Verstappen will «fight more» regardless of being on edge of F1 race ban
Lando Norris expects Max Verstappen to “fight more” regardless of being on the edge of a Formula 1 race ban after his clash with George Russell in the Spanish Grand Prix. There are few drivers on the current Formula 1 grid who know Verstappen as well as Norris. The McLaren racer has competed against the […]
Russell «surprised» to see Verstappen taking responsibility for F1 Spanish GP clash
Mercedes driver George Russell said he was «a bit surprised» to see Max Verstappen apologise for their Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix contact on social media. Russell and Verstappen came to blows in Barcelona with three laps to go when Verstappen was deeply frustrated at being asked by his Red Bull team to give up […]
Who could stand-in for Verstappen at Red Bull if he gets an F1 race ban?
Following the incident with George Russell in Barcelona, Max Verstappen is just one penalty point away from serving a one-race ban from a Formula 1 grand prix. The reigning world champion was given a 10-second penalty and three penalty points on his superlicence for driving into Russell’s Mercedes during the closing laps of the Spanish […]
Verstappen apologised to Red Bull for F1 Spanish GP clash with Russell
Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has revealed Max Verstappen apologised in the Spanish Grand Prix debrief room for his incident with George Russell. Verstappen received three penalty points on top of a 10-second time penalty after a bizarre incident in the final laps of the race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where […]
No further action taken on Leclerc-Verstappen incident at F1 Spanish GP
The FIA race stewards have taken no further action against Charles Leclerc for making contact with Max Verstappen in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix — meaning the Ferrari driver has retained his podium position. On a lap 61 safety car restart, Verstappen lost momentum with a huge oversteer moment out of the final corner as […]
Hamilton explains Verstappen impeding incident in F1 Monaco GP qualifying
Lewis Hamilton has addressed his incident with Max Verstappen during Formula 1 qualifying at Monaco Grand Prix, which led to a three-place grid drop for Sunday’s race. The Ferrari driver explained that he was mistakenly told by his team that Verstappen was slowing down, which prompted him to move back to the middle of the track […]
How Verstappen scored his first F1 win
The longer this goes on, the more Max Verstappen looks set to become a phenomenon in Formula 1. If he continues to progress at this rate, he may come to dominate his sport in a similar fashion to the way Novak Djokovic rules tennis, Stephen Curry owns basketball, or Lionel Messi dazzles in football. To […]
The 2025 F1 McLaren is faster
As if there was any doubt, McLaren’s crushing 1-2 win in Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix further confirmed that the papaya team remains well on top in racing conditions, especially when rear tyre wear is critical. But why is Max Verstappen regularly beating Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to pole as well? Piastri led Norris […]
How Verstappen recovered from Miami GP qualifying mis-step to claim pole
A scant 0.065-second margin separated Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in Formula 1 qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix, and there’s two ways that you can interpret that gap depending on the parts of the lap you look at. The first suggestion is that Norris frittered away his pole hopes with a slightly early turn-in […]