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      Red Bull ‘approach Lando Norris & Charles Leclerc’ with F1 duo tipped to replace Sergio Perez.. and maybe Max Verstappen

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      LANDO NORRIS and Charles Leclerc have held talks over signing for Red Bull, according to reports.The team are currently dominating F1 with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez the top two in the driver standings.
      Lando Norris has been linked with a move to Red BullCredit: EPA
      Charles Leclerc has reportedly held talks with Red BullCredit: The Mega Agency
      But the duo could soon leave with the Mexican’s contract up at the end of the 2024 season.
      Meanwhile, Verstappen has previously hinted he could retire when his deal expires in 2028.
      Reports in Italy state that Red Bull are looking to recruit a new driver for the 2025 campaign.
      And both Norris and Leclerc have been approached.
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      The Brit is supposedly highly-rated by Red Bull chiefs and was close to joining them before penning a deal at McLaren.
      Norris’ contract runs until 2025 and he reportedly has plans to remain there.
      Meanwhile, Leclerc sits seventh in the standings and has podiumed just twice this campaign.
      With his contract up in 2024, there has been speculation he could replace Perez.
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      Suggestions have also been made that Leclerc could be growing frustrated at Ferrari’s disappointing start to the season.
      The 25-year-old has been linked with taking Lewis Hamilton’s spot at Mercedes should he step away from F1.
      Yuki Tsunoda is also an option for Red Bull after impressing at sister team AlphaTauri this year.
      Red Bull’s duo of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez could soon leaveCredit: PA More

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      F1 driver Nyck de Vries AXED with immediate effect with top star drafted in to replace him remainder of season

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      DANIEL RICCIARDO has made a sensational return to Formula 1 to replace Nyck de Vries who has been axed by AlphaTauri with immediate effect.Australian Ricciardo, 34, failed to secure a seat for the 2023 season after being let go by McLaren.
      Nyck de Vries has been axed by AlphaTauriCredit: Getty
      Daniel Ricciardo looks set for a shock return to Formula 1Credit: Getty
      He returned to Red Bull as their reserve driver behind Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez – a team he won five races with between 2014 and 2017.
      But now he will be on the F1 grid with AlphaTauri – an Italian team owned by Red Bull – as the news was confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that he will join them for the remainder of the year.
      Speaking about his return, Ricciardo said: “I’m stoked to be back on track with the Red Bull family!”
      And Franz Tost, AlphaTauri team principal, added: “I’m very pleased to welcome Daniel back into the team.
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      “There’s no doubt about his driving skills, and he already knows many of us, so his integration will be easy and straight forward.
      “The team will also profit a lot from his experience, as he is an eight-time Formula 1 Grand Prix winner.
      “I would like to thank Nyck for his valuable contribution during his time with Scuderia AlphaTauri and I wish him all the best for the future.”
      De Vries, 28, only joined AlphaTauri ahead of the 2023 season after waiting in the wings as a reserve and test driver for the likes of Mercedes, McLaren and Aston Martin.
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      But he lasted just 10 Grands Prix before being ditched in ruthless fashion.
      De Vries, without a point in the campaign, failed to finish higher than 12th in any of his races.
      And he ended 50 per cent of his starts 17th or lower – including one retirement.
      Fellow AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda has secured two points and finished ahead of De Vries in nine out of 10 races.
      Speaking about De Vries’ future back in May, team chief Helmut Marko told F1 Insider: “We spoke to De Vries and he agrees with us, he needs to improve.
      “The gap to team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, who is doing a great job, is too big.
      “To use footballer jargon, Nick has a yellow card but not the red one yet. If he improves, a driver change will not be an issue.”
      Ricciardo will take over from De Vries in time for the Hungarian Grand Prix on July 21.
      He has not raced in F1 since the Abu Dhabi GP on November 20 last year where he finished ninth.
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      The Aussie claimed 37 points for McLaren in 2022 – 85 fewer than team-mate Lando Norris.
      But he has eight Grands Prix wins to his name since making his debut 12 years ago. More

