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.
Red Bull placed both cars in the top 10 in Friday practices for the 2026 F1 Spanish GP. Max Verstappen clocked the fifth best time in FP1 and sixth best in FP2. Deputising again for Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson was tenth in both sessions. Technical director Pierre Waché had a laundry list of items for…
Speaking on media day, F1 drivers gave their thoughts on the new Madring track, with Madrid set to host the 2026 F1 Spanish GP for the first time this weekend. Drivers will be getting their first real-life taste of the purpose-built Madrid circuit on Friday, having relied heavily on simulator running to prepare for the…
With Isack Hadjar still recovering from his injury, Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda will continue to drive for Red Bull and Racing Bulls, respectively, during the 2026 F1 Spanish GP weekend. The Milton Keynes outfit announced on August 19 that Hadjar had sustained a wrist injury during the summer break, thereby ruling him out of…
Despite securing P3, Max Verstappen believes Red Bull Racing struggled to match its rivals at the 2026 F1 Italian GP due to deployment and rear axle issues. The result came after a challenging start to the weekend, with Verstappen finishing P9 in FP2 before improving to P3 in FP3. A rear-axle issue then limited him…
With a boatload of grid penalties ahead of the 2026 F1 Italian GP, there was little left of the original qualifying result. Kimi Antonelli and Alex Albon were demoted to the back of the grid because of new power unit elements, whereas Fernando Alonso and Liam Lawson were sentenced to a pit lane start due…
On Saturday in the 2026 F1 Italian GP Qualifying, Charles Leclerc placed fourth ahead of his Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton. This came after a shock performance by Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, who managed to snatch his first pole. Ferrari hoped to have a very special weekend with their engine upgrade as part of their ADUO allowance….
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen expressed his frustration after another P6 Qualifying at the F1 2026 Italian GP. Still, he was bumped up to P5 after Piastri received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lawson during Q2. Qualifying was off to a promising start for Verstappen as he finished P2 in Q1 with a lap time…
Max Verstappen admitted he’s bracing for a “pretty painful” weekend ahead at the 2026 F1 Italian GP, with Monza’s long straights and high-speed layout set to exacerbate energy management demands under the new regulations. With a much greater reliance on electrical power, the drivers now face a unique challenge at circuits where the cars cannot…
Audi’s Gabriel Bortoleto was unable to capitalize on a 9th place start at the 2026 F1 Dutch GP, coming home in 13th. The Brazilian had an auspicious start, spinning out behind Max Verstappen’s crash on lap 1 and nearly collecting teammate Nico Hülkenberg in the process. “I thought I was gonna crash in that moment….
Mike Krack has shared his thoughts on the last F1 race at Zandvoort, what was instrumental in their points finish, whether they are now stronger in the race than in qualifying, how well they are optimising the upgraded chassis and the new Honda engine, and the drivers’ positive feedback from the 2026 Dutch GP. Following…
