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Powerful partners, marriage to a Spice Girl, ruthless operator: Red Bull’s Christian Horner quickly rose up ranks in F1

In 2005, when an energy drinks manufacturer, keen to have their brand associated with high octane adventure sports, decided to enter motor racing as outsiders in an environment dominated by legacy automobile companies, they hired an outsider to run the ship too.At 31, untested and relatively unknown, Christian Horner joined the high table of Formula One as team boss at Red Bull Racing. Motorsport legends like Ron Dennis at McLaren and Jean Todt at Ferrari became overnight contemporaries. A highly politicised sporting environment became his home. Fierce competition, cutthroat margins, intense public scrutiny became an everyday reality. 19 years, seven drivers championships, and six constructors’ titles later, Horner stands as the longest serving team principal in the paddock. Beneficial ...
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Lewis Hamilton ends 2nd straight season without a single race win as rumours spread about him angling for move to Red Bull

As Max Verstappen rode to his third straight Drivers’ Championship coronation at the Abu Dhabi GP — setting multiple records along the way like winning 19 races in a season, scoring 21 podium finishes, and becoming the first driver to lead over 1000 laps throughout a season — his one-time arch rival Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes limped past the chequered flag in ninth spot. It’s been a humbling season for Hamilton, who may have finished third in the drivers’ standings but was a stunning 341 points behind Verstappen. The seven-time world champion sent a pointed message to his team via an interview with Sky Sports. “At this moment, I don’t really know (about next season). For Red Bull to win by 17 seconds — and they haven’t developed their car since August — is definitely a concern,” said ...
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Formula 1: Carlos Sainz on pole in Singapore with Red Bull out of the top 10 | Racing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a remarkable turn of events at the Singapore Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz of Ferrari secured pole position, ending Red Bull's astounding streak of 15 consecutive wins. Sainz's pole marks the second consecutive one for himself and Ferrari, and the Italian team's third in the past four races.Former Red Bull driver and now Ferrari sensation, Carlos Sainz, commented on his thrilling performance, saying, "It's an incredible feeling to secure pole position in Singapore. We've been working hard as a team, and it's paying off."Red Bull's championship leader, Max Verstappen, and his teammate Sergio Perez had a surprising and challenging day. Both drivers failed to make it into the top 10 shootout, a dramatic departure from their usual commanding performances.Max Verstappen, who was hop...
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Max Verstappen claims record 10th straight F1 win at Italian GP | Racing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Red Bull's Max Verstappen took a record 10th Formula One win in a row on Sunday in a one-two finish with Sergio Perez at Ferrari's home Italian Grand Prix.Verstappen's victory at Monza's "Temple of Speed" outside Milan was also Red Bull's 15th in succession -- another Formula One record.Spaniard Carlos Sainz, who started on pole position, finished third for Ferrari for his first podium appearance of the season. The championship leader Verstappen also stretched his lead in the standings over Perez to 145 points with eight rounds remaining.The 29-year-old has now won 12 of this season's races and is all but certain to claim his third consecutive F1 title after breaking a record he shared with Sebastian Vettel by winning in Zandvoort last weekend.The Dutch driver made it 10 in a...
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F1: Verstappen takes a crushing eighth win in a row at Belgian Grand Prix | Racing News – Times of India

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen roared to a crushing eighth win in a row, one short of the all-time record, in a Red Bull one-two with Sergio Perez at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.Red Bull's 13th consecutive victory made the team the first in the sport's 73-year history to win the opening 12 races of a season, one more than McLaren managed in 1988 with Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.Verstappen, who started sixth after a five-place grid penalty, extended his championship lead over Perez to 125 points -- effectively five races -- after taking the chequered flag 22.3 seconds ahead of the Mexican."I knew we had a great car, it was just about surviving turn one," said the double world champion, who has now won in Belgium for the last three years ...
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Verstappen wins Belgian GP to extend huge F1 lead, Red Bull teammate Perez 2nd

Defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen emphatically won the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday for an eighth straight win and 10th overall of a crushingly dominant season. He finished 22.3 seconds ahead of teammate Sergio Perez to give Red Bull and easy 1-2. It moved Verstappen ominously closer to a third straight world title and his own F1 record of 15 wins from last year. Verstappen is 125 points ahead of Perez after just 12 races, and his next target is matching Sebastian Vettel’s F1 record of nine straight wins with a victory at the Dutch GP when the lopsided season resumes on Aug. 27. Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finished in third spot for a third podium of the season, with Lewis Hamilton in fourth for Mercedes ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso. George Russell was sixth fo...
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Max Verstappen takes 6th win in a row at British Grand Prix | Racing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Formula One leader Max Verstappen on Sunday won the British Grand Prix as Red Bull remained unbeaten in 2023 to equal McLaren's 1988 record run of 11 victories in a row.Lando Norris of McLaren finished second in front of a 160,000-strong home crowd at Silverstone, with his fellow Briton and seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton third for Mercedes after starting seventh.It was Verstappen's 43rd career win and his eighth in 10 races this year as he increased his lead ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez in the drivers' championship to 99 points.Norris's McLaren team-mate Australian rookie Oscar Piastri finished fourth ahead of George Russell, Perez, two-time champion Fernand Alonso of Aston Martin and Williams' Alex Albon.Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz came home nint...
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Max Verstappen wins in Austria with ease to extend series lead | Racing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Double world champion Max Verstappen on Sunday crusied to a seventh win out of nine this season, clinching Red Bull's home Austrian Grand Prix. The victory for Verstappen was his fifth successive this season as he took another step towards a hat-trick of world title. Verstappen, who also victorious in Saturday's 100km sprint race at Spielberg's Red Bull Ring, stretched his lead over Mexican team mate Sergio Perez to 81 points with the win on Sunday. Charles Leclerc finished second as Ferrari earned a milestone 800th podium finish while Perez went up from 15th to finish third in a race littered with time penalties. "That is the full sweep, classy Max, very very classy," said Red Bull boss Christian Horner over the team radio."The car was on fire!" replied Verstappen after his ...
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Max Verstappen ready to maintain winning run, stretch his lead | Racing News – Times of India

MONTREAL: Refreshed by a Mediterranean break since winning in Spain, defending world champion Max Verstappen will be seeking to continue his dominant run and stretch his title-race lead in this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.The Red Bull driver, who won in Montreal last year, has reeled off successive victories in Miami, Monte Carlo and Barcelona to move 53 points clear of nearest rival and team-mate Sergio Perez in the drivers' championship.He has also led every lap since lap 48 in Florida, a total of 154, the longest unbroken run since 2012 when four-time champion Sebastian Vettel was equally supreme for the Milton Keynes-based team.Another win, in Sunday's 70-lap contest on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a high-speed semi-street track on the Ile Notre-Dame in the St Lawrence river, wo...
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F1: Six out of six for Red Bull as Max Verstappen wins in Monaco | Racing News – Times of India

Max Verstappen, the double world champion, dominated the rain-soaked Monaco Grand Prix from start to finish on Sunday, extending his lead in the Formula One championship to 39 points. The victory also secured Red Bull's sixth consecutive win this season.The race initially followed a predictable pattern with 51 uneventful laps on a dry track. However, the rain added a twist, injecting excitement into the event. Despite the challenging conditions, Verstappen showcased his exceptional skill and maintained his position throughout the race.Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin secured an impressive second-place finish, although he trailed Verstappen by a significant margin of 27.9 seconds at the chequered flag. Esteban Ocon, driving for the Renault-owned Alpine team, completed the podium, claiming...
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Max Verstappen on pole for the Monaco Grand Prix | Racing News – Times of India

MONACO: Max Verstappen claimed pole for the Monaco Grand Prix with Fernando Alonso keeping the Red Bull world champion company on the front row after qualifying on Saturday.Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will start Sunday's race on the second row alongside the Alpine of Esteban Ocon."You have to go all out and risk it all," said Verstappen."I knew I was behind, I'm very happy to be on pole for the first time here."The session was red-flagged when Sergio Perez smashed his Red Bull into a wall leaving last year's winner at the rear of the grid.With overtaking at a premium on the narrow twisting streets of the Principality Perez's misfortune could prove costly for his title challenge with the Mexican 14 points adrift of Verstappen going into this sixth race of the season.Carlos Sainz in the sec...
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez takes pole position for the Miami Grand Prix – Times of India

MIAMI GARDENS: Red Bull's Sergio Perez grabbed pole position for Sunday's Miami Grand Prix and with team-mate Max Verstappen left back in ninth on the grid, has his eyes on a victory that could send him to the top of the standings.Perez is just six points behind defending world champion Verstappen after the Mexican's second victory of the season in Azerbaijan last week.Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, enjoying a strong season, claimed second place and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz will start in third in an all-Spanish speaking front row of the grid.Ferrari's Charles Leclerc crashed out with one minute 36 seconds left, causing a red flag and the decision was taken not to resume the session.Leclerc, who had clipped the wall earlier in qualification, lost control through Turn Six and span out of c...
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Ferrari driver Leclerc urges fans to stop coming to his home

Formula One driver Charles Leclerc has asked fans to respect his privacy after his address was leaked, leading to some turning up at his apartment in the past few months. The Ferrari driver, who is from Monaco and lives in the tiny Principality, pleaded with his supporters not to go too far. “For the past few months my home address has somehow become public, leading to people gathering beneath my apartment, ringing my bell and asking for pictures and autographs,” Leclerc posted on his Instagram account Sunday. “While I’m always happy to be there for you and truly appreciate your support, please respect my privacy and refrain from coming to my house.” Leclerc, who has won five races for Ferrari and taken 18 pole positions, said he will always stop for autographs and photos from fans in t...
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Max Verstappen takes pole for Red Bull at Australian Grand Prix | Racing News – Times of India

