Key Highlights: Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff strongly pushed back against Helmut Marko’s claim that George Russell will never secure another opportunity to fight for a Formula 1 world championship. Former Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko asserted that rookie sensation Kimi Antonelli has definitively displaced Russell as the primary driver at the ...
Key Highlights: Former Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko has invested in Lebensstimmen GmbH, an Austrian artificial intelligence start-up focused on post-mortem messaging. Operating globally as “Words That Remain,” the platform features digital end-of-life planning tools and an AI eulogist dubbed the “Fabertar,” created alongside Vienna’s St Stephen’s cathedral pastor Toni Faber. Founded by Philipp ...
Key Highlights: Christian Horner reveals in his upcoming book, Drive, that Lewis Hamilton pursued a seat at Red Bull Racing ahead of his historic switch to Mercedes. A clandestine meeting took place in 2012 at the home of design legend Adrian Newey near Ascot, where Hamilton directly inquired about joining the team alongside Sebastian Vettel. ...
Key Highlights: Former Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner reveals in his upcoming book Drive that he actively pursued Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc for the 2025 seat alongside Max Verstappen. Horner discloses that Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko vetoed both prospective signings, citing resistance from Verstappen’s management camp regarding Alonso. Following the ...
Key Highlights: A critical software bug in wet-weather energy management systems triggered a grid-wide power loss during the formation lap at the relocated Bahrain Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia. The FIA was forced to issue an emergency software patch under red-flag conditions to lift energy limits and restart the race. Former Red Bull Racing adviser ...
Key Highlights Yuki Tsunoda finished 17th in the 2025 drivers’ standings with 30 points, while teammate Max Verstappen won eight grands prix and scored 385 points during their time together. Tsunoda admits attempting to replicate Verstappen’s car set-ups was his “biggest mistake,” as the RB21’s characteristics remained elusive despite his prior experience with Red Bull’s ...