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The French youngster has had a difficult start to the campaign, and his poor performances prompted speculation that he could be replaced at the end of the year if he did not lift his game.<br>But after a rethink on his approach to race weekends, and using a different set-up concept, Gasly delivered his best weekend of the year at Silverstone as he came home in fourth place.<br>For Horner, who had ...

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With the final preparations under way at Silverstone, Red Bull mechanics were prompted in to a frenzy of activity to replace the rear wing endplates on both Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly’s cars before the start of the race.<br>The matter was further complicated by the fact that, with the cars under parc ferme conditions until the start of the race, the team needed to get permission off the FIA ...

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Verstappen qualified 0.183s off the pace in fourth at Silverstone, where he thought he might have claimed his first pole position in F1 without a problem he reported as “turbo lag”. <br>Red Bull was 0.7s off the pace in British GP qualifying last season with Renault, but Verstappen feels its straightline speed deficit is lower now as Honda continues to make progress and the team refines its ...

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The seven-time grand prix winner left Red Bull after the 2018 season to spearhead Renault’s works team, but is only 10th in the championship while the French manufacturer even trails its engine customer McLaren in the constructors’ standings.<br>Ricciardo also had doubts over Red Bull’s switch to Honda engines for 2019, but the team scored its first win of the year at the previous race in ...

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Gasly has scored only 43 points this season compared to his teammate’s 126 and finished a lapped seventh in the recent Austrian Grand Prix, which was won by Verstappen. <br>Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has described Gasly’s form as “not satisfactory” and explained that as part of the attempt to turn things around the 23-year-old is now not allowed to deviate significantly from ...

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The iconic 007 logo has been added to the side of the cockpit and the front of the rear wing for the Silverstone weekend.<br>The back of the rear wings of the two Red Bull cars will also feature the number plates from famous Aston Martins.<br>Verstappen will run with the number plate of the Aston Martin from 1964 film Goldfinger, while Gasly will feature the one from 1987's The Living ...

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Max Verstappen's victory in Austria, at Red Bull's home race and in front of senior Honda personnel, was a timely triumph as discussions continue over the manufacturer's mid-term commitment to F1.<br>Red Bull and Honda scored a podium on their first start in Austria but Mercedes 100% win record over the first eight races, including Monaco, restricted the new partnership's success.<br><br>Read ...

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Max Verstappen delivered his and his team's first victory of the season at the Red Bull Ring, after a brilliant charge through the field as the Dutchman fought back from an anti-stall moment at the start.<br>That recovery was helped with some impressive pace at the power-sensitive track, but the relative performance against both Ferrari and Mercedes has left Red Bull team boss Christian Horner ...

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With the long straights at the Red Bull Ring not ideal for Verstappen's Honda engine, the Dutchman had been bracing himself for a pretty tough time in the battle against Mercedes and Ferrari.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Austrian GP: Leclerc beats Hamilton to pole, Vettel ninth<br><br><br>But despite a troubled practice day on Friday that was impacted by a high-speed crash at the final corner ...

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O'Ward is undertaking a one-off outing in Formula 2 this weekend for MP Motorsport replacing the banned Mahaveer Raghunathan.<br>He finished 18th, two tenths off his teammate Jordan King, in Friday morning's free practice session.<br>The Mexican could be in line for a Super Formula seat, following Red Bull's split with Dan Ticktum, who was contesting a full programme in the series.<br>O'Ward is ...

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Ticktum finished second in European Formula 3 last year, behind Mick Schumacher, and was placed in Super Formula for 2019.<br>However, the two-time Macau Grand Prix winner has had a poor start to the season with Team Mugen and has scored just a single point from three races.<br>As reported by Motorsport.com, Ticktum was expected to lose his drive in Japan. <br>However, it has now emerged that he ...

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The Frenchman has had a difficult time matching teammate Max Verstappen for pace, and his difficulties have already prompted speculation about his long-term future with the outfit.<br>Red Bull remains committed to him for now though, and its motorsport advisor Helmut Marko suggested after the French GP that the team would completely take apart his car to see if there is an explanation for what has ...

