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…
Speaking in print media sessions ahead of the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, Racing Bulls drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad shared their reactions to Isack Hadjar securing his Red Bull seat for another season in 2027. Lawson dismisses disappointment about Hadjar’s 2027 Red Bull seat Addressing Hadjar’s early confirmation at Red Bull, Liam Lawson minimised…
Isack Hadjar will remain with Oracle Red Bull Racing for the 2027 Formula 1 (F1) season after the team confirmed the Frenchman’s contract extension. Hadjar joined Red Bull at the beginning of the F1 2026 season and will continue alongside four-time World Champion Max Verstappen, with the team opting to retain its current driver pairing…
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…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will be starting the 2026 F1 Spanish GP in P3 after he set a time of 1:31.964 in qualifying. The Dutchman missed out on pole by a mere 0.140s against polesitter McLaren’s Lando Norris. Ahead of the 2026 F1 Spanish GP, Verstappen revealed that he anticipates overtaking to be the main…
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…
Red Bull Racing have confirmed that Robin Räikkönen will join their Junior F1 Team. The young Finn is the son of Kimi, the 2007 F1 World Champion for Scuderia Ferrari. He remains that team’s last Drivers’ Champion for the time being. Since Kimi Räikkönen retired at the end of 2021 following 21 wins and 103…
While several special liveries were spotted on the track throughout the Barcelona shakedown week and pre-season testing in Bahrain, eleven F1 teams in 2026 will now introduce one-off designs during the 22-race season as well. F1 cars are built to leave an impression not only in the literal but also in the figurative sense. It’s…
Red Bull returned from F1’s summer break on the back foot Friday at the 2026 F1 Dutch GP. Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson placed just 11th and 14th in practice. The team found extra pace for Sprint qualifying, however. Lawson will start 11th for the Zandvoort Sprint, while Verstappen made it into SQ3 and will…