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      Christian Horner invites F1 drivers to lavish home for BBQ… but only half turn up after he is trolled for ‘bland’ food

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      A HOST of Formula One stars left Christian Horner red-faced after snubbing a barbecue at his home.The 49-year-old multi-millionaire chief of the Red Bull F1 team sent out an invite for the bash at his house during the British Grand Prix weekend – where his man Max Verstappen triumphed again.
      Red Bull chief Christian Horner was trolled after hosting a BBQ on Saturday
      Horner and Spice Girl wife Geri invited all 20 drivers to their lavish homeCredit: Instagram
      Only half of those invited accepted the multi-millionaire’s BBQ offerCredit: Instagram
      Horner, Geri and the family have two lavish homes, with one in Oxfordshire and the other in HerfordshireCredit: Instagram
      All 20 drivers were invited to come along after qualifying on Saturday at Silverstone.
      Horner shares TWO stunning country homes with wife, Spice Girl Geri, in Oxfordshire and Hertfordshire with both less than an hour away from the iconic British race track.
      The former property is, perhaps, the most lavish and most shared online – boasting its very own duck pond, which they use for boating.
      Their farm also houses three miniature donkeys, horses and goats in the estate’s stables.
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      And it’s the property in Oxfordshire that gets the most love from Geri, 50, on Instagram, who regularly shares candid snaps of her family life.
      It remains unclear which drivers accepted his invitation, although Red Bull duo Verstappen and Sergio Perez are both likely to have attended.
      But Horner revealed that a number of their rivals opted to stay away despite him insisting that everybody was welcome.
      When asked if he was joined by all 20 drivers, Horner replied: “No, no, about half the grid.”
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      That did not stop Horner from taking the role of head chef, but cheeky fans soon mocked him for cooking up a “bland and flavourless” BBQ.
      He shared a snap on Instagram of himself behind the BBQ, which was stacked with chicken, burgers, sweetcorn and other veg, with tongs in hand.
      But some of the comments left a nasty taste, with one saying: “Omg there’s no flavour there WTF.”
      Another troll said: “Is that chicken? It’s so pale hahaha.”
      A fellow cruel fan said: “All that money and no taste…”
      As another joked: “Married a Spice Girl yet there are no spices to be seen on that food.”
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      Horner, who last year celebrated Verstappen regaining the F1 Championship, is stepdad to Geri’s daughter Bluebell Madonna, 17, and the couple share a son, Montague, who is 6.
      He also has another daughter, Olivia, 10, from a previous relationship with ex-partner Beverley Allen.
      Horner did also reveal how he was intrigued by the conversations of those that did attend as he spoke about the dramatic race on Sunday.
      Verstappen took the chequered flag to register his sixth straight victory despite the Dutchman being overtaken by his McLaren rival off the line.
      Horner said: “You could see that he [Verstappen] enjoyed racing with Lando today.
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      “There was a lot of respect between the two. He’s a racer, he likes to race.
      “I had all the drivers at my house for a barbecue last night and you immediately see that they immediately start talking about the moments on the track, what happened here and there, even about what happened in Formula Three or in karting.”
      Horner and Geri regularly share snaps from their gorgeous properties onlineCredit: Instagram
      And the Spice Girl has also posted shots of themselves horse riding on the propertyCredit: Instagram More

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      Ben Hunt: Verstappen’s F1 clean sweep isn’t a shoo-in as Norris and Co show the pack are catching up at Silverstone

