifying," said Verstappen, with more rain forecast later.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Stephanie Lecocq, Perez, Max Verstappen pipped, Oscar Piastri, McLaren's Piastri, Verstappen, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc, Piastri, McLaren's Lando Norris, Alpine's Pierre Gasly, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Bull's Sergio Perez, Gasly, Sainz, Alpine's Esteban Ocon, Mercedes George Russell, Daniel Ricciardo 11th, Russell, Aston, Lance, Fernando Alonso, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Belgian, Prix, Spa, Ferrari, Sunday's, Hamilton, Thomson Locations: Spa, Belgium

☆ Szafnauer to exit misfiring Alpine, Fry joins Williams
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SummaryCompanies Famin to replace Szafnauer as interim Alpine principalTop engineers Permane and Fry also leavingShakeup follows departure of Alpine CEO RossiFry moving to WilliamsSPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, July 28 (Reuters) - Otmar Szafnauer will leave Renault-owned Alpine after Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix with Bruno Famin appointed interim principal on another day of upheaval that exposed rifts within the misfiring Formula One team. Alpine Academy director Julian Rouse was named as Permane's interim replacement while Matt Harman leads the technical team at Enstone. Rossi warned in May he would make changes if performances did not improve, and said the buck stopped with Szafnauer. Williams said Fry, who has had senior roles at both McLaren and Ferrari, will start work on Nov. 1. "His knowledge and experience will further strengthen the team's technical capabilities and pursuit of excellence as we build the next chapter of Williams," said principal James Vowles.

Persons: Szafnauer, Permane, Fry, Shakeup, Rossi Fry, Bruno Famin, Alan Permane, Pat Fry, Williams, Julian Rouse, Matt Harman, Aston Martin, Famin, Oscar Piastri, Fernando Alonso, Laurent Rossi, Rossi, it's, James Vowles, Pat, Alan Baldwin, Andrew Cawthorne, Christian Radnedge, Pritha Organizations: Alpine, SPA, Renault, Belgian, Prix, Alpine Academy, Aston, McLaren, Formula, Ferrari, Thomson Locations: Belgium

☆ Max Verstappen helps Red Bull make history at Hungarian Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Max Verstappen helped Red Bull make history on Sunday as the Dutchman won the Hungarian Grand Prix with ease to secure his team a record 12th successive win. Red Bull have won every race this season (11) and, unsurprisingly, lead the constructors’ championship by a handsome margin – 208 points ahead of Mercedes in second. Including the win achieved on the final race of last season, the team surpasses McLaren’s long-standing record of 11 straight wins, set in 1988. Verstappen celebrates a seventh straight win. Joe Portlock/Formula 1/Getty Images“For the team, 12 wins in a row is just incredible,” Verstappen said on Sky Sports.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Red Bull, “, Christian Horner, Verstappen, Joe Portlock, ” Verstappen, we’ve, ”, Horner, Sergio Perez, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, Perez, McLaren’s Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton Organizations: CNN, Dutchman, Mercedes, Sky Sports, Verstappen Locations: Red, Hungarian

☆ Hamilton pips Verstappen for record pole in Hungary
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

We've been pushing so hard over this time to finally get a pole and it just feels like the first time." Every session has been up and down," said Verstappen, who had been chasing his sixth pole in a row. McLaren's Lando Norris qualified third with Australian rookie team mate Oscar Piastri alongside and Alfa Romeo's Guanyu Zhou fifth. The Australian, a winner in Hungary with Red Bull in 2014, will start 13th with Tsunoda 17th on the grid. China's Zhou was fastest in the first phase on hard tyres, with Norris quickest in phase two on mediums.

Persons: Hamilton, Verstappen, Norris, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Briton, It's, I've, hoarse, I’ve, We’re, McLaren's Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Alfa Romeo's, Zhou, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Valtteri, Alfa Romeo, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, Red Bull's Sergio Perez, Haas's Nico Hulkenberg, George Russell, Russell, Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Alonso pipped, China's Zhou, Alan Baldwin, Frances Kerry Organizations: Hamilton, Australian, Alfa, Aston, Verstappen, Miami, Tsunoda, Christian, Thomson Locations: Hungary, Hungarian, Saudi Arabia, Japanese, London

☆ Hamilton confident Brad Pitt can take F1 to new heights
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The movie cars are also set to feature on the grid, without driving a formation lap, and be on track in between the sessions. The Apple TV film is being directed by Joseph Kosinski, the director of "Top Gun: Maverick", with producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Hamilton said the movie would also do justice to a sport where cars can hit top speeds of 370kph. I think it’s going to look faster than it does on TV," he said. "You already saw what he (Kosinski) has done with fighter jets, what he did with Maverick... bringing that technology into our world; I think it’s going to be amazing."

