Tuesday’s new F1 quick recap kicks off with news of another big call-up potentially on the verge of leaving Red Bull and even more so about Donald Trump’s arrival at the Miami Grand Prix.
It’s never a dull day in the world of Formula 1. . .
Following last week’s bombshell of Adrian Newey leaving Red Bull, team principal Jonathan Wheatley is the latest big call related to the departure of the constructors’ champions.
Wheatley is a central figure in Red Bull’s good fortune and is widely recognised for the team’s functionality at pit stops.
The Red Bull boy is believed to be in negotiations for a new contract, but he is also rumoured to have a long-standing ambition to become a team principal.
At least two rival groups are rumored to be a replacement at the top, which could open the door for Wheatley to make the leap to team management.
Read more: Another big decision could leave Red Bull as a group in a management replacement
Max Verstappen, pleased to see Donald Trump at the Miami Grand Prix, joked that the former president’s appearance had helped divert attention away from him.
Trump, who will try to regain his White House seat later this year, honored the McLaren team with its presence in Miami on Sunday, noting that it was the “lucky charm” of Lando Norris’ first F1 victory.
The mere sight of Trump at an F1 race caused a stir, but Verstappen, who is not a fan of the glitz and glamour of fashionable F1, was relieved to see the former president get all the attention.
Read more: Max Verstappen discovered the positives of having Donald Trump on the grid at the Miami GP
Sauber team boss Alessandro Alunni Bravi has shown that Carlos Sainz is Audi’s target for the 2025 F1 season, which will deal a major blow to Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu’s hopes of staying.
Audi announced the signing of Nico Hulkenberg from Haas last month, but the search remains open to find a teammate for the German driver for next season.
The team has been heavily connected with Sainz in recent months, with Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko saying Audi had offered the outgoing Ferrari driver a lucrative three-year contract.
Read more: Two existing F1 drivers disappearing as Audi confirms dream signing
Christian Horner has rejected Toto Wolff’s claim that he has noticed an increase in the number of hps at Red Bull, saying the Austrian is more involved in the 220 engines Red Bull has signed up for Mercedes than “one or two” hp.
Red Bull’s competition has wasted no time in tapping into the existing uncertainty surrounding the team, with McLaren’s Wolff and Zak Brown saying Red Bull workers are keen to flee the sinking ship.
Horner responded to his former rival, suggesting Wolff is focusing more on his own problems at Mercedes.
Read more: Christian Horner remembers Toto Wolff: ‘We’ve gotten rid of 220’ Mercedes employees
Almost two-and-a-half years after his last victory, Lewis Hamilton admitted he was “enough” of succeeding in F1.
Having won at least one race in every season between his debut in 2007 and 2021, Hamilton’s winless streak has extended to 51 in Miami.
The seven-time world champion, who announced in February that he would join Ferrari in F1 2025, admitted he was fed up with his current situation.
Read more: ‘I’ve had enough of this’: Lewis Hamilton on his ‘difficult’ final year with Mercedes