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.
Max Verstappen was left “positively” surprised by Red Bull’s turn of speed that helped him to a second-place finish at the 2025 F1 Saudi Arabian GP. However, the Dutchman could not hide his frustration at the penalty he received for his first lap incident with Oscar Piastri. Verstappen was given a 5-second time penalty for…
In his Red Bull, Yuki Tsunoda made it into the third part of Qualifying in the Saudi Arabian GP. Promoted from the sister team to Red Bull, Tsunoda raced for the first time in his RB21 in front of his home crowd in Suzuka. In a car that is mainly tailored to his teammate Max…
Qualifying for the Saudi Arabian GP was incredibly intense between Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri and George Russell. The three drivers battled for pole, setting close lap times one after another at the end of the Q3 session. The top three were separated by just over a tenth of a second, with Verstappen managing to set…
Max Verstappen feels the RB21 is “still not where I want it to be,” despite showing some improvement in FP2 ahead of the F1 Saudi Arabian GP. McLaren look set to continue their strong run of form. Lando Norris topped the afternoon practice session, leading a McLaren one-two, with Verstappen finishing in third as their…
The sun has set over the Jeddah Corniche Circuit before the start of FP2 of the F1 Saudi Arabian GP. The track conditions are now more aligned with expectations for Saturday’s qualifying session and Sunday’s race, likely making FP2 a more representative session for the teams. Pierre Gasly was leading the way in FP1, sporting…
Max Verstappen comes off a disappointing Bahrain GP with questions surrounding his place at Red Bull and the performance of the RB21. The four-time world champion failed to crack the top five in any session at the Bahrain GP and is hoping for a much better outing at the Saudi Arabian GP this weekend. Verstappen’s…
Sunday at the F1 Bahrain GP brought more questions than answers for Red Bull Racing, as the reigning drivers’ champions continue to wrestle with underlying issues in the RB21’s performance. Despite some progress, Red Bull still faces a mismatch between development tools and real-world car performance. Max Verstappen could only finish a distant 6th, with…
Team principal Christian Horner spoke in his written media session about Red Bull Racing’s “horrible day” at the F1 Bahrain GP as Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda laboured to P6 and P9 respectively. During the discussion he tried to explain the lack of performance from the RB21; that his driver Max Verstappen is in the…
Red Bull’s reigning world champion Max Verstappen has opened up about the precarious RB21 and his disappointing P6 finish at the F1 Bahrain GP as he now sits third in the championship standings behind the McLaren drivers. After struggling throughout the practice sessions, the Dutchman encountered brake issues and found himself in P10 following the…
Full race report and results from the 2025 F1 Bahrain GP, as Oscar Piastri scored a dominant lights-to-flag victory in his 50th start of McLaren, ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris. The top eight drivers started on the soft compound tyres, apart from Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari in second place, who went for the mediums,…
