Danke Didi. Oracle Red Bull Racing Wins Constructors Title on Weekend of Founders Passing.
Danke Didi.
Oracle Red Bull Racing was primed to win the Constructors Championship this weekend in Austin at the United States Grand Prix and even though they had enough motivation, the passing of the founder of Red Bull and the Red Bull F1 team just added fuel to their fire as both drivers, Verstappen and Perez, drove their wheels off until they crossed the finish line to a waiting champagne bath.
Red Bull sealed the 2022 Formula 1 constructors’ championship as Max Verstappen won the United States Grand Prix in Austin on Sunday.
The title, which is paired with Verstappen’s back to back drivers’ championship, is Red Bull’s first since 2014, and ends an eight-year streak of Mercedes domination.
Ferrari needed to outscore Red Bull by 19 points in Sunday’s race to extend the championship to next weekend in Mexico, but pole-sitter Carlos Sainz’s opening-lap crash and subsequent race retirement made the outcome more of a formality.
Max Verstappen crosses the finish line to a cheering Oracle Red Bull Racing Pit Crew | Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Sports Media
Sergio Perez crosses the finish line to a cheering Oracle Red Bull Racing Pit Crew | Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Sports Media
The team dedicated the victory to Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz, who died at the age of 78 on Saturday following a lengthy illness.
Simply put post race by Verstappen; “This one’s for Mr. Mateschitz. Danke Didi."
“We gave it everything out there today, and of course it’s a very difficult weekend for us, so this one is definitely dedicated to Dietrich," Verstappen added in the post race press conference. “We had a big chance to win the constructors’ here, and you want to do that in style, and I think we did that today."
The title is a milestone fifth triumph for Red Bull, adding to the four consecutive championships the team won between 2011 and 2014.
“It means everything to us," Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said.
Max Verstappen holds the Constructors Cup Trophy | Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Sports Media
What Lewis Hamilton told Max Verstappen after US GP in private chat caught on camera.
Verstappen overtook Hamilton with five laps remaining en route to winning in Austin, having already sealed the F1 2022 championship.
Mercedes’ Hamilton, Red Bull’s Verstappen and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc then met afterwards in the cool down room.
Hamilton says about Verstappen: It’s so hard to stay ahead of him.
Leclerc to Hamilton: Were you losing the front or the rear?
Hamilton: Rear.
Leclerc: What happened to Carlos?
Hamilton: …George took him out.
Hamilton to Verstappen: You came from so far back! We can’t compete with you on the straights.
Formula 1 Exploding In the U.S.
The U.S. Grand Prix has been the foothold for F1 in the U.S. since the first surprise announcement that a $300 million racetrack was being built in Austin, Texas. However, the series’ explosive growth in America has led to an additional race in Miami that started this season, and another coming in Las Vegas next year.
F1 isn’t going anywhere. A five-year extension for the was already announced last year and ESPN and F1 announced another three year broadcast partnership over the weekend.
At least 16 races will air on ABC and ESPN each season, more than in each of the previous five years since F1 returned to ESPN Networks in 2018, and all race broadcasts on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will continue the commercial-free presentation used over the past five seasons.
The new agreement also includes expanded direct-to-consumer rights, giving ESPN flexibility to roll out additional ways for fans in the United States to consume F1 content over the next three years, including on ESPN+, with details to be announced later.
All race weekends will continue to include live broadcasts of all practice sessions, qualifying (including the F1 Sprint) and races, as well as pre-race and post-race coverage. The new agreement includes an increased focus on qualifying, with more sessions airing on ESPN or ESPN2.
General Admission crowds pack Turn 1 at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas for the 2022 United States Grand Prix. | Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Sports Media
Beyond the television viewing, the onsite crowds continue to grow to the point that there is no space left in general admission seating. Miami was a sold out race earlier this year, and Las Vegas expects to set record breaking numbers.