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FILE: Max Verstappen. Picture: 123rf.com

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Max Verstappen commits future to Red Bull in bumper deal

By AFP

The deal, reportedly worth up to £40million ($54 million) per season, will keep the Dutch driver with the team until the end of 2028.

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    Verstappen claims first pole of season at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

    The Dutch driver edged Valterri Bottas in second and the Finn's Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who is racing for the first time since winning the championship after contracting coronavirus, in third for Sunday's Grand Prix.

    529 days ago
  • Infiniti Red Bull Racing's team chief Christian Horner looks on ahead of the start of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 27, 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Red Bull boss welcomes Ferrari u-turn on engine freeze

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    543 days ago
  • FILE: Grand Prix motorcycle racer Brad Binder at the Maslow hotel in Sandton. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Binder wants to start afresh at Red Bull Ring

    South African Binder, 25, rose from seventh position at the start for a comfortable victory in just his third MotoGP race after moving up a class from Moto2 for 2020.

    648 days ago
  • FILE: Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix in Spielberg on 30 June 2019. Picture: AFP

    No need for ageing champions, Max is the man for Red Bull

    The two champions are out of contract at the end of the season, by which time 35-year-old Hamilton could have equalled Michel Schumacher’s record seven titles.

    839 days ago
  • Red Bull Racing F1 driver Max Verstappen. Picture: @redbullracing/Twitter

    Red Bull find their wings in first Singapore practice

    The session started in the mid-afternoon with the dusty, bumpy circuit difficult to navigate for drivers in conditions far removed from what they will experience when the lights on Sunday night.

    1348 days ago
  • Red Bull F1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo. Picture: Twitter/@F1

    Ricciardo leaving Red Bull

    The Australian joined Red Bull in 2008 as a member of their Junior Team, with whom he won numerous titles.

    1391 days ago
  • Sebastian Vettel. Picture: @F1/Twitter

    Vettel puts mourning Ferrari ahead of Red Bull

    Sebastian Vettel, his team mourning the death of former chairman Sergio Marchionne, ended the day with the quickest lap of one minute 16.834 seconds.

    1397 days ago
  • Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Picture: @Max33Verstappen/Twitter.

    Verstappen ready to take a gamble in Monaco

    The current youngest is Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, on pole with Toro Rosso in 2008 at 21 years and 73 days.

    1461 days ago
  • Picture: @redbullracing/Twitter

    Honda start talks with Red Bull over 2019 engine supply

    Honda are powering the Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso team this year after a failed three-year partnership with McLaren was terminated at the end of 2017.

    1486 days ago
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    [GALLERY] International kitesurfing competition breezes into Cape Town

    The Red Bull King of the Air competition is a kiteboarding contest which takes place in Cape Town each year. The first two rounds of the competition took place today. The final will be held in the next two weeks.

    1578 days ago
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    [WATCH] DJ Tira conquers Red Bull Culture Clash

    Thousands flocked to Orlando Stadium in support of their favorite crews in one of the biggest music showdowns to hit the country.

    1704 days ago
  • Australian racing driver Daniel Ricciardo. Picture: @redbullracing

    Red Bull roll back the years with Singapore form

    The Milton Keynes-based outfit went into the weekend with their sights set squarely on victory, as the tight twists of the 23-turn Marina Bay street circuit played to their strengths.

    1710 days ago
  • This picture taken on 3 September 2012 shows suspect Voorayuth Yoovidhya, the 27-year-old grandson of late Red Bull founder Chaleo Yoovidhaya, during the police investigation in Bangkok. Picture: AFP

    Interpol issues request for arrest of Red Bull heir

    The hunt has been stepped up for the fugitive Thai Playboy wanted in a 2012 hit-and-run crime that left a traffic policeman dead in Bangkok.

    1730 days ago
  • McLaren F1 driver Fernando Alonso waves from his car at the end of a race. Picture: AFP

    BP to fuel McLaren F1 team after ExxonMobil split

    McLaren Formula One team starts a new relationship with BP after ExxonMobil ended its 21-year partnership with McLaren.

    1930 days ago
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    British biker Sunderland takes Dakar lead

    In the cars, Stephane Peterhansel regained the lead with Peugeot team mate Sebastien Loeb, the nine times world rally champion.

    1964 days ago
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    Formula One's 'Halo' protection device on track for 2017

    The head protection device is aimed at shielding Formula One drivers from flying debris.

    2259 days ago
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    Red Bull & Infiniti end F1 partnership

    Nissan's Infinit brand has been with Red Bull since 2011 and title sponsors since 2013.

    2361 days ago
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    Freestyle bikers stir up red dust at Union Building's gardens

    Innovative Tom Pagès, is changing the game in freestyle motocross with his unique two wheeled tricks.

    2445 days ago
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