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Verstappen: My Red Bull F1 future could rest on Marko's fate

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It emerged in Saudi Arabia on Friday that Marko is at risk of being suspended by the energy drinks company amid a fresh investigation into recent leaks to the media. It is understood that the Austrian Red Bull company is looking into how information relating to the confidential investigation into team principal Christian Horner's behaviour was released to journalists during what was supposed to be a total media blackout throughout the company. While Marko remains employed by Red Bull and is in Saudi Arabia, he told Austrian broadcaster ORF that there was a chance he could be suspended from Monday and be absent from this month's Australian Grand Prix. Asked if he could face suspension, Marko said: "The theoretical possibility always exists." But with developments in the ongoing Horner saga appearing to be far from over, now Red Bull driver Verstappen has escalated things further by indicating that he will not accept Marko being out of...

F1 team-mates' qualifying battles: Saudi Arabian GP

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New on Motorsport.com: after every F1 qualifying session, we'll publish each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels. This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics. When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table. Read Also: Formula 1 F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen grabs pole by 0.3s from Leclerc Red Bull Max Verstappen 2-0 Sergio PErez 1 Bahrain 5 (+0.358s in Q3) 1  Saudi Arabia 3 (+0.335s in Q3) Mercedes Lewis Hamilton 0-2 George Russell 9 (+0.225s in Q3) Bahrain 3 8 (+0.144s in Q3)  Saudi Arabia 7 Ferrari Charles Leclerc 1-0 Carlos Sainz 2 Bahrain 4 (+0.100s in Q3) Charles Leclerc 1-0 Oliver Bearman 2  Saudi Arabia 11 (+0.530s in Q2) McLaren Lando Norris 1-1 Oscar Pi...

The top 10 female racers of all time

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My first ideas for the top 10 female race and rally drivers of all time included entries from all over the world, maybe with one or two unsung heroines and some historical pioneers. However, looking at the cold, hard statistics of the best and fastest women of their day gave a different picture. Motorsport has had a far bigger share of female success than we think, and that’s even in the modern era, without trying to draw equivalence between Brooklands races and 1930s rallies and their present-day counterparts. These drivers were the best, rather than being the first, the most popular or the most significant. This list does skew towards Europe and half of the drivers here were active in the 1970s. In comparison with the youngsters of F1 Academy or W Series, nowhere near far enough into their careers to compare, they are much older, often reaching the peak of their powers in their 30s and beyond and sometimes not even taking up the sport until adulthood. ...

F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Tech images from the pitlane explained

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McLaren MCL38 rear wing detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola McLaren has modified its rear wing for Saudi Arabia with a dipped section in the centre of the mainplane and upper flap present, while a similarly curved notch has been taken out of the upper flap’s trailing edge. Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber C44 rear wing detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola A look at the Sauber C44 rear wing which has a double pillar layout with a shallow swan-neck arrangement. Also note the teardrop-shaped flap pivots which they were the first to introduce several seasons ago and have since found their way onto other cars up and down the grid. Ferrari SF-24 rear wing detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola The Ferrari rear wing has a Gurney flap attached to the upper flap’s trailing edge but could be removed if the team can find the right balance, which would then likely boost straightline speed. Also note the team is continuing to use the semi-detached tip section solut...