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Pierre Gasly's ongoing struggles to get on the pace of teammate Max Verstappen has prompted rumours about the Frenchman's future, following his promotion from Toro Rosso at the end of last season.<br>While Red Bull's motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has repeatedly dismissed talk that the team is considering a mid-season change, it is obvious that Gasly will need to improve if he is to guarantee his ...

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Red Bull has fewer points after seven races than it did at the same stage in 2018, although Verstappen has two podium finishes and would have a third but for a time penalty in the Monaco Grand Prix.<br>The team has not challenged Mercedes regularly for victory this season and admitted its car needs to be improved, as well as new partner Honda working to close the gap on the engine side.<br>Ahead ...

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Speaking from France, Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell explain why this 'spec 3' engine has been introduced so early in the season, the gains Honda believes it has found, and how the Japanese manufacturer's rapid rate of development puts more focus on Red Bull to bring car upgrades that can get it on terms with Mercedes in an area where it has usually excelled.<br><br>More Red Bull-Honda F1 ...

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F1 rulemakers have proposed shifting Friday practice to later in the day and applying parc ferme conditions before those two sessions even begin.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>F1 bid to stop car changes will "open can of worms," warns Wolff<br><br><br>Under the current rules this would force teams to commit to major set-up choices before running on track, in the hope of reducing costs and increasing ...

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Verstappen has scored two podiums in seven races at the beginning of Red Bull's new partnership with Honda, and would have three top-three finishes had he not lost his second place in Monaco due to a time penalty.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Tech verdict: Analysing the 2019 F1 design trends so far<br><br><br>Red Bull had a tougher time at last weekend's Canadian Grand Prix, where Verstappen missed ...

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The result was the best achieved by Ricciardo since he joined Renault, eclipsing the sixth-place grid slot he earned in Monaco.<br>Ricciardo, who is starting on soft tyres while those ahead are on mediums, is confident that he can have a strong run in the race. Gasly starts fifth, while Verstappen has moved up to ninth on the final grid after penalties for Carlos Sainz and Kevin ...

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Gasly has had a tough start to his first season with the senior Red Bull team following his promotion from Toro Rosso.<br>It has led to speculation about his future in the team, with rumours emerging during the Monaco Grand Prix that linked Nico Hulkenberg to the second Red Bull seat.<br>This has been refuted by Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko, who Gasly said called him after Monaco ...

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Webber was supposed to be given his Monaco GP winner at the end of the 2010 season, however that chassis was destroyed by his infamous backflip in Valencia.<br>Instead he had to settle for chassis 03, which started life as Vettel's 'Luscious Liz' car, and helped the German to victory at that year's Malaysian Grand Prix.<br>Vettel continued to race the car until Monaco before complaints of poor ...

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The scoop was first seen on Red Bull's RB13 in 2017, and appeared to be an attempt to satisfy the FIA's regulations for the front crash structure while trying to stave off any high pressure areas produced behind it as airflow begins to detach.<br>Having used the scoop since then, Red Bull has now arrived at Monte Carlo with a regular 'thumb-tip' design - much like the one used back in ...

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The low-speed nature of the street circuit means engine performance is less of a differentiator, and also places a heavy emphasis on chassis performance – a department in which Red Bull usually excels.<br>But there is evidence to suggest the traditional Monte Carlo pacesetter will not start the 2019 race as favourite, as an analysis of sector three times from the Spanish Grand Prix points to ...

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Verstappen has scored two third-place finishes and a trio of fourths across the opening five rounds of the 2019 championship.<br>His podium in the recent Spanish Grand Prix moved him into third place in the championship ahead of Sebastian Vettel, whose Ferrari team has had an up-and-down start to the year.<br>"We are satisfied with the results so far, absolutely," Verstappen told Motorsport.com ...

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