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F1 Today Red Bull mechanic defends team, Steiner surprised

F1 Today | Red Bull mechanic defends team, Vowles accepts challenge

16 August at 22:00
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Peter Windsor believes he has found an illegal solution on Red Bull's car, but the team's mechanic, Calum Nicholas was quick to debunk that theory. Elsewhere, Guenther Steiner said in an exclusive interview that he was surprised by Red Bull's decision to keep Sergio Perez at the time, moreover, James Vowles accepted Zak Brown's challenge. GPblog presents you the best news of the day!

Calum Nicholas calls out Windsor, Steiner surprised

Following Peter Windsor's tweet about finding some irregular body parts on the Red Bull Racing car, the team's mechanic, Calum Nicholas called out the British analyst. Nicholas declared that Windsor's statement are false, saying that it is "bull****", something GPblog have investigated and debunked before.

Also talking exclusively to our website, Guenther Steiner explained that he was surprised by the Austrian team as it was decided that Sergio Perez could continue until the end of the season. "I thought they would make a change. And they didn't," the Italian began explaining his thoughts.

Newey names hardest season, Red Bull junior lets in on phone calls with Marko

That Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull was announced back during the Miami Grand Prix. The Briton's next destination is still unknown at the moment, while he looked back on his time with the Austrian team on the Talking Bull podcast, where he named his favourite moments with the team among others.

Someone who is Red Bull's future at the moment is Isack Hadjar. The Frenchman currently leads the F2 championship driving for Campos Racing, and explained how often his speaks with the team's advisor, Helmut Marko.

Vowles ready for team principal challenge, Zak Brown in California

Could we see a competition between Christian Horner, Toto Wolff, James Vowles and Zak Brown? The team principals and CEOs challenge was proposed by Brown, who is currently competing in California driving former Le Mans winner Jan Lammers' car.

James Vowles himself is up for the challenge, he told Formula1.com. Williams' team principal talked about his previous adventures in racing, when he competed for Garage 59 in the Asian Le Mans Series, and also shared a story where Lewis Hamilton judged his and Toto Wolff's performance behind the wheel.