Persons: Brad Pitt, Ricardo Arduengo, Brad Pitt's, Lewis Hamilton, We’ve, Hamilton, Joseph Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer, Aston, Fernando Alonso, Pitt, Brad, he’s, hasn’t, Alan Baldwin, Clare Fallon Organizations: United, Prix, Silverstone, Netflix, Apple, Maverick, Thomson Locations: United States, Americas, Austin , Texas, U.S, England, Los Angeles, LA

☆ Verstappen dominant in Austria to go 81 points clear
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Verstappen, who also won Saturday's 100km sprint race and leaves Spielberg's Red Bull Ring with maximum points, stretched his lead over Mexican team mate Sergio Perez to 81 points with his fifth win in a row. It was also the Dutch driver's seventh of a dominant campaign taking him ever closer to a third title. It was also his fifth success at the Red Bull Ring, more than any driver, and left him more than three race wins clear of Perez. The Sprint weekend is always hectic and a lot of things can go wrong but luckily a lot of things went right," said Verstappen. Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton was seventh for Mercedes, with team mate George Russell eighth, and Pierre Gasly was ninth for Alpine.

Persons: Perez Leclerc, Ferrari's, Perez, Max Verstappen, Red, Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Charles Leclerc, Ayrton Senna, I'm, Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Pierre Gasly, Hamilton, Norris, Ferraris, Sainz, Gasly, Alpine's Esteban Ocon, Williams, Alex Albon, AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda, Nico Hulkenberg, Haas, Dilano van't Hoff, Alan Baldwin, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Austrian, Bull, Red Bull's, Prix, Dutch, Sprint, Monegasque, Ferrari, McLaren, Aston, Mercedes, Alpine, Belgium's, Thomson Locations: London

☆ Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two on Sprint grid
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The double world champion lapped his team's home Red Bull Ring with a fastest time of one minute 04.440 seconds on a drying track to complete a qualifying double after securing pole on Friday for Sunday's main grand prix. Red Bull have won all of them, Verstappen six. "It's nice to have a lockout in the Red Bull Ring for the team," said the Mexican, who was 0.493 slower than his team mate. "The sprint race doesn't really matter anyway," said Hamilton, who had his fastest effort deleted for exceeding track limits and was then overtaken by Verstappen while trying to set a valid lap. The race will be the second standalone sprint of the season after Baku, won by Perez in April.

Persons: Bull, Perez Norris, McLaren Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Sunday's, Perez, Red Bull, McLaren's Lando Norris, Haas, Nico Hulkenberg, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc, Sainz, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, Lance, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Hamilton, Verstappen, Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, Alan Baldwin, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Austrian, Prix, Baku, Thomson Locations: Dutch, London

☆ Verstappen runs away with Austrian F1 sprint race
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SummarySummary Companies Verstappen runs away with Spielberg sprintPerez second in Red Bull one twoMexican forces team mate onto grass at startSainz third for FerrariJuly 1 (Reuters) - Double world champion Max Verstappen ran away with an Austrian Grand Prix sprint race in a Red Bull one-two on Saturday to increase his Formula One lead over Mexican team mate Sergio Perez to 70 points. Verstappen took the chequered flag a hefty 21.048 seconds clear of Perez on a drying track at Spielberg's Red Bull Ring with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz finishing third in the 24 lap 100km standalone race. Hulkenberg had held second place until lap 12, when his intermediate tyres went off and Perez muscled past, followed by Sainz. The top eight score points in the sprint, with Verstappen taking the maximum eight and Perez seven. Both Red Bulls and Sainz stayed on the intermediate tyres throughout the race while others pitted for slicks as conditions improved.

Persons: Spielberg, Perez, Red Bull, Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Verstappen, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Max, Aston, Lance, Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg, Haas, Esteban Ocon, George Russell, Mercedes, McLaren's Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton, Hulkenberg, Sainz, Alan Baldwin, Toby Davis Organizations: Mexican, Sainz, Ferrari, Red Bulls, Alpine, Mercedes, slicks, Verstappen, Thomson Locations: Austrian, Dutch, London

☆ Red Bull ready for a celebration at scenic Spielberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Verstappen already has four wins at the scenic circuit, having also won the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix. I think this year’s event will be maybe the biggest event they’ve ever put on." Of the 19 races since then Red Bull have won 18 and Mercedes one. "At the start of the season, we realized the car needed a fundamental redesign," he said in Montreal. "This track is another one that should suit our car more than some other circuits," said the Thai.

Persons: Bull, Dietrich Mateschitz, Max Verstappen, Red, Spielberg, Alain Prost, Verstappen, Christian Horner, it’s, Sergio Perez, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Perez, Mercedes, George Russell, Ferrari, Leclerc, Red Bull, Lewis Hamilton, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, Andrea Stella, That's, Williams, Alex Albon, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Formula One, Austrian, Prix, McLaren, Renault, Silverstone, Thomson Locations: Austria, Canada, Baku, Hungary, Montreal, London

☆ Perez's seat with Red Bull safe for now says Button
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

June 20 (Reuters) - Sergio Perez's seat with Red Bull is safe for this Formula One season, former champion Jenson Button said on Tuesday, but if the Mexican's struggles continue he could be looking for another team next year. Horner also said the team was going to stand by Perez and help him through the slump but Red Bull have not always shown patience with under-performing drivers. DRIVERS SHAKE-UPScenarios are starting to emerge about what a possible drivers shake-up at Red Bull might look like. One rumour has Ricciardo, who previously drove for Red Bull from 2014-18, going from a reserve role to a seat with sister outfit AlphaTauri, replacing under-performing Nick de Vries. Such a move would allow Australian Ricciardo to remove some competitive rust and make a seamless transition back into the Red Bull seat if Perez was dumped.

