Red Bull have chosen Liam Lawson to become Max Verstappen’s teammate for the 2025 season after Sergio Perez was axed on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. Lawson has been promoted from Red Bull sister Racing Bulls after a disappointing 2024 season that saw Perez finish eighth in the drivers' championship while Red Bull finished third in the constructors' championship behind McLaren and Ferrari. The 22-year-old New Zealander has...
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has confirmed that Racing Bulls duo Liam Lawson or Yuki Tsunoda would be the replacement for Sergio Perez should the Mexican be axed from the team, Afrosport reports. After claiming four podiums in the first five Grands Prix of 2024, Perez endured a difficult remainder of the season, scoring just 49 points between the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and the season...
Max Verstappen has officially been crowned the 2024 Formula 1 world champion at the FIA Awards ceremony held in Kigali, Rwanda on Friday, Afrosport reports. The Red Bull driver was presented with trophy for the fourth time after winning nine Grands Prix out of the record 24 races on the calendar, beating McLaren’s Lando Norris by 63 points in the drivers' championship while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc...
Formula 1 governing body, the FIA have stated that Max Verstappen will have his community service punish in Rwanda after swearing during the Singapore Grand Prix, Afrosport reports. The FIA clamped down on drivers swearing in the sport but Verstappen was not keen to follow the rules when he stated that his Red Bull car was “f****d” during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. In response to his...
Lando Norris has fired a warning shot at Max Verstappen by asserting the 2025 Formula 1 world championship will be his year, Afrosport reports. The McLaren driver missed out on the 2024 title to Verstappen, however his fourth victory of the season at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix helped McLaren clinch their first constructors’ championship since 1998. Norris now feels confident he has what it...
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