There is plenty of anticipation bubbling in the F1 paddock as the drivers and teams gear up for the Qatar Grand Prix next weekend, where history can be made as Max Verstappen hunts down his third world title.
The Dutchman can become the first driver to win a World Championship on a Saturday when the chequered flag waves in the sprint race.
Verstappen needs to finish in sixth place or higher in that race or see team-mate Sergio Perez fail to win if he is to claim his third trophy on Saturday.
Failing that, Verstappen has another shot to win the championship on Sunday. The two-time champion needs three points from the weekend to clinch his crown at the Losail Circuit.
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Newey reveals Ferrari regret
Red Bull’s legendary aerodynamicist Adrian Newey has revealed some regret about not joining Ferrari after talks between the two parties occurred in 1994 and 2014.
Asked if there was any regret on the Beyond the Grid podcast, Newey replied: “Emotionally I guess to a point, yes. But, just as for instance working with Fernando or Lewis would have been fabulous, but it never happened. It’s just circumstances sometimes and that’s the way it is.
“My discussions for 2014 with Ferrari, were purely out of frustration that…joined Red Bull, it was Christian [Horner, team principal] being centrally involved more or less from the start in developing it, for me.
“It’s a huge career gamble going from McLaren, this championship-winning team to this start-up kind of joke-of-the-pit-lane team, which it was at the time.”
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