Red Bull have fitted a third different power unit to Max Verstappen’s car after his problem in qualifying. Meanwhile Pierre Gasly will start from the pits.
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Gasly wants ‘more accurate tools’ to police track limits after another early elimination
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly suspects an incorrect track limits call may have again led him to be eliminated in qualifying earlier than he should have been.
Drivers are treated “like we are amateurs” over track limits disputes – Verstappen
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says Formula 1’s race direction team are too reluctant to take the views of drivers on board after further complaints over track limits during qualifying.
Russell insists the “letter of the law” showed Perez should have given up third place
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell insisted Sergio Perez should have given up his position when he cut the chicane as the pair fought for position during the French Grand Prix.
“Totally wrong” Virtual Safety Car message cost me third place – Perez
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez says he lost third place to George Russell when the French Grand Prix restarted because he was given incorrect information about the Virtual Safety Car period ending.
Can Ferrari take the heat? And is it au revoir to Ricard? Six French GP talking points
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onThe French Grand Prix is set to take place in heatwave conditions. Who can withstand the soaring temperatures? And will this be Paul Ricard’s last race?
Perez drops nine places on grid after losing lap times over track limits breach
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez with start Saturday’s sprint race from 13th on the grid after the stewards deleted all his lap times from Q3 and his quickest time from Q2.
Sainz’s victory means more than half the F1 grid are race-winners
2022 British Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMore than half of the Formula 1 field have now won races, while Mick Schumacher scored his first points, and the second for car number 47.
Perez is perfect team mate for Verstappen because he “doesn’t try to fight” – Marko
2022 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull’s motorsport consultant Helmut Marko explains why Sergio Perez is the “perfect” team mate for Max Verstappen, and why Carlos Sainz Jnr was dropped.
Crash danger shows why F1 drivers’ salaries should not be capped – Perez
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onThe huge crash at the start of the British Grand Prix was a reminder of the danger Formula 1 drivers face, says Sergio Perez.
Leclerc says fight with Hamilton and Perez was “on the limit”
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc said his fight with Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez as he tried to keep his place on the podium at the end of the British Grand Prix was “on the limit”.
Is a greater threat to Verstappen’s title hopes than Leclerc starting to appear?
2022 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen has shattered Charles Leclerc’s early championship lead. Is the Ferrari driver still the biggest threat to Red Bull’s points leader?
Perez’s new Red Bull deal poses questions for Gasly and his junior team successors
News Focus
Posted onSergio Perez’s new two-year deal will slow down the rate of turnover among Red Bull’s extensive roster of junior drivers.
Red Bull’s ‘no fighting’ instruction to Perez ‘wasn’t team orders’ – Horner
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull told Sergio Perez not to fight his team mate during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to avoid a repeat of the collision which occured between their drivers at the track four years ago.
“We lost a few tenths” on final run rues Perez after missing pole
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez said his mis-timed final run cost him a few tenths of a second, which could have been enough to put him on pole position.
Gasly ‘considering all options’ for future after Perez locks out second Red Bull seat
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly says he is open to leaving the Red Bull fold as there is no chance of him joining their top F1 team until 2025 at the earliest.
Transcript: How Red Bull seized a win that ‘Ferrari looked like they had in the bag’
2022 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Ferrari second-guessed their tyre calls and got unlucky with traffic, Red Bull’s sure-footed strategy won them the Monaco Grand Prix. The radio messages from all four drivers show how.
Verstappen now has as many poles as Leclerc – but six times as many wins
2022 Monaco Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAnother pole without a win for Charles Leclerc leaves him with the second-lowest pole-win ratio of any driver in Formula 1 history. Here are more Monaco Grand Prix stats.
Perez deserves his new deal but Red Bull’s junior driver logjam is growing
News Focus
Posted onRed Bull have shown their confidence in Sergio Perez by handing him a new, two-year-deal. But their huge roster of junior drivers will have to be patient.
Perez signs new, two-year Red Bull deal
2022 F1 season
Posted onSergio Perez will remain at Red Bull for at least two more years, the team has confirmed, after they agreed a new contract.