Lewis Hamilton has continued to pour cold water over speculation linking him to a move away from Mercedes as he continues contract negotiations with the reigning Formula 1 world champions.
Alexander Albon feels with the relative security of holding a Red Bull race seat for 2020 he can head into the new season under less pressure and focus on his key areas to improve to close the gap to teammate Max Verstappen.
Max Verstappen says signing his long-term Formula 1 future at Red Bull became a certainty after seeing the team’s ambitions in the world title fight and believes he will have an edge “when everything is put together in pressure situations”.
Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner anticipates “a real opportunity” to take the Formula 1 title fight to Mercedes this year thanks to stability from all sides.
Despite being the second-oldest Formula 1 driver on the 2020 grid, Lewis Hamilton doesn’t see the age factor as an additional challenge as he relishes the rise of the young guns coming through.
Daniel Ricciardo says he hasn’t doubted his move to Renault despite an underwhelming first season at the team and the contrasting fortunes Red Bull has enjoyed since he left last year.
Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey remains confident the sport’s emerging young talents including Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc can fill the high-profile gap which will emerge once Lewis Hamilton retires.
Max Verstappen feels Red Bull can take pride in beating the Ferrari drivers to third place in the Formula 1 world drivers’ championship and confirms fighting for the world title is the target for 2020.
Lewis Hamilton is relishing the chance to fight at the front against the new generation of Formula 1 drivers following a dramatic Brazilian Grand Prix.
Red Bull chief engineer Paul Monaghan has dismissed the idea the team deliberately took on extra power unit parts in order to avoid penalties for the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix which represents Red Bull’s first home race with engine partners Honda.
Charles Leclerc says securing his first two Formula 1 race wins acts as evidence Ferrari were right to promote him to the team in just his second year in the championship and silences his critics.
Max Verstappen hopes taking Honda’s latest update will help cure his race start issues after his poor start at the Belgian Grand Prix triggered his first corner clash last time out.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner hasn’t ruled out assessing its options away from its current Formula 1 drivers for 2020 having triggered a dramatic shake-up over the summer break.
Max Verstappen says he’s looking forward to reigniting his rivalry with Alexander Albon from their junior racing days at Red Bull as he waits to see how the Formula 1 rookie performs at the team.
Alexander Albon and Daniil Kvyat are both set for heavy Belgian Grand Prix grid penalties following Honda’s decision to hand both drviers its ‘Spec 4’ update of its power unit.
Lewis Hamilton says Red Bull is making certain progress to close the gap in performance to Mercedes having seen Max Verstappen’s recent surge continue this season.
Daniel Ricciardo says seeing Pierre Gasly “a long way off” Max Verstappen at Red Bull made it a tough call at his former team as he felt they could have picked up more points this year.
Following Alexander Albon’s shock promotion to Red Bull, with Pierre Gasly heading in the opposite direction back to Toro Rosso, a dramatic shake-up within the Red Bull fold provides extra intrigue for the remainder of 2019 and looking to next season.