MELBOURNE: Max Verstappen took pole position for Red Bull at the Formula One Australian Grand Prix on Saturday after teammate Sergio Perez came crashing back to earth with a brake failure that left him last on the grid.Mercedes driver George Russell joins Verstappen on the front row for Sunday's race at Albert Park after qualifying second ahead of team mate Lewis Hamilton.Verstappen saved his best for late, roaring around the lakeside circuit in one minute and 16.732 seconds, over two-tenths of a second quicker than Russell."I think the last run was very good," Verstappen said, celebrating his first pole at Albert Park."It all worked out in Q3."Hamilton was thrilled Mercedes had bridged the pace to Red Bull, who won both the opening races in the Middle East."I'm so happy with this," he ...
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Max Verstappen struck by illness ahead of Saudi Grand Prix | Racing News – Times of India

JEDDAH: Double world champion Max Verstappen has delayed his arrival at this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix by 24 hours due to a stomach illness and will miss Thursday's media day.But the 25-year-old Dutchman confirmed in a tweet that he is "feeling fine again" and, having delayed his flight to Jeddah, will instead arrive for practice on Friday.Feeling fine again, after not being fit for a few days because of a stomach bug. Therefore, I unfortunately had to… https://t.co/XdCLARhoco— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) 1678960880000His Red Bull team also tweeted to confirm Verstappen's absence."Max has been suffering from a stomach illness over the past few days and with the agreement of the FIA will not be present on track today," said the team.After victory in a crushing Red Bull one...
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Mumbai makes ‘vroom’ for David Coulthard | Racing News – Times of India

MUMBAI: On most mornings, Bandra Bandstand witnesses a sea of joggers going up and down the promenade. At each end, fans of Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan wait outside Galaxy and Mannat to get a glimpse of their idols. On Sunday morning, though, people of all age groups — 20,000-plus according to the official estimates — took the vantage points between those two landmarks to see what Formula One is all about and to get the adrenaline rush during the Red Bull Showrun.A group of friends had come from Pune to watch David Coulthard burn the rubber. Rayan, 12, donning a Red Bull Racing jacket, urged his father to walk fast so that they can get as close to the action as possible and watch the Briton land those perfect doughnuts. An autorickshaw driver was curious to see how a Formula One car ...
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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard believes sporting arena is not place to raise political issues

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard believes that the sporting arena is not the appropriate place to raise political issues or make a stand. While he clarified that he was a firm believer in everyone’s right to their freedom of speech, the 13-time Grand Prix winner advocated for athletes to not “hijack” sporting events to force their political views on others. On being asked about F1 drivers and athletes from other sports having political opinions, Couthard said: “I go to watch a football match or a Grand Prix or Wimbledon to see the sport. I don’t want to go there to be hijacked into having to listen to one individual’s position on any subject. Everyone of us has something that is important to us. Everyone has different backgrounds, religions, beliefs! We’re all entitled to that. B...
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Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton cleared to race in Bahrain after having jewellery inspected before practice session

Formula One’s governing body inspected Lewis Hamilton’s jewellery before the seven-time champion was cleared to practice ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton has clashed with governing body FIA over a jewellery ban enacted last year and indicated he had piercings that cannot be removed. He received an exception for his nose stud. Hamilton said he had to keep the stud in because of complications linked to a blood blister on his nose, which occurred because he kept having to take it out for races. In a later interview with Vanity Fair, Hamilton admitted that he exaggerated his piercings to push back at what he believed was being personally targeted by the ban. “I mean, yeah. Because I’m the only one that has jewellery on, really,” he told the magazine on Friday. “Peopl...
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Fernando Alonso has fans dreaming with top time in F1 Bahrain GP practice | Racing News – Times of India

MANAMA: Fernando Alonso had his fans dreaming of future glory after the Spaniard beat favourites Red Bull and put Aston Martin top of the timesheets in Friday practice for Formula One's Bahrain season-opener.The 41-year-old double world champion, who made his F1 debut before McLaren's Australian rookie Oscar Piastri was born and who will be making a record-stretching 356th start, lapped the Sakhir circuit in one minute 30.907 seconds.The time on soft tyres was 0.169 quicker than Red Bull's double world champion Max Verstappen."It's good to see the times, that we are competitive," said Alonso, who took his titles with Renault in 2005 and 2006 and joined Aston Martin from Alpine at the end of last year."I would lie if I said it was not feeling good, but everything is relative to what the ...