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Red Bull have stated that comments made about Kimi Antonelli in Qatar were "clearly incorrect", after the Mercedes rookie faced abuse online.

Kimi Antonelli was left regretting an error late in the Qatar Grand Prix that allowed Lando Norris to pass him for fourth place, with the Mercedes youngster conceding that it “definitely was a mistake”.

Valtteri Bottas has poked fun at Red Bull for an error during the Qatar Grand Prix weekend over the team radio.
Yuki Tsunoda's Red Bull race engineer informed the Japanese driver, "Bottas opening behind. Bottas opening behind," to which the 25-year-old quipped, "I didn't know Bottas was driving, mate?" The cameras cut to the Finnish driver in the Mercedes garage looking straight down the camera ...Keep reading

Several Formula 1 team principals says they were "very surprised" to see McLaren make the costly decision not to pit under a lap 7 safety car at the Qatar Grand Prix, which cost Oscar Piastri a certain victory and Lando Norris a podium.
Piastri and Norris were running first and third in the superior McLaren, split at the start by Max Verstappen, when the safety car came out on lap 7 for a ...Keep reading

World Rally Championship drivers feel Rally Saudi Arabia’s unique challenges deserve a place on the calendar, but the event is too extreme for the cars and tyres to host a title decider.
Saudi Arabia made its WRC debut at the weekend after signing 10-year deal with the championship to host the final round for at least five years of the deal. The rally, based out of Jeddah, delivered a ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc revealed that the most exciting part of his race during the Qatar Grand Prix was calculating the championship points in the title battle between Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen.
The Ferrari driver suffered a difficult weekend, along with his team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Leclerc finished eighth with Hamilton behind in 12th. As he struggled to find confidence and pace ...Keep reading

Martin Brundle argued that McLaren's 'papaya rules' were not to blame for the Woking outfit's Qatar Grand Prix error, but the team just "read it wrong".
McLaren was the only team not to capitalise on the early safety car on the seventh lap of the Qatar Grand Prix. The team claimed at the time that pitting would have limited its strategy for the remainder of the race due to the 25-lap tyre ...Keep reading

Red Bull's talks with Honda over an engine deal to retain its V6 turbo-hybrid powertrains for testing of previous cars running could present a lifeline for Yuki Tsunoda to retain Formula 1 involvement, as he looks set to lose a race drive for 2026.
The team will announce its 2026 driver line-up on Tuesday, but Motorsport.com understands that Isack Hadjar will become Max Verstappen's new ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc admitted that he had “no words” following the end of what proved to be an “incredible tough” Qatar Grand Prix weekend, with the Monegasque crossing the line in eighth place while team mate Lewis Hamilton was outside of the points in 12th.

Fernando Alonso claimed there was "a spirit inside the car" which led to a 360-degree spin during the Qatar Grand Prix.
The Aston Martin driver suffered a spin at Turn 10 after losing control of his "hypersensitive" AMR25, which cost him two positions. After starting from eighth on the grid, he managed to get into the top six before the spin and ultimately finished the race in ...Keep reading

Red Bull say they "sincerely regret" comments made at the Qatar Grand Prix that led to Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli receiving death threats.

Red Bull say they "sincerely regret" comments made at the Qatar Grand Prix that led to Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli receiving death threats.

Red Bull say they "sincerely regret" comments made at the Qatar Grand Prix that led to Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli receiving death threats.

Red Bull say they "sincerely regret" comments made at the Qatar Grand Prix that led to Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli receiving death threats.

Red Bull say they "sincerely regret" comments made at the Qatar Grand Prix that led to Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli receiving death threats.

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has argued that McLaren is so "afraid of making decisions" that it is hampering Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri's drivers' championship fight.
McLaren was the only team not to pit under the early safety car at the Qatar Grand Prix. While the Woking outfit argued at the time that it gave them more flexibility in strategy for the remainder of the race, it ...Keep reading

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko apologised for suggesting Andrea Kimi Antonelli deliberately let McLaren's Lando Norris through in the Qatar Grand Prix, with the Mercedes Formula 1 driver subjected to a torrent of online abuse.
Antonelli slid off the track on the penultimate lap of the Losail race, allowing Norris to snatch fourth place away from the Italian, and with it take two important ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen secured an unlikely victory in Qatar as McLaren's strategy decision backfired.

McLaren boss Andrea Stella admitted that the team ‘misjudged’ its strategy in the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix and said an internal review will be carried out to dissect its decision not to pit either driver under the safety car.
McLaren was the team to beat around Losail, with Oscar Piastri take sprint pole and victory, and starting Sunday’s grand prix on pole ahead of team-mate and title ...Keep reading

In any deteriorated relationship, there may come a point of no return where a breakup – if handled well – is the least traumatic solution for both sides. That is when mourning sets in: the period during which the wound heals and, once completed, both parties can face the future with clarity.
We might be talking about romantic couples, but the concept also applies to professional bonds ...Keep reading