According to
Christian Horner, external advisor would have replaced
Daniel Ricciardo earlier this season, but following the Singapore GP, Red Bull opted to answer different questions by letting the Australian go. Moreover, while
Jos Verstappen once again spoke out against Horner's approach to important personnel leaving the Milton Keynes-based team, the Briton also shared information about how many employees they have brought in. GPblog brings you the best news of the day from the world of
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It was announced last Thursday that Ricciardo has been replaced
Liam Lawson at
Visa Cash App RB. The driver from New Zealand will finish the 2024 season at the Faenza-based team, starting at the Circuit of the Americas later his month. Red Bull's team principal,
Christian Horner did try his best to keep the Australian in F1, he said in the
F1 Nation podcast,
however, external advisor Helmut Marko would have already let Ricciardo go after the Spanish GP.
According to
Max Verstappen's father,
Jos Verstappen, the British team principal simply "glosses over" the team's problems, and believes that
"it's too many people now [leaving the team]," he told
Motorsport.com. Moreover, the former F1 driver also does not like the fact that
Max Verstappen is also asked about the departure of important figures from the team.
After it was officially confirmed that Alpine will no longer compete with their Renault engines from the 2026 Formula One season onwards,
employees of the Viry-Châtillon factory released a statement voicing their problems. Previously, some workers already protested against this decision at this year's
Italian Grand Prix. They regret the decision of not continuing with the 'already largely developed' F1 engine project, and are also worried about what's next.
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