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      MAX VERSTAPPEN was victorious again and Red Bull maintained their 100 per cent win-rate for the season.But don’t switch off yet, the others are definitely catching up.
      Lando Norris put his foot in the door of Max Verstappen’s title charge by coming second at the British GPCredit: Getty
      Max Verstappen sealed Red Bull’s 11th win in a row and is still the title favouriteCredit: Rex
      OK, it may already be too late in the title race for Verstappen has a whopping 99-point lead.
      But there was something, even in Red Bull’s 11th consecutive win, that makes me think we could see a driver from a different team on the top-step of the podium at the next race in Budapest.
      Red Bull started the season strongly with a car design that has proved to be best out of the box — as they usually do.
      I have asked their rivals and there is ZERO suspicion of any foul play with regards to the design — which in itself is unusual for F1 as team’s do enjoy pointing an accusing finger.
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      Yet we have now reached the point of the season where the teams have had time to copy that design and produce their own version of it.
      Consequently, it was no surprise to see McLaren’s Red Bull-inspired car design perform so well at Silverstone.
      Others will follow suit soon.
       Aston Martin and even Mercedes would be foolish not to put engineering pride to one side and copy Red Bull’s homework.
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      It was interesting to hear Lando Norris keep expectations in check after impressive back-to-back results — fourth  in Austria and second at Silverstone — on two very different tracks.
      He usually has a terrible poker face but they will again be in the mix in Budapest at the Hungarian GP, as will Mercedes after a difficult two races.
      Verstappen has been winning  by a good 25+  seconds yet, at Silverstone, that was cut to just 3.7sec.
      Red Bull boss Christian Horner has always maintained that convergence would happen over the course of the season as the other teams make up ground.
      And we also need to factor in the limited development Red Bull now have by virtue of the rules that cut the allotted wind-tunnel time depending on where you finish in the championship.
      The other element to consider is the further reduction as punishment for breaching last year’s cost cap.
      The gap in lap time between Verstappen and the rest is closing. 
      While it is too late to change the outcome of this year’s championship, it does bode well for the competitiveness for 2024.
      Pitt’s lost the plot
      FILMING for the new Formula One film started at Silverstone and we were told to hold back on the details so as not to spoil the plot.
      So it was a bit of a surprise to hear Brad Pitt say this in a TV interview with Sky F1.
      When asked about his character Sonny Hayes, movie star Pitt said: “So he has a horrible crash, kind of craps out and disappears and is racing in other disciplines.
      “His friend, played by Javier Bardem, is a team owner.
      “They’re the last-placed team — 21st and 22nd on the grid. They’ve never scored a point.
      “They have a young phenom played by Dansom Idris.
      “He brings me in as a kind of ‘Hail Mary’ and high jinks ensue.”
      Lew-dunit
      ACTOR Damian Lewis is well used to playing a baddie on screen — but boy did he murder the national anthem at Silverstone on Sunday.
      He sounded like a shoddy Elvis tribute act.
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      Four’s to be reckoned with
      CHANNEL 4 has extended its deal with Sky to show Formula One action by three years to 2026.
      The agreement shows the British GP live and delivers a highlights package of all the other races. More

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      Why is Daniel Ricciardo driving for Red Bull at the British Grand Prix?

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      RED BULL are running away with the 2023 F1 championship – and veteran Daniel Ricciardo is about to get in on the action.Each race this season has been won by either Max Verstappen or Sergio Perez.
      Daniel Ricciardo will be getting behind the wheel at the British GPCredit: Reuters
      And Ricciardo, 33, will be determined for his teammates to keep up this incredible run at the British Grand Prix.
      The Australian returned to Red Bull for a supporting role after witnessing his McLaren contract go up in smoke.
      But now he’ll be given the chance to show his former side what they are missing.
      Why is Daniel Ricciardo driving for Red Bull?
      Daniel Ricciardo will be back behind the wheel at Silverstone for Pirelli’s tyre testing session after the British GP.
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      The Australian racer is set to be around the paddock in Britain and could even replace either Max Verstappen or Sergio Perez should they be unable to drive.
      Ricciardo hasn’t been in the cockpit since Abu Dhabi 2022 where he could only secure a ninth-place finish.
      But a good tyre test in the RB19 could boost Ricciardo’s chances of returning to the grid for the 2024 season.
      What has been said?
      Christian Horner has revealed that Ricciardo’s performances will be evaluated amid rumours the Australian could join AlphaTauri for 2024.
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      The Red Bull team principal said: “Well, it’s still very early days, you know, for next year, and I think that Daniel is under contract for the year,” Horner told reporters in Austria.
      “He’s going to be driving our car for the first time after the British Grand Prix [as part of a three-day test] and he’s obviously a world-class driver. He’s won what, seven [eight, sic] grands prix in his career to date?
      “So I think the first thing will be to see how he performs and where his motivation is, and then from there, it’s a question for AlphaTauri as to, you know, their choices for the following season.”
      What is the RB19?
      The RB19 is a racing car designed by Red Bull which currently competes in the F1 2023 championship.
      It was unveiled in New York City earlier in February earlier on this year.
      And the incredible race car is what has Verstappen and Perez have been driving this campaign. More

