News, views and updates about four-time F1 World Champion Max Verstappen. The Dutch driver will be in a Red Bull car in 2025 as he looks to secure a record-equalling fifth consecutive Drivers’ Championship.
Power unit issues thwarted Max Verstappen’s qualifying session at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. Despite leading FP3 earlier in the day, the Red Bull driver will line up 8th for the race on Saturday. Teammate Isack Hadjar impressed with P4. Speaking in the print media pen after qualifying, the four-time World Champion explained how he was…
Max Verstappen topped FP3 at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, denying George Russell a clean sweep of the practice sessions before Qualifying in Baku. The final practice session began quietly, with no immediate movement when the pit lane opened. Conditions had changed from Thursday’s running, with the track temperature at 42 degrees Celsius and stronger…
Following Thursday‘s Free Practice 2, Isack Hadjar and Red Bull technical director Pierre Waché shared their insights on the Frenchman driver’s recovery, upgrades and car pace at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. Max Verstappen got third place while teammate Isack Hadjar returned to action in ninth place following his injury. Hadjar reports positive return to…
Max Verstappen has identified the Nürburgring 24 Hours and CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa as serious possibilities for his 2027 endurance racing programme, with the newly confirmed Formula 1 calendar leaving space for the four-time World Champion to contest both endurance classics. The Dutchman has ruled out a 2027 appearance at the 24 Hours of…
Kimi Antonelli has opened up about who poses the biggest threat to his maiden Drivers’ Championship bid going forward, his approach to take each race as it comes, whether Mercedes still have an edge over the rest of the F1 grid, and their Sepang upgrades heading into the 2026 Azerbaijan GP weekend. Climbing onto the…
Isack Hadjar’s F1 contract extension with Red Bull is confirmed, closing out weeks of speculation and putting to rest any doubt about where the Frenchman fits into the team’s plans beyond this season. A deal Hadjar barely wanted to discuss Sitting down in the press conference after the announcement, Isack Hadjar treated the whole thing…
George Russell and Lando Norris have shared their thoughts on how the 2026 F1 regulations interact with different driving styles and whether the new generation of cars has altered the balance of power between teammates on the grid. The new engines, featuring a near 50-50 split between the internal combustion engine and electrical energy, have…
Max Verstappen’s second place finish at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP in Madrid provided Red Bull with another encouraging result, but team principal Laurent Mekies admits the team’s underlying problems will take longer to solve. Despite Verstappen’s recent string of strong results—the Dutchman has finished on the podium at every race he has seen the…
Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies spoke in a print media session after the 2026 F1 Spanish GP at the Madring, where Max Verstappen finished second behind Kimi Antonelli. It was Red Bull’s strongest result in recent rounds. Liam Lawson, who stepped in for Isack Hadjar, finished sixth. Mekies was asked whether Verstappen could have…
Max Verstappen finished in second place at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP around Madrid’s new Madring street circuit, crossing the line behind the championship leader Kimi Antonelli, ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. Starting from third on the soft tyres, the Red Bull driver had an eventful afternoon that featured opening-lap chaos, a strategy boost from…
