News Details

Helmut Marko explains controversial Sergio Perez decision

Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko has admitted that the team pitted Sergio Perez first during the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race on purpose, after 'expecting chaos'. As the Safety Car peeled into the pits after the first four laps of Saturday's sprint race, several drivers entered the pitlane immediately to ditch the Extreme Wet tyres, in favour of the Intermediates. Race leader Max Verstappen remained out on track though, with Perez having been pitted first by Red Bull. Verstappen pitted at the end of the next lap but was overtaken by Oscar Piastri, who pitted on the same lap as Perez. Want to work in Formula 1? Browse the latest F1 job vacancies The Intermediates were considerably...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Lewis Hamilton benefits from new suspension as Red...

Red Bull are introducing five new upgrades this weekend at the Hungarian...
2y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Oscar Piastri breaks silence on being linked with Red...

Oscar Piastri has revealed that he's 'very happy' at McLaren, following...
2y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Red Bull-Ford preparing to fire up 2026 engine

Jul.29 Red Bull is preparing to fire up its first 2026 engine in...
2y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Helmut Marko says Red Bull will start running Nico...

In a playful, yet telling, remark, Red Bull's top executive, Helmut...
2y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez assesses his Ducati future beyond 2026...

Nine-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will be a key figure in the rider...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Scott Dixon awarded prestigious New Zealand honor

To close out 2025, one of IndyCar’s most decorated drivers was awarded...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Tactics Column: Aggressive press and Hincapie tweak...

A game of two halves? Not quite. Arsenal finished 2025 with a resounding...
5h ago from Arseblog.com

Man United could make January move for Arsenal...

Manchester United could reportedly be ready to make a move for Rennes...
14h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal hoping to repeat Odegaard-type deal and sign...

Arsenal are looking to recreate the conditions of their signing midfielder...
19h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Was Verbruggen foul on Gyokeres worthy of a red card?

Bart Verbruggen was shown a yellow card for his challenge on Viktor...
18h ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.