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Following its examination of the accident and the decision by the FIA stewards to deem that Hamilton was 'predominantly' to blame for the collision, Red Bull has pushed forward with its desire to take the matter further.<br>The FIA has confirmed that, in according with its International Sporting Code (ISC), Red Bull has lodged a petition for the matter to be looked at again.<br>A video conference ...

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Mercedes ended Red Bull’s five-race win streak at the British Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton fought back from a 10-second time penalty to score his eighth home victory.<br>Hamilton was penalised after clashing with Red Bull driver Verstappen on the opening lap at Copse, resulting in a 51G crash for the Dutchman.<br>The weekend saw Mercedes enjoy an upswing in form after being comprehensively ...

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Hamilton and Verstappen collided on the opening lap of Sunday's British Grand Prix at Copse, resulting in a 51g impact against the barrier for Verstappen.<br>Verstappen was able to walk away from the crash, but was taken to hospital as a precaution after being heavily winded and bruised in the accident. He was discharged that night after undergoing CT and MRI scans.<br>Hamilton was hit with a ...

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Speaking exclusively to Motorsport.com for the first time since the Silverstone weekend, and in the wake of the racist abuse aimed at Lewis Hamilton after his collision with Max Verstappen, Wolff suggests that statements made after the events on Sunday went too far in their levels of aggression.<br>Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko accused Hamilton of ‘reckless driving’ and said ...

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Verstappen was spun into the barriers at Copse Corner on the opening lap of the race after clashing with title rival Hamilton.<br>The pair had already battled hard for several corners, before Hamilton got a run on Verstappen on the blast down to Copse and drafted alongside the Red Bull on the entry to the corner.<br>But with Verstappen not conceding ground, he clipped Hamilton as he turned into ...

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Gasly made his F1 debut with Red Bull’s junior team, Toro Rosso, back in 2017 before being promoted to its senior squad as Daniel Ricciardo’s replacement for 2019.<br>But a difficult start to the year saw Gasly fail to match teammate Max Verstappen’s form, and resulted in him being sent back to Toro Rosso after just 12 races, with Alexander Albon moving in the opposite direction.<br>Gasly ...

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Mercedes is currently mulling over who will partner seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in 2022, with current teammate Valtteri Bottas's contract expiring at the end of the year.<br>Mercedes could opt to retain Bottas - who has helped the team win four constructors' championships since joining in 2017 - or replace him with Russell, who is the leading member of its junior programme and ...

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The Mexican faced a tough challenge at the start of the 2021 F1 season in trying to adapt to the unique handling characteristics of the high rake Red Bull concept.<br>He admitted that his previous driving style did not suit the RB16B and he needed to rethink his approach to get the most from it. In a bid to make his life easier, he adopted to go with the set-up that teammate Max Verstappen ran ...

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The Milton Keynes-based squad has been much more aggressive with developing its RB16B than title rival Mercedes has with its own car.<br>While Mercedes has had a very limited development programme, with potentially a final upgrade coming for the British Grand Prix, Red Bull has been non-stop in pushing to improve its chassis.<br>It has worked on all areas of the car, including the ...

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Fallows has signed a deal to join Aston Martin as its new technical director, with the Silverstone-based team hoping to get hold of him as soon as possible.<br>Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer said at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix that he hoped to hold talks with Red Bull boss Christian Horner soon to see if there was a chance to release Fallows from his ...

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The New Zealander is set to pilot the Red Bull RB7 that guided Sebastian Vettel to his third F1 world championship in 2011 at the famous hillclimb event.<br>This will be the first taste of F1 machinery for the 19-year-old currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship.<br>Lawson visited Red Bull’s Milton Keynes base earlier this week to undergo a seat fit in the car he watched as a child ...

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Verstappen pulled 32 points clear of Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton at the top of the drivers’ standings after scoring back-to-back wins at the Red Bull Ring in the past two weekends.<br>Verstappen took pole for both races and led all 142 laps completed over the two events, as well as recording the fastest lap in the Austrian Grand Prix to mark his first career grand slam. The dominant display ...

