In the round-up: Red Bull’s Christian Horner met with Max Verstappen’s representatives after the three-times champion’s father called for the team principal to stand down.
In brief
Horner reaches out to Verstappen
Horner met with Verstappen’s manager Raymond Vermeulen, according to a PA Media report. The world champion was urged to publicly back Horner last weekend by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
The apparent rift between the Verstappens and the team has prompted speculation the driver may leave them before his current deal expires in 2028. Reports claims he has an option to leave if Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko does not remain at the team. He told F1 Insider: “I won’t stand in Max’s way.”
Meanwhile Horner has threatened legal action against a magazine over its coverage of Red Bull’s investigation of him. The publication previously made claims about husband and wife Toto and Susie Wolff – the Mercedes team principal and F1 Academy CEO respectively – triggering an FIA investigation which was swiftly dropped after the other nine F1 teams publicly and unanimously denied the allegations against Mercedes.
Castroneves reveals Indy 500 livery
Helio Castroneves has presented the livery he will use in his 24th appearance at the race this year. The Meyer Shank driver, who will turn 49 before the race, is seeking a record-breaking fifth win in IndyCar’s most prestigious round.
Beganovic explains nightmare start
Ferrari junior driver Dino Beganovic has revealed what went wrong when he was swamped by the field at the start of Saturday’s Formula 3 feature race. The rookie had taken pole position on his debut in the category.
“It was a nightmare,” he said. “For some reason, the car was stuck in first gear all the way to turn two. We don’t know why at the moment, but of course it’s something we are looking into.”
Having fallen to 30th and last, Beganovic recovered to 13th by the end of the 22-lap race. “The pace was just amazing all race,” he said. “The car felt great here in Bahrain and we had so much potential for everyone to see, so we’ll take that to Melbourne and just keep pushing.”
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