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      Lewis Hamilton’s F1 team-mate George Russell claims he knows WHY Verstappen is ‘whinging’ about new 24-race calendar

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      GEORGE RUSSELL believes that Max Verstappen is “whinging” about Formula 1’s new 24-race calendar… because he wants more money.The reigning world champion is unhappy with the new, longer schedule – and hinted that it could make him think twice about extending his current deal and staying in the sport.
      George Russell joked about Max Verstappen’s ‘whinging’Credit: Getty
      Verstappen is tied to a £40million a year contract with Red Bull up to 2028, when he will be 31.
      Reacting to the extended schedule, the 25-year-old team-mate of Lewis Hamilton said: “I think it is a bit more logical the way that it is planned at least, I guess that is better for everyone.
      “But more things will have to come together for me to make my mind up over whether I stay longer or not. But I think that these things are definitely not helping for sure.”
      Speaking ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Russell wasn’t taking Verstappen’s retirement threat all too seriously.
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      He said: “I think he’s whinging because he wants more money!
      “He’s the highest paid on this grid and rightly so for what he’s achieving but even so, I think it’s all a big tactic of his, that threat of retirement.”
      Verstappen has won five consecutive races, with Red Bull having so far swept this season’s calendar.
      Mercedes ace Russell, however, wants him to stick around.
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      He added: “I hope he doesn’t (retire), I hope he stays for as long as I stay because I want to fight against the best drivers in the world.
      “I’m head-to-head with Lewis at the moment and I want to be doing that with Max and Charles (Leclerc) etc and I think we’re in a really great place at the moment as a sport.”
      On the extended schedule, Russell likened it to “working overtime”.
      He said: “It is challenging, we can’t just keep adding more commitments, more races, there’s got to be a point where if you are adding something somewhere, something has got to be taken off.
      “Maybe at the moment we’re just adding more races and not having less commitments, so you are just working overtime.”
      This season’s F1 calendar consists of 23 races, compared to 19 as recently as 2015 – while the Covid-modified 2020 campaign had 17.
      Next season’s schedule will see the Chinese GP finally make its return – with F1 stars having last raced in Shanghai back in 2019.
      Formula 1 is finally set to return to China next yearCredit: EPA More

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      Christian Horner pinpoints Sergio Perez’s ‘greatest race’ for Red Bull in PokerStars’ Between the Lines YouTube series

