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Alex Albon’s theory on why Red Bull F1 juniors struggle at the senior team

Seven races into his stint with Red Bull, having replaced Liam Lawson – dropped after just two grand prix weekends – Yuki Tsunoda continues to struggle to extract competitive lap times from the RB21. It’s a pattern of failure which has been repeated for several years, ever since Daniel Ricciardo…

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The theory on why Red Bull F1 juniors struggle at the senior team – from a driver who's been there

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The former F1 drivers contesting the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours

The line-up of drivers taking part in the Le Mans 24 Hours has always highlighted the link between Formula 1 and endurance racing.

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Here are all the former F1 drivers on the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours Hypercar grid

Discover the 17 former Formula 1 drivers

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Carlos Sainz opens up on Red Bull F1 rejection after Ferrari axe

The Spanish driver was a contender to become Max Verstappen’s teammate but instead moved to Williams

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Autosport 75: How Verstappen scored his first F1 win

The longer this goes on, the more Max Verstappen looks set to become a phenomenon in Formula 1. If he continues to progress at this rate, he may come to dominate his sport in a similar fashion to the way Novak Djokovic rules tennis, Stephen Curry owns basketball, or Lionel…

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These are F1’s youngest record breakers in history

Formula 1 rookies have increasingly shown that the kids are alright, as new drivers, race winners and even world champions seem to get younger with each passing season. In 2025, drivers like Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli are continuing this tradition, but how do they stack up against with F1’s youngest…

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Autosport 75: Why Verstappen was ready for F1 at 17

The question is one Max Verstappen became very well-practised at answering during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend. Following the shock revelation that he would make his Formula 1 debut for Scuderia Toro Rosso next season at the age of 17, how could a driver so young and in only their…

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Where did each Red Bull F1 driver finish on their team debut?

Yuki Tsunoda is set to become the 14th driver to start a Formula 1 grand prix for Red Bull when he competes for the team at Suzuka on the 6 April.

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Racing Bulls technical director Egginton to leave F1 team but stay in Red Bull family

Racing Bulls technical director Jody Egginton will leave the Formula 1 squad and move to Red Bull Advanced Technologies, the team has announced.

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Racing Bulls technical director to leave the F1 team but stay in Red Bull family

Racing Bulls technical director Jody Egginton will leave the Formula 1 squad and move to Red Bull Advanced Technologies, the team has announced.

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Jake Boxall-Legge: Drive to Survive has been brilliant for F1 - but I won't watch it

In 2018, I was working as Formula 2's press officer, working as tangentially to the F1 paddock as conceivably possible. Our occasional interloping among the F1 great and good usually went unnoticed, but we were still privy to the odd bit of goss about the driver market so long as…

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Who are F1 drivers' race engineers in 2025?

A race engineer has one of the most important roles in any Formula 1 team. It is their job to optimise the performance of the driver-and-car combination. Throughout the race weekend, they translate the feedback coming from the driver into set-up decisions to achieve the best possible result. And, except…

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Red Bull’s F1 juniors: Where are they now?

While it’s easy to be cynical about the up-or-out nature of Red Bull’s young driver programme and the scars its abruptness has often left, no other enterprise has done more to promote young talent in motorsport.

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Man versus machine learning – A2RL is bringing together human and AI potential on the racetrack

As Daniil Kvyat, who previously raced in Formula 1 for Red Bull and Toro Rosso, lined up on the Suzuka grid last year to take on an AI-controlled rival he had helped programme to beat him, he must have been somewhat conflicted.

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What is the Red Bull Junior Team? A look at Helmut Marko's F1 legacy

Several racing drivers have graduated from the Red Bull Junior Team under Helmut Marko’s leadership

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What is the Red Bull Junior Team? A look at Marko's F1 legacy

Several racing drivers have graduated from the Red Bull Junior Team under Helmut Marko’s leadership

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A welder or the new Hamilton? Kevin Magnussen's parallel universes

Life is a weird thing. You set goals. You work. You plan. But something completely random can change its course so dramatically that you just know: if that something hadn't happened, it would all be different. An airline algorithm could put you in the seat next to your future business…

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What is Verstappen's record against his F1 team-mates?

The job of Max Verstappen’s team-mate is one of the hardest in Formula 1 with huge mental strength required to go up against the four-time world champion.

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Formula 1 drivers who have competed for two teams in one season

Prior to Oliver Bearman, the last time a driver raced with two different teams in one year was when George Russell replaced Lewis Hamilton – who was suffering from COVID-19 – at the Sakhir GP after being drafted from his Williams seat.

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The 10 defining moments of Daniel Ricciardo's F1 career

Formula 1 said goodbye to Daniel Ricciardo at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, as it became increasingly clear that the RB driver was set to be replaced by Liam Lawson.

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Exclusive: Inside RB's growth from second-string junior team to Red Bull's 'brother'

When the Toro Rosso team renamed itself to AlphaTauri, it pledged to become a "sister team" to Formula 1's championship-winning Red Bull team - and this path has progressed with its RB rebrand.

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Inside RB's growth from second-string junior team to Red Bull's 'brother'

When the Toro Rosso team renamed itself to AlphaTauri, it pledged to become a "sister team" to Formula 1's championship-winning Red Bull team - and this path has progressed with its RB rebrand.

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Spanish Grand Prix: Start time, how to watch, weather and more

The Spanish Grand Prix takes place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this weekend.

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Who are the former F1 drivers set to take part in the 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours?

The Le Mans 24 Hours entry list has been announced and features a number of former F1 drivers, with 18 of the 186 drivers having previously competed in a Formula 1 grand prix.

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