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Sep192023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen plans revenge in Suzuka: We will be fast there again

Max Verstappen je v Singapurju doživel najslabši dirkaški konec tedna letošnje sezone, toda aktualni svetovni prvak si ne beli glave s prekinjenim nizom zmag, temveč že načrtuje vrnitev na sam vrh na naslednji dirki v japonski Suzuki. "Mislim, da bomo v Suzuki spet hitri," je prepričan vodilni v točkovanju prvenstva F1. "Steza v Sigapurju je tako različna od Suzuke, da ju je nemogoče primerjati in Suzuka bi morala ustrezati našemu dirkalniku. Tamkajšnje dirkališče je zelo zabavno za vožnjo, zato upam, da bo naš dirkalnik že od prvega kroga v dobri kondiciji."

Sep182023 by PRNo Comments

Red Bull: Verstappen was close to victory in Singapore

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Christian Horner, boss of the Red Bull Racing team, believes that the unfavorable timing of the arrival of the safety car at the Singapore Grand Prix cost his racer a record eleven consecutive victories. The Red Bull team experienced the worst race of this season in Singapore, where Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez were eliminated in the second part of qualifying, and they recorded a modest fifth and eighth place in the race. Verstappen, who started the race from eleventh place, showed solid speed when he fitted the medium hard tires to the car, and Horner believes that without the safety car break, the reigning world champion could have even won the race. "Simulations before the race showed us seventh place," he revealed. “But that would be in a stock race, and if we were to run a stock race, it would be with help

Sep162023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen with two cautions but no penalty

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Max Verstappen will not lose additional starting places in the Singapore Grand Prix, as the Dutchman's race stewards found no need for a penalty despite an investigation into three alleged offences. However, the Red Bull driver will only chase the podium from the eleventh place after he could not find the right car settings with the engineers. Verstappen was questioned by the stewards over three incidents. In the first, the current world champion was overtaken by Logan Sargeant on the racing line between turns 17 and 18 in the first part of qualifying, in the second he stopped at the exit from the garages due to problems with his car and finally he allegedly obstructed Yuki Tsunoda. Verstappen did not lose the starting places, as is the custom for obstacles, but he received warnings for the incident in the pits and with Tsunoda, and in the case of Sargeant, the commissioners assessed

Sep162023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen 'shocked' after qualifying in Singapore

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Max Verstappen described the qualifications for the Singapore Grand Prix, which he finished in eleventh place, as shocking, while he is waiting for the decision of the commissioners for as many as three cases of obstructing other racers, and he ruled out the possibility of placing on the podium. The Red Bull team was struggling with problems at the Marina Bay circuit already in free practice, but they could not find a solution even in qualifying, as a result of which both Verstappen and teammate Sergio Perez were eliminated in the second part. This is only the first time since the 2018 Russian GP that we did not see a single car from the Austrian team in Q3. "I knew it would be difficult to get to the best starting position," admitted the current world champion, "but I didn't expect something like this. We've had problems all weekend. The third practice wasn't so bad, but we're at

Sep42023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Wolff: Verstappen's record just a statistic for Wikipedia

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After the Formula 1 race in Italy, where Max Verstappen won for the tenth time in a row, setting a new record for consecutive victories, Toto Wolff said that the Dutchman's achievement is just a statistic for Wikipedia, which no one reads anyway. "We didn't break those records, because we had a different situation, when our drivers were fighting each other for victories," Wolff answered when asked why he thinks Mercedes, despite their dominance in the past years, didn't break those records. "I don't know if these records mean anything to Max, but I personally wouldn't. These numbers are only for Wikipedia, which no one reads anyway," added Wolff. In Monza, the Red Bull Racing team also set a new record for the longest streak, which they have not beaten for fifteen races in a row. ...

Sep32023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen achieved a new victory record in Monza, the Ferrari duel for third place

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After losing to Ferrari's Carlos Sainz in qualifying, Max Verstappen showed his skills in the race and won the race, celebrating his 1th race in a row, a new record. https://twitter.com/F1698344749927895283/status/1 The second was Sergio Perez, and the race was spiced up in the last laps by the two Ferrari racers, who fought for the last place on the podium all the way to the finish line, while Sainz was more successful, Charles Leclerc, however, had to settle for fourth place. Mercedes driver George Russell was fifth. https://twitter.com/F1698344005589737824/status/XNUMX

Sep32023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen: Hamilton finds defeat difficult after years of victories

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Max Verstappen has responded to the latest teasing statement from Lewis Hamilton, this time saying that the reigning world champion is getting more credit for his achievements than he was when he beat much tougher team-mates. The seven-time world champion said Valtteri Bottas was a tougher competitor than any of the drivers who found himself in the garage alongside Verstappen, but he was never showered with as much praise for beating him as the Dutchman was for defeating Perez. "When I beat Valtteri by half a second in qualifying, the media did not write the same as now when Max finishes half a second ahead of Perez. They inflate his achievements much more. Personally, I think that Valtteri, like all my team rivals, was stronger, than any of Max's teammates." Verstappen is with

Avg272023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen celebrated his ninth consecutive victory in F1 on rainy home soil

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Dutchman Max Verstappen celebrated his ninth consecutive Formula One victory, his 1th in his career, at the F46 race in Zandvoort. The race was spiced up by light rain at the beginning, which returned with more force eight laps before the end, when the track had already dried, causing a red flag stoppage. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1695820641566360062 The race ended on a wet track, and Fernando Alonso took the second place on the podium, and in the last laps it was the most tense between Perez, Gasly, Sainz and Hamilton. Perez, who crossed the finish line in third place, was given a 5-second penalty for speeding through the pits and lost his place to Gasly, while Sainz held off Hamilton for seven laps and eventually looked forward to fifth place. Hamilton was at the con

Jul302023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen celebrated his eighth consecutive victory in Belgium on his way to a new record

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Max Verstappen celebrated the 45th victory of his career, the eighth in a row, at the Belgian Grand Prix. The Dutchman, who lost five starting places due to a gearbox change and started the race from sixth place, extended his championship points lead over Sergio Perez, who was second in the race. The two Red Bull racers were joined on the podium by Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1685658299377598464 Verstappen is unbeaten since the Miami GP, if he wins the Dutch GP he will equal Sebastian Vettel's record of nine consecutive wins from the 2013 Belgian GP to the 2013 Brazilian GP . Lewis Hamilton was fourth ahead of Fernando Alonso, George Russell and Lando Norris, followed by Esteban Ocon, Lance Stroll and Yuki Tsunoda.

Jul232023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Next to Verstappen, the rivals look like Formula 2 racers

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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said the Dutchman's rivals looked like they were driving Formula One cars after Max Verstappen won the Hungarian Grand Prix by more than 33 seconds, one of the biggest margins of the F1 hybrid era. 2. Red Bull recorded their twelfth consecutive win, beating the previous record set by McLaren in 1988, while Verstappen won his seventh straight. At Mercedes this year, they were completely without an answer to Red Bull's form, and the defeat at the Hungaroring is all the more painful for them, because in Saturday's qualifying, Lewis Hamilton, with the best starting position, gave them some hope in their chances of winning. "They win because of their good work. We will fight, win and win titles,