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      CHRISTIAN HORNER has pinpointed Sergio Perez’s ‘greatest race’ for Red Bull.The Mexican driver’s incredible ride at the Singapore Grand Prix last year was singled out by the Red Bull chief.
      Red Bull implemented the perfect strategy at the Singapore Grand Prix
      Sergio Perez had to stay cool under pressure
      Perez led from start to finish but it was an incident packed race on the street circuit in treacherous wet-dry conditions.
      Will Courtenay, Red Bull’s Head of Race Strategy, recalled: “The heavens opened and the track was pretty wet. You’re on intermediates around Singapore so the grip is low so it’s very difficult for the driver to maintain concentration and not make a mistake.”
      The team had to play the perfect strategy, particularly after Perez was hit with a five-second time penalty that meant he needed to build a healthy lead over the chasing Charles Leclerc.
      The strategy of the F1 team is examined in the latest episode of PokerStars Between the Lines YouTube series.
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      In it, Perez himself recalls: “Very difficult decisions, very important to make the right calls at the right times. Very important to manage the race well.
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      “It was all about opening up the gap to Charles for five seconds and qually laps, one after the other without making any mistakes.”
      Perez and Red Bull applied the perfect tactics, playing a waiting game and maintaining their patience before picking the perfect moment to pit.
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      On Perez’s handling of the conditions and remaining calm, Horner said: “For me the greatest race of Sergio’s career. He did an incredible job to lead from start to finish and held on to take a very memorable victory.”
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      Lewis Hamilton told off by Mercedes after fuming ‘this car’s slow mate’ as F1 champ Verstappen wins AGAIN at Austrian GP

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      LEWIS HAMILTON earned a ticking off from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff as he was left for dust by Max Verstappen.The Dutchman blasted his way to his fifth straight win and took the fastest lap bonus point on the final lap.
      Max Verstappen won again in AustriaCredit: Getty
      Lewis Hamilton had another disaster dayCredit: AP
      It was a clean sweep, having qualified on pole and taken victory in the sprint race the previous day.
      Verstappen is simply unstoppable and now has an 81 point lead in the championship over Sergio Perez, who finished third, despite starting in 15th.
      Verstappen said: “Most important was staying in front and doing my own race and follow our normal strategy. It was a great day, I enjoyed it a lot.
      “I don’t like to think of [another title]. I have to keep working with the team. A lot of things can go wrong, but a lot of things went right this weekend.”
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      Charles Leclerc was second in a much-needed boost for Ferrari while Lando Norris was fifth behind Carlos Sainz.
      Hamilton was seventh, but was left unhappy after falling foul to the stewards, who punished him with a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
      Verstappen made a good start from pole and was able to cover off the threat of Leclerc and Sainz as the two Ferraris looked to make progress.
      Hamilton was next in line but he did not have the pace to keep up with the front three.
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      He quickly found himself in a battle for fourth with Norris, who was quick to report that the Mercedes man was sliding off track.
      Hamilton was not happy and radioed his team saying “this car’s slow, mate”.
      A few laps later he added, “I can’t keep it on the track, the car won’t turn”.
      The seven-time world champion was soon hit with a five second time penalty by the stewards for running wide at the final turn.
      Hamilton was unhappy and started questioning whether Perez was also being penalised.
      In a series of radio exchanges, Hamilton vented his frustration saying “this guy’s been off every single time. Turn 10. Again”.
      Meanwhile, Verstappen was not having any problems sticking between the white lines.
      And when he pitted from the front on lap 25 for fresh tyres, it was the first time he had not been the race leader in the last 248 consecutive laps.
      It was an impressive run that stretched from lap 47 in the Miami GP some five races ago.
      However, it was not too long before he was at the front again. He passed Sainz on lap 26 and then sailed past Leclerc on lap 35.
      While Verstappen was untroubled, Hamilton was unhappy and earned a rebuke from Merc boss Wolff over the team’s radio.
      Hamilton again asked to find out why others were not being penalised, and Wolff cut in saying “Lewis the car is bad, we know. Please drive it.”
      Hamilton served his penalty on his second pitstop and that killed off any lingering hope of an unlikely podium.
      But there was a good fight for the final podium place as Perez and Sainz battled for third with the Mexican coming out on top.
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      Yet there was time for a huge flex from Verstappen as he pitted on the penultimate lap for new tyres.
      His Red Bull team executed the perfect pitstop and he was able to go and set the fastest lap on the final lap.
      Red Bull put in another strong displayCredit: Reuters More