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Erik van Haren

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Erik van Haren wrote that Charles Leclerc was also the fastest in the second free practice, followed by Antonelli and Max Verstappen in third place. According to Van Haren, Verstappen's long run on the softs looked quite good, although the driver criticized the RB22 in the closing stages. He noted that the radio communication was again difficult to understand. #F1 #F1 #Formule1 #Motorsport (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that a podium place for Max Verstappen in Portimão seemed no longer achievable, but that Verstappen nonetheless made an impression. He reported that Verstappen had climbed from P24 to P10, with just over five minutes left on the clock. #F1 #MaxVerstappen #Portimao (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that Team Verstappen received a drive-through penalty for an incident with Chris Lulham. He called it unfortunate and said that Verstappen would then pit for the final stint, but that a good result was no longer in the cards. #Verstappen #Formule1 #Autosport (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that Verstappen Racing would start from P14 in Portimão at 18:00 Dutch time. According to him, the team had moved up a place due to a grid penalty for another team. Verstappen would, in principle, take on the third and final stint, the last hour. #Verstappen #Formule1 #RaceDay (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that Max Verstappen would start from fifteenth place with Verstappen Racing in the GT World Challenge race in Portimão on Saturday. According to Van Haren, Verstappen was faster than his teammates, but the team was on average more than half a second short of the pole time. #MaxVerstappen #GTWorldChallenge #Racing (translated)

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Erik van Haren reported that Mark Mateschitz announced today in Milton Keynes that Laurent Mekies will remain team principal and CEO of Red Bull Racing until 2031. #F1 #F1 #RedBullRacing #Formule1 (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that Christian Horner, in his biography to be released on October 22, had primarily criticized Helmut Marko. According to Van Haren, the former Red Bull team principal called Max Verstappen the best driver he had worked with and said that Verstappen enjoyed intimidating his rivals. https://t.co/49kpZ12Hly #Formule1 #MaxVerstappen #RedBullRacing (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that Max Verstappen had collected the most points since the summer break, despite his retirement in Zandvoort. According to Van Haren, the present Red Bull executives in Singapore saw reasons for optimism: the updates worked and a new wind tunnel would be coming in 2027. https://t.co/s1pCNL43wG #F1 #Verstappen #RedBull (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that Antonelli could become champion in Austin in two weeks. His lead over Russell was 102 points, but to secure the title there, the difference after the race had to be 125 points. According to Van Haren, a lot needed to happen for that to occur. #F1 #F1 #Formule1 #Kampioenschap (translated)

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Erik van Haren reported that Gianpiero Lambiase represented Red Bull on behalf of the team on the podium in Singapore. According to him, Tom Hart, Lambiase's successor as race engineer for Max Verstappen, would already take over his duties this year during the weekends in Austin, Brazil, and Las Vegas. #F1 #F1 #GianpieroLambiase #TomHart (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that Max Verstappen won his first Grand Prix in Singapore during his 250th race as a Formula 1 driver. Charles Leclerc finished second according to him, and Antonelli third. Verstappen was therefore fourth in the championship standings, 8 points behind Lewis Hamilton, according to Van Haren. #F1 #F1 #GrandPrix #Verstappen (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that the radio contact with race engineer Lambiase has been so far the biggest challenge for Verstappen in Singapore. According to Van Haren, Lambiase said he could hardly understand Verstappen. #F1 #Verstappen #SingaporeGP #F1 (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that Verstappen would start on new soft tires, alongside Leclerc on used tires that were three laps old. Hamilton would start on new mediums, followed by Antonelli, Norris, and Piastri on soft tires. #F1 #F1 #Formule1 #Motorsport (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote about possible strategies and available tire sets for the Singapore Grand Prix. According to him, Verstappen was the only driver in the top four who still had new soft tires available. #F1 https://t.co/Rn2lhx8CWR #F1 #GrandPrix #Formule1 (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that Max Verstappen described himself as a perfectionist that morning and according to him, he showed once again why. Despite an excellent weekend up to that point, Verstappen continued to push for better starts. He said, according to Van Haren, that his engines were the same as those of Racing Bulls and that there was therefore no excuse. https://t.co/eCSRAalDJu #MaxVerstappen #Formule1 #Perfectionist (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that Max Verstappen also secured pole position for Sunday's race in Singapore. According to him, Charles Leclerc will start next to Verstappen on the front row, after being 54 thousandths slower in qualifying. Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli followed behind. #F1 #F1 #MaxVerstappen #SingaporeGP (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that Max Verstappen, after his sprint victory in Singapore — his first win there — especially pointed out areas for improvement at Red Bull, particularly the starts. According to Van Haren, Verstappen had said he preferred to win on Sunday rather than in the sprint and was not a big fan of sprint races. #F1 #F1 #Verstappen #RedBull (translated)

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Erik van Haren wrote that Max Verstappen did not face any more issues after George Russell's crash during the wet sprint race in Singapore and won the race, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. According to Van Haren, Verstappen was therefore in fifth place in the championship standings, one point behind Leclerc and 40 points behind number two Russell. #F1 #F1 #Formule1 #Verstappen (translated)

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Erik van Haren reported that De Telegraaf published an exclusive interview with Max Verstappen that day. In it, Verstappen spoke according to Van Haren about number 250, his father Jos, the deceased Dietrich Mateschitz, and his daughter Lily. He said he had seriously considered quitting and that the management of Red Bull was open to change according to him. https://t.co/MCMIPi2Zcs #MaxVerstappen #F1 #DeTelegraaf (translated)

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Erik van Haren reported that Verstappen did not receive a penalty and retained his pole position for the sprint race in Singapore. https://t.co/B5BsvE6ZA2 #Formule1 #Verstappen #SingaporeGP (translated)

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