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.
Mercedes F1 Team Principal Toto Wolff said Max Verstappen’s podium at the 2026 Austrian GP came as no surprise. He insisted that the result at the Red Bull Ring was never about the car and always about the driver. George Russell won the eighth round of the 2026 F1 World Championship at Spielberg on Sunday….
Team Principal of Red Bull, Laurent Mekies, now believes the team has taken a major step forward after the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, with the Frenchman claiming the team now has the pace to challenge for victories following its latest upgrades. Red Bull secured its strongest result of the season at the Red Bull Ring,…
Lewis Hamilton had to settle for P5 in the 2026 F1 Austrian GP as Scuderia Ferrari struggled for pace on Sunday afternoon. Having qualified in P3, the Brit made a lovely pass on Charles Leclerc into turn 4 on the opening lap. Initially, he was able to stay within a second of George Russell, including…
Max Verstappen finished second at the Austrian GP, just 1.6s away from race winner George Russell, and the four-time world champion was delighted to be in the hunt for victory “for the first time” in the 2026 F1 season. The Red Bull driver finished over 40 seconds back from race winner Lewis Hamilton in the…
There was a bit of controversy regarding George Russell’s pole after qualifying for the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, but after the gravel from Max Verstappen’s crash was settled, the result stood. It meant however that championship leader Kimi Antonelli was three places down on his team mate, and thus had some work to do. Antonelli…
Red Bull Racing boss Laurent Mekies has confirmed that Max Verstappen was not at fault for his crash in Q3 at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP. Speaking in the print media pen post-qualifying, the four-time World Champion was confused by what had happened, and it turns out he was not in the wrong. Although the…
Mercedes’ George Russell clinched his 4th pole position of the season at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP. The Briton finished ahead of both Ferraris as well as teammate Kimi Antonelli, who placed P4. He clocked in a time of 1:06.113, almost 0.2 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc in P2. Russell reflected on his performance in…
Max Verstappen was left to reflect on a dramatic end to his F1 Austrian GP qualifying session. An uncontrollable snap of oversteer sent him into the barriers at Turn 9, ending his hopes of a front row position at the Red Bull Ring. Verstappen’s Q3 F1 Austrian GP troubles began at Turn 6 Max Verstappen…
FP2 of the 2026 F1 Austrian GP left Isack Hadjar and Red Bull with plenty to analyse overnight after “struggling a lot” with balance issues and a Turn 3 problem, preventing the team from fully assessing its latest upgrade package. Speaking after the Friday running at the Red Bull Ring, Isack Hadjar and Technical Director…
As the fourth-fastest team on the grid, Laurent Mekies and Red Bull arrived at their home race, the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, with an extensive upgrade package. However, Red Bull’s critical FP1 testing phase was heavily compromised. Isack Hadjar suffered an early engine problem requiring a rapid change, while Max Verstappen was hit with garage-exit…
