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Perez: Ferrari would have won even without Max's resignation

Perez: Ferrari would have won even without Max's resignation

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Sergio Perez is convinced that Ferrari would have celebrated victory in the race in Melbourne even without the resignation of Max Verstappen. The reigning world champion started the race from first place and at the start went into the first corner, and was successfully attacked by Sainz in the second lap, and Verstappen retired two laps later due to technical problems with the rear brake. Perez, who started the race from the sixth place, gained only one place until the finish of the race, namely at the expense of the resignation of his teammate, and the Mexican is convinced that the team would have been defeated even without technical problems. "We just weren't fast enough as a team today," he said after the race. "All weekend long we lacked speed. Already on Friday we had problems and we were not able to solve the problems with the tires in any way. We already saw last year that Ferrari was on such tracks where it would
Due to the obstacle, Perez starts the race three places lower

Due to the obstacle, Perez starts the race three places lower

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According to the stewards, Sergio Perez obstructed Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix and will therefore lose three starting places. He will thus start the race in Albert Park from sixth place, but now he is threatened with a ban from the race due to the accumulated penalty points. The Mexican has already collected 12 penalty points in the past 10 months, and the next offense could already result in twelve points, which will force the Red Bull driver to miss the race. Perez already committed the offense in the first part of qualifying, when he was preparing for his first fast lap, and Hulkenberg overtook him in the thirteenth corner, who had already started the fast lap. He himself qualified ahead and won third place in qualifying, but due to the penalty of losing three starting places, he will start the race from sixth, Hulkenbe
Perez is just four points away from being banned from the race

Perez is just four points away from being banned from the race

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Sergio Perez will have to be especially careful in the rest of the season, because after the race in Jeddah he is only four penalty points away from being banned from the race. The stewards gave the Mexican a five-second penalty in yesterday's race because he dangerously left the place to change tires after the stop and almost collided with Fernando Alonso. After additional reviews of the footage, it was established that this was not the team's fault, but the driver's, who left the place before the team gave him the green light to leave. In a statement, the stewards wrote: "Car number 11 left the place for a tire change in a dangerous way. Car number 14 (Alonso) narrowly avoided him and prevented an accident. This was not a team error, as the car left the place, when it's
Red Bull celebrated a double victory at the opening race of the season in Bahrain

Red Bull celebrated a double victory at the opening race of the season in Bahrain

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Max Verstappen's top starting position in the opening race of the 2024 season in Bahrain celebrated a dominant victory in the dominant style in which he finished last year. The Red Bull Racing team's team success was completed by Sergio Perez, who finished 20 seconds behind the current world champion and four seconds ahead of Spain's Carlos Sainz in a Ferrari. Sainz's teammate Charles Leclerc was fourth, and Mercedes driver George Russell was fifth. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1763966503274090817 The race went without interruption, and all 20 racers made it to the finish line. Lando Norris also won points in the race for sixth place, Lewis Hamilton was seventh, Oscar Piastri eighth, Fernando Alonso ninth, and Lance Stroll won the last point in tenth place
Helmut Marko remains an advisor to the Red Bull team

Helmut Marko remains an advisor to the Red Bull team

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Although former Formula One driver and consultant to the Red Bull Racing team, Dr. Helmut Marko is already 80 years old, he will remain in his position in the team from Milton Keynes for a few more years, but he is not even bothered by the busy schedule of the 2024 season, where there are as many as 24 races: "It's nothing stressful for me. But Australia is wonderful and I'm already looking forward to traveling there," he said, adding: "I work for Red Bull Racing from Friday morning to Sunday night and I'm happy to do it." Marko, otherwise a doctor of law, has been in the spotlight several times in recent times due to awkward statements, and it is increasingly being said that the relationship between him and the team boss, Christian Horner, is anything but great. Horner is said to want to get rid of the Austrian, but Horner's driver Max Verstappen does not agree with this, and he is said to set even
Verstappen the fastest before qualifying, Albon and Perez the closest rivals

Verstappen the fastest before qualifying, Albon and Perez the closest rivals

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Max Verstappen was the fastest driver in the last F1 free practice session before the Mexican Grand Prix, which is not even as surprising as the fact that Williams driver Alex Albon turned out to be the closest competitor before qualifying, which will take place at 23:0.139 GMT. The Thai racer was only seven hundredths of a second behind the Dutchman's time, and the local hero Sergio Perez set the third time this time, XNUMX seconds behind. George Russell was fourth ahead of Oscar Piastri, Valtteri Bottas, Yuki Tsunoda, Lando Norris, Daniel Roicciard, Lewis Hamilton and Logan Sargeant.
Lawson will not race for Williams in 2024

Lawson will not race for Williams in 2024

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The Red Bull Racing team has denied the possibility of Liam Lawson racing for the Williams team in 2024, but more likely a racing seat awaits him in 2025, when he could become Max Verstappen's teammate. The 21-year-old Lawson impressed in his role as reserve driver when he jumped into the car of Daniel Ricciardo, who was injured in practice for the Dutch GP. But Red Bull's links with Honda and signed contracts have left the New Zealander in the role of reserve driver for Red Bull and Alpha Tauri teams, which could change in 2025. "Williams probably won't take the driver for a single season," Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said of the possibility of a move to Williams, explaining that there was no way Lawson would win a seat at Alpha Tauri. "All these racers are Red Bulls sitting in the race
Perez is running out of spare parts

Perez is running out of spare parts

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Judging by the rumors from the Formula One pits, Mexican Sergio Perez will have to keep an eye on his car in the next few races, as his side of the Red Bull garages has started to run out of spare parts. Perez, tipped to be in contention for the world title after the first races of the 2023 season, had a real nightmare in the last few races as he failed to find a way to follow the form of team-mate Max Verstappen and at the same time parked his RB19 in the safety tires several times. as a result of which he is said to be short of spare parts for the racing car, and Verstappen is not keen on the idea of ​​giving up his to the Mexican. Perez will thus have to keep an eye on his racing car until a new stock of parts is produced at the team factory, but at the same time show better form, as his future is said to be in
Red Bull will try something new in Spain

Red Bull will try something new in Spain

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The Red Bull team confirmed that, according to many, the most dominant car of this year's F1 season will receive a package of innovations at the next race. The news was released by team advisor Helmut Marko, who told OE24: "We will try something new in Barcelona." It is not yet known what innovations we will see on the RB19 racing car, but there will be quite a few of them on other racing cars as well. Ferrari has already prepared a new rear wheel suspension for the race in Imola, but since the race was cancelled, they will use the innovation for the first time in Montmelo this weekend. Even at Mercedes, where they performed for the first time in Monaco with the new sides of the W14 racing car and the front suspension of the wheels, they will add some new parts in Spain, and the same is expected at Aston Martin.
Horner: Verstappen would have overtaken Perez with the same tactics

Horner: Verstappen would have overtaken Perez with the same tactics

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Red Bull team boss Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen would have beaten team-mate Sergio Perez at the Miami Grand Prix even if he hadn't chosen the opposite tactic. The Dutchman, who started the race from ninth place, drove the first stint on the hard compound, and Perez on the medium hard. The Mexican intended to use the softer compound to lead the race and break away, and simulations suggested his tactics should be around three seconds faster than Verstappen's at the end of the race. But Verstappen lasted an incredible 46 laps on the hard tyres, setting a faster pace than Perez after his pit stop to put the car on hard tyres. The Dutchman chose the yellow-rimmed hard tires for his race-ending pit stop and easily overtook Perez. Horner