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A Formula 1 team comprises two drivers, but you sometimes get the sense that Red Bull Racing would do just fine with one.
For one, Max Verstappen has been so dominant this year that his points alone would be enough for third in the constructors championship, less than 100 points behind Ferrari.
But after all weâve seen from the five-time constructors championship-winning team, having just the one driver would also save it a great deal of internal turmoil and embarrassment.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSFormer McLaren driver turned Formula 1 pundit David Coulthard has called for Daniel Ricciardo reappraise some of his life choices in his year off to get back to his best before 2024.
Ricciardo has confirmed that he wonât be on the grid next year after turning down options to race in the lower reaches of the midfield following his sacking by McLaren.
The Australian is targeting a reserve-driver position for 2023, with Mercedes and Red Bull Racing believed to be in negotiation for his services.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSFerrari has denied it will sack Mattia Binotto at the end of the year despite numerous reports in the Italian media that the team principal is set for the chopping block.
Both the prestigious Gazzetta dello Sport, Italyâs most widely read sports paper, and the Italian edition of Motorsport have reported Ferrari will call time on Binottoâs career after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend.
The team released a short statement overnight describing the reports as being âtotally without foundationâ.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSRacing drivers arenât like normal people.
When a bad case of food poisoning would be enough to keep the average person away from work and in bed for days, the same clearly doesnât occur to a Formula 1 driver, who feels compelled to ignore the calls for natural recuperation and jump back in the car.
Just ask Lando Norris, who was running as high as third in the SĂŁo Paulo Grand Prix despite having been unable to eat or drink anything for two days in Brazil.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSA front-row lockout converted into an easy one-two finish â Mercedes had the SĂŁo Paulo Grand Prix so firmly in its grasp that it felt like we were back in the mid-2020s, as though this season had never really happened.
The only difference was the scale of the celebrations, and not just in acknowledgment of George Russellâs long-awaited first victory.
It had been more than 11 months since Mercedes last won a race and more than two years since its cars finished first and second.
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