Verstappen has warned the FIA against making changes to free practice sessions. The italian has struggled with fitness after battling illness before the saudi arabia grand prix earlier this month. He revealed that he has still not fully recovered.
Verstappen has started more than one race at 27 different circuits in his formula 1 career. Not a single race has brought him fewer points per race than the australian grand prix. F1 boss Eddie Jordan has urged Lewis Hamilton to get on his bike.
Former team boss says he fears he is now in a race against time to surpass the record he jointly holds with Michael Schumacher. If he decides to go ahead, he wants to see that he has at least a chance to fight for races because that eighth world championship has to be in the back of his mind.
Nike believe proposed name is too close to their own famous “Air Max” brand, de Limburger report says. A “roadblock” has therefore been put in Verstappen’s way as he attempts to crack the apparel market.
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Verstappen reported vibrations around the driveshaft with concerning noises at high speed, fearing a repeat of his qualifying failure. The team-mate said he felt we are pushing without a reason and we don't need this. He said the team did a fantastic job on letting us race, and was actually more concerned with the reliability scares.
Sergio Perez crossed the line first, but it was not enough to take over the lead in the world championship. Perez was expecting more dominant but the safety car made it a lot harder for me. In the last 25 laps, the two Red Bull drivers were evenly matched.
The double world champion has been battling with the bug this week. He expects to be in his Red Bull for practice in jeddah on friday. Verstappen is bidding for a hat-trick of titles.
Max Verstappen is a double world champion at the age of 25. The 25-year-old could stop driving in 2028 to the surprise of many. He has previously dropped hints he may even call it a day sooner than that.
The duo have shared an iconic rivalry, which reached its height during the 2021 season. In controversial fashion, Verstappen denied the Mercedes driver his eighth world championship in 2021.
'most displeased' of all at Ferrari due to his frustrations at not being able to compete with Verstappen in terms of outright pace, despite the power unit failure that forced him into an early retirement in Bahrain after 41 laps. Leclerc is under contract with the Prancing Horse until the end of 2024 but has recently been linked with a move to Mercedes.
Former McLaren coordinator says he believes that Verstappen has become the Senna of modern Formula 1. He says that he has not the “killer instinct” that his more decorated team-mate has.
Red bull have won 10 of the last 12 races but reliability, crashes and errors can never be ruled out. Former world champion max Verstappen finished 11.987 seconds ahead of mate Sergio Perez and 38.6 seconds clear of aston Martin's Fernando Alonso.
Verstappen thwarted his rivals in 2022, winning his second consecutive title with 15 race wins last year. The 25-year-old's performance has boosted his chances of securing a third consecutive title in the sport come the end of the year.
Carlos Sainz has his sights set on revenge in the 2023 Formula 1 season. The Spaniard finished ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc in the championship in his first year at Ferrari. The 2023 season will require a perfect season from both himself and Ferrari. He sees 2022 F1 season mainly as an important learning year.
Max Verstappen branded the 24 Hours of le Mans virtual race as a clown show. He lost the lead at the start and stayed there with seven hours remaining. But he had lost a lap and a half and fell down to 17th.
The 2023 title fight could be between Adrian Newey and Ferrari. The Scuderia looked to have the edge over their rivals when the 2022 season got underway. Mercedes continued to struggle with issues on their W13.
Verstappen compared the series to 'Keeping up with the Kardashians'. The two-time world champion said he doesn't like being part of the show. He said that he didn't want to partake in the show because of the fake rivalries.
Verstappen has won two F1 championships back-to-back. The 25-year-old is now a two-time champion. He has vowed to return in a meaningful title fight with his old enemy.
Atze Kerkhof believes his character is often misunderstood. The 25-year-old is aiming for a third successive world title in 2023. He claims he is the most natural and honest guy on the grid.
The 25-year-old is puzzled why his rivals have collided so many times. The dutch driver was locked in an intense championship battle with Hamilton in 2021. Verstappen said he 'doesn't understand' why the rivals crashed.
Helmut Marko remains upbeat over the impact of their wind tunnel restriction. Red Bull were fined $7million, but also saw their permitted wind tunnel time reduced by a further 10%. If Verstappen does most of the damage in the opening part of the campaign, there are few better than him.
F1 has expanded to six sprint races for 2023 with short races set to be held at Belgium Grand Prix. Gasly has questioned F1's motivation for the move, stressing that money over spectacle was a major factor in the decision. The AlphaTauri star said Saturday sprint races were yet to dazzle and stressed it had not yet proved it was worth having more races.