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After a difficult outing at the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend left Hamilton trailing Max Verstappen by 32 points in the drivers’ standings, the world champion is in no doubt about the difficult situation he faces.<br>And while Mercedes is set to bring some developments for the Silverstone race in a bid to cut the deficit to Red Bull, Hamilton is sceptical about their impact.<br>“We have a ...

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In the wake of discussions between major manufacturers at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, an outline concept for a future hybrid – featuring more electric power and running on fully sustainable fuel – is being worked on.<br>Red Bull, which is taking over the Honda engine project next year and will build its own power unit for the new rules era, was part of those discussions in ...

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F1 announced in February that it would be going ahead with plans for a new power unit formula from 2025 after agreeing a freeze on development for the existing V6 hybrids in the meantime.<br>A meeting will take place on Saturday afternoon in Austria that will shape the direction of the new power units, including existing power unit manufacturers Ferrari, Mercedes, and Renault, as well as ...

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Following Honda’s decision to quit F1 at the end of the 2021 season, Red Bull announced in February that it would be forming Red Bull Powertrains, taking on the IP of the existing Honda power units and bringing its production in house.<br>Red Bull has been working to expand its existing campus in Milton Keynes to incorporate a new engine facility, with its engines set to be badged as Red Bull ...

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Max Verstappen scored a dominant victory for Red Bull in the Styrian Grand Prix last Sunday, leading every lap as he extended his championship lead over Hamilton to 18 points.<br>Hamilton felt after the race that it was "impossible" to catch up with Verstappen, having said earlier in the weekend that there was a 0.2 second per lap gap between the two teams.<br>Mercedes wanted to work out ahead of ...

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Red Bull's existing power unit partner, Honda, announced last October it would be quitting F1 at the end of the 2021 season, leaving the four-time champion team in need of a new supplier.<br>After securing a freeze on power unit development under the regulations from 2022, Red Bull opted to purchase the IP for Honda's engines and create a new arm called Red Bull Powertrains. The move from Red Bull ...

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Just a week after Aston Martin announced that Red Bull's head of aerodynamics Dan Fallows would be joining the team as its new technical director when his current contract runs out, it has now revealed that it has captured Alessi too.<br>Alessi's new role at Aston Martin will include leading and managing the team's aerodynamics department. He begins working for the team on Thursday.<br>Aston ...

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But with Red Bull having been spotted unloading from the back of vans a bunch of new parts at the Red Bull Ring, Mercedes says it has already stopped work on developing its 2021 F1 challenger.<br>While Mercedes is convinced that its approach is best for the long term with a view to next year's all-new cars, it has left the door open for Red Bull to unleash design tweaks that have allowed ...

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In particular, the straightline speed boost that has been witnessed since the arrival of Honda's second power unit at the French GP has left Mercedes chasing answers about why it can no longer keep up.<br>Red Bull has brushed off any talk that Honda's newer power units feature any performance upgrades, which would not be allowed in the regulations.<br>Instead, it points to other factors that have ...

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Mercedes revealed after its defeat in the Styrian Grand Prix that it has turned off development work on its 2021 car so it can throw all its resources on to its 2022 challenger.<br>With Lewis Hamilton having urged his team after the race on Sunday to try to bring some upgrades to the car, the situation appears to heavily favour Red Bull's title ambitions right now.<br>However, Red Bull team boss ...

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Verstappen was in dominant form at the Red Bull Ring earlier, leading comfortably from pole position and grabbing a victory that extended his lead at the head of F1’s points standings.<br>As the Dutchman celebrated his victory across the line at the circuit, however, he slowed right by his Red Bull crew on the pitwall and then performed a burn out – leaving tyre tracks on the circuit as he ...

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Max Verstappen scored Red Bull’s fourth win of the season in France last Sunday after passing Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap, ending Mercedes’ dominant recent record at the circuit.<br>Hamilton made note of Red Bull’s straight-line speed throughout the Paul Ricard race weekend, while Mercedes F1 boss Wolff said after the race that the team had made “a huge step forward with their ...

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Verstappen opened up a 12-point lead over Lewis Hamilton at the top of the F1 drivers' championship with victory in France last weekend, passing for the win with two laps to go.<br>Hamilton made regular reference to Red Bull's straight-line speed performance at Paul Ricard, saying that Mercedes could not compete.<br>The performance by Red Bull in France came after the introduction of a new power ...

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