Persons: Sergio Perez's, Red Bull, Jenson Button, Perez, Max Verstappen, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, Christian Horner, Horner, Bull, Daniel Ricciardo, I've, Max, he's, Nick de Vries, Button, Vries, Yuki, Tsunoda, Steve Keating, Ken Ferris Organizations: Red Bull, Team, Briton, Red, NASCAR, Le, International Motor Sports Association, IMSA, Thomson Locations: Red, Montreal, Chicago, Toronto

☆ Red Bull can win everything but the gap may be closing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

June 19 (Reuters) - Red Bull boss Christian Horner recognised after Sunday's landmark Canadian Grand Prix that his runaway Formula One leaders could win every race this season. "On this venue yes, the gap is shorter... it's inevitable that they are closing, we'd be surprised if that wouldn't be the case," said Horner. If there is an Achilles' Heel in Red Bull's dominance, it is the current dependence on Verstappen for the top step of the podium. Should Verstappen suffer a setback, mechanical or otherwise, the chances of the second Red Bull coming through for the win are looking a lot less certain and rivals are sensing opportunities. Verstappen's last race retirement was in Australia in April 2022 and the last time he was beaten by someone not in a Red Bull was last November, when Mercedes's George Russell won in Brazil.

Persons: Red Bull, Christian Horner, Abu, Horner, Max Verstappen, Ayrton Senna's, McLaren, Alain Prost, Senna, Mercedes, Verstappen, Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, we'd, Alonso, Aston Martin, Hamilton, Max, Sergio Perez, Perez, Red, Verstappen's, Bull, Mercedes's George Russell, Alan Baldwin, Clare Fallon Organizations: Prix, Sky Sports, Montreal's Circuit, Alonso in, Ferrari, Red Bull, Thomson Locations: Abu Dhabi, Australia, Spain, Alonso in Monaco, Montreal, Brazil, London

☆ Max Verstappen dominates Canadian Grand Prix to equal Ayrton Senna victories total
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Max Verstappen put in another dominant performance to win the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, bringing him level with Formula One legend Ayrton Senna’s victory total. The 25-year-old ties Senna’s career victory total, with the win also being Red Bull’s 100th team victory. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso finished 9.5 seconds behind Verstappen in second place with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton completing the top three. Later in the race, Verstappen avoided suffering a similar fate to that of Mercedes driver George Russell who, after colliding with the wall off of turn 8/9, was ultimately forced to retire. I didn’t have one lap where I could relax a little bit, so it was an amazing battle.”He added: “At the beginning I had a little bit more pace, and at the end I think Lewis had a little bit more pace.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Ayrton Senna’s, Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, Mercedes ’ Lewis Hamilton, ” Verstappen, Clive Mason, Alain Prost, Sebastian Vettel, Michael Schumacher, Hamilton, Gilles Villeneuve, ”, “, Christian Horner, Mercedes, George Russell, Alonso, Lewis Organizations: CNN, Formula, Prix, Canadian, Getty, North, Sky Sports, Bull, Red Bull Locations: North America

☆ Team by team analysis of the Canadian Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Russell brought out the safety car when he hit the wall on lap 12. Stroll started 16th after a three-place drop for impeding. Gasly pitted just before the safety car period, while Ocon came in during it from fourth place. The German pitted on lap 11 before the safety car was deployed and fell back due to tyre degradation. Magnussen started 13th on hard tyres and stayed out when the safety car was deployed.

Persons: Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Verstappen, Ayrton Senna, Red, Bull, Perez, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Hamilton, Russell, Fernando Alonso, ASTON MARTIN, Lance, Alonso, Valtteri, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Leclerc, Sainz, Ferrari, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, Gasly, Ocon, MCLAREN, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Norris, ALFA ROMEO, Guanyu Zhou, Haas, Bottas, Zhou, HAAS, Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Nyck de Vries, WILLIAMS, Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant, Williams, Albon, Sargeant, Yuki Tsunoda, Vries, Alan Baldwin, Sonali Paul Organizations: Montreal's Circuit, Miami, FERRARI, Alfa, Thomson Locations: Canada, Hamilton, Tsunoda, London

☆ Verstappen takes Red Bull's 100th win in Formula One
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Formula One F1 - Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada - June 18, 2023 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with a trophy on the podium after winning the race REUTERS/Mathieu BelangerMONTREAL, June 18 (Reuters) - Max Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to stretch his Formula One championship lead and take Red Bull's milestone 100th victory. Fernando Alonso finished second for Aston Martin at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the Spaniard's sixth podium in eight races, with Britain's seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton third for Mercedes. Red Bull have won every race so far this season and Canada was double world champion Verstappen's sixth of the campaign and fourth in a row. Verstappen's team mate and closest rival Sergio Perez finished sixth but took a bonus point for fastest lap. Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by David EvansOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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