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Christian Horner has told McLaren that "there will always be questions" now that it is the pace-setter in F1 as the water-cooled tyres allegation has resurfaced. Across the Miami GP weekend, McLaren CEO Zak Brown drank from a water bottle labelled 'Tire Water', a thinly-veiled reference to claims from Red Bull that McLaren could be using water to cool its rear tyres - something banned under the technical regulations. READ MORE: Christian Horner ramps up McLaren pressure as allegations storm resurfaces Alpine announce shock exit from F1 team The Alpine F1 team has announced the surprise exit of team principal Oliver Oakes. Oakes' departure from the squad comes just days after the Miami Grand Prix, the sixth round of the ongoing F1 campaign. READ MORE: Alpine announce shock exit from F1 team Helmut Marko performs u-turn on Max Verstappen exit fear Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has softened his fears over Max Verstappen's exit from the team at the end of the current campaign. Verstappen has long been linked with a departure from the Red Bull squad, rumours that intensified amid its slip down the pecking order midway through last season. READ MORE: Helmut Marko performs u-turn on Max Verstappen exit fear Lando Norris issues McLaren instruction after 'bizarre' claims Lando Norris has implored McLaren to be "more precise" and not make mistakes whilst reiterating his stance on some of the "bizarre" claims made about the team by its F1 rivals. The British driver has fought against the prevailing narrative that the Woking-based squad has the best machinery on the grid for much of the current season. READ MORE: Lando Norris issues McLaren instruction after 'bizarre' claims Red Bull urge FIA to act after fierce Max Verstappen duels Christian Horner has called on the FIA to reduce the amount of regulation governing how drivers can fight in F1. The Red Bull team principal believes the racing is "becoming quite unnatural" and in need of a "reset" following Max Verstappen being involved in a pair of contentious incidents with both McLaren drivers in recent weeks. READ MORE: Red Bull urge FIA to act after fierce Max Verstappen duels Kimi Antonelli: The second coming of Ayrton Senna? Kimi Antonelli had the best weekend of his young F1 career at the Miami Grand Prix, claiming a historic pole position for the sprint. The 18-year-old became the youngest to do so in F1, eclipsing Sebastian Vettel's record by two-and-a-half years. READ MORE: Kimi Antonelli: The second coming of Ayrton Senna?