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Wednesday, 5 March 2025

NOMINEES FOR THE 2025 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

🎙️ The Nominees for the 2025 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award are:

🎾 Carlos Alcaraz

👟 Mondo Duplantis

🏊‍♂️ Léon Marchand

🚴‍♂️ Tadej Pogačar

🏎 Max Verstappen

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Wednesday, 21 February 2024

CHRISTIAN HORNER WITH RED BULL TEAM AT START OF F1 TESTING IN BAHRAIN DESPITE ONGOING INVESTIGATION

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SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Team principal Christian Horner was with Red Bull as Formula 1 preseason testing began Wednesday even as he faces an ongoing investigation by the team's parent company into an alleged claim of misconduct.

Horner was alongside the team's chief technology officer, car designer Adrian Newey, as Max Verstappen drove the team's new car at the start of Wednesday's morning session. It is the start of the Dutch driver's campaign for a fourth consecutive world title.

The Red Bull parent company said Feb. 5 it was investigating allegations of misconduct toward a team employee. Horner denies any wrongdoing and has continued in his role as team principal during the investigation.

On the track, Red Bull still had the fastest car in testing. Max Verstappen set the pace with a time that was more than a second faster than anyone else and completed 142 laps. That's more than double the distance of next week's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and more than any other team completed Wednesday.

Lando Norris was second-fastest for McLaren, 1.14 seconds off Verstappen's pace and 0.1 faster than Carlos Sainz Jr. for Ferrari. Mercedes lacked pace on the first day of testing with George Russell only 12th fastest despite completing 121 laps.

While most teams designed cars broadly similar to the 2023 Red Bull which won all but one race, Red Bull has changed its approach. Its new car has slim sidepods with vertical air intakes. It resembles an approach Mercedes tried previously with little success, but Verstappen's times indicated Red Bull has found a way to make it work.

VERSTAPPEN'S 2023 | IN NUMBERS

Sunday, 8 October 2023

HOW PEERLESS MAX VERSTAPPEN BROKE SERGIO PEREZ AND F1 RECORD

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DOHA, Qatar -- Max Verstappen's 2023 championship will go down as one of Formula One's greatest ever.

The sheer dominance the Dutchman has displayed this year has made the outcome of the championship seem like a foregone conclusion months before even the summer break. It's seen him break one record for consecutive wins -- he will likely break his own for most in a season before the year is out.

After a even start, Verstappen's has crushed his only likely challenger, Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.

Looking back over it, there have been several standout moments. There's only been three occasions when the Dutch national anthem has not played after a race this season.

One of those turned out to be a significant moment in defining the season which followed.