A 2012 F1 contract will “probably” be Mark Webber’s last. That is the claim of Dr Helmut Marko, Red Bull’s driver manager and consultant to team owner Dietrich Mateschitz. The ...
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Lauda, Coulthard, defend Red Bull over team orders
Drivers-turned-pundits Niki Lauda and David Coulthard have defended Red Bull’s use of team orders at Silverstone. An openly unhappy Mark Webber ignored the instruction to hold station behind Sebastian Vettel ...
Read More »Mateschitz confirms Webber staying in 2012
Dietrich Mateschitz has all but confirmed that Mark Webber is staying with the Red Bull team in 2012. There has been intense speculation about next year’s occupant of the seat ...
Read More »Mateschitz rules out McLaren drivers for Red Bull seat
Dietrich Mateschitz has drawn a line under speculation linking Lewis Hamilton with Red Bull next year. Mateschitz, the billionaire owner of the famous energy drink, told Kronen Zeitung newspaper that ...
Read More »Red Bull drops NASCAR, eyes US GP title sponsorship
F1 team owner Red Bull looks set to pull the plug on its NASCAR project. The failure of the project compared with the energy drink company’s meteoric success in formula ...
Read More »A1-Ring not rebuilt for F1 tilt – Berger
The Red Bull Ring is ready for formula one but Gerhard Berger doubts its owner is pushing for the return of the Austrian grand prix. Some years ago, the ten-time ...
Read More »Red Bull set to sign Vettel through 2014
Sebastian Vettel is close to agreeing a contract extension with Red Bull. That is the claim of Germany’s Sport Bild, reporting that the reigning world champion will sign up through ...
Read More »No ‘fear’ of losing Vettel – Mateschitz
Dietrich Mateschitz on Tuesday said Red Bull will let Sebastian Vettel go if the new world champion wants to switch to a rival team. Since securing the 2010 title, German ...
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