Max Verstappen will not take up indycar racing after his formula 1 career. But he finds endurance racing an interesting prospect. The reigning world champion has already signed his last F1 contract by now.
Sebastian Vettel has won four world titles with the team, whereas Verstappen has won two of them. He congratulated the young Dutchman in an interview with ServusTV. Vettel said: "you can always pick something up from your opponents"
The red bull driver was furious at the team on the radio and even in the media. He refuted the suggestion that he tends to get too angry inside the car. Verstappen has become an enigma in the last two years.
Max Verstappen had little to complain about at Red Bull Racing last season. The Dutchman was given a car that allowed him to leave the competition far behind. Despite this, however, things were not without controversy behind the scenes. The driver thinks it is important that people within the team dare to say something to each other to make the car better.
Valtteri Bottas was Hamilton's Mercedes teammate for five seasons between 2017 and 2021. The Finn was never able to mount a title challenge or pose a serious threat to the Briton. Verstappen highlighted the role Bottas played alongside teammate Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes as an example.
Max Verstappen's 2018 Honda Civic Type-R GT has been put up for sale on Catawiki.cOm. The car's value is estimated between 50,000 and 60,000 euros. Experts are calling it a good investment opportunity. The auction is currently underway and at the time of writing, the highest bid is just three euros.
Sergio Perez was the most-mentioned driver on social media between March 20th and November 10th. Perez’s race victory at the Singapore Grand Prix was responsible for the highest number of social media mentions this season. The news comes after a difficult season for Perez who has been unable to match Verstappen's success.
Nico Rosberg believes Max Verstappen has an advantage in the Red Bull Formula 1 team in that everyone sees him as the number one. Rosberg was joined at Mercedes by Lewis Hamilton in 2013, with the team dominating over the three seasons spent together after the turbo hybrids were introduced in '14. The German said he was in isolation at Mercedes at the most important point of his career. He also stated his belief that he can already be ranked as one of the greatest drivers of all time - at just 25 years old.
Christian Horner explains why the team principals did not go out to dinner together. All 20 drivers had a night out for Sebastian Vettel's farewell and Lewis Hamilton picked up the bill. Mercedes ace sat directly across from 2021 rival Max Verstappen. Tensions boiled over after Toto Wolff and Mattia Binotto ganged up on Red Bull and leaked cost cap.
The RB18 is undoubtably one of the best chassis produced by Red Bull in Formula 1. Max Verstappen reveals there were still some unexpected problems with the RB18 in an exclusive interview with RacingNews365.cOm. The new technical regulations resulted in the minimum weight of F1 cars being raised from 752kg to 798kg. Red Bull overweight by 20kg at start of the season.
Christian Horner sees many similarities between Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. The Red Bull Racing team boss says the two drivers share the same hunger to win. However, there are also many differences between the two world champions. The Dutchman is a natural, instinctive driver, but is not 'sucked in' to the details.
Max Verstappen has indicated several times that he will not remain active in Formula 1 until he is 40 years old. The Red Bull Racing driver also wants to try other branches of motorsport. The 24-year-old Dutchman rules out a one-off appearance in the Indy500 to go for the Triple Crown.
Max Verstappen hopes that street circuits will be absent from the Formula 1 calendar in the future. The Red Bull Racing driver was already never a fan of these tracks and notes that this has only got worse with the new regulations. The cars are just not built for it, he stressed in an interview with Formule1.nl.
Esteban Ocon believes he can compete with Max Verstappen in the same machinery. The 26-year-old has established himself as one of F1's more consistent drivers in recent seasons. Ocon has a contract with Alpine until the 2023 season. Click here for more F1 news.
Christian Horner believes no driver would have been able to match Max Verstappen in the same equipment in 2022. Sergio Perez finished third in the World Championship after a battle with Charles Leclerc for the runner-up position in the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Mexican ended the campaign with 305 points, while Verstapen racked up 454 points, as well as breaking the record for most wins in a season.
Sergio Perez's father appears to have added fuel to the fire in the Perez-Verstappen situation by stating that the Mexican wins races that the Dutchman cannot. The Mexican's father said that his son did not need anything from anyone. Perez had also tried to quash rumors of him intentionally crashing in Monaco qualifying.
The final qualifying session of the season in Abu Dhabi is set to be a battle between Mercedes and Red Bull. Sergio Perez topped the timing sheets in practice, closely followed by Verstappen and the Mercedes duo in third and fourth. McLaren's Lando Norris managed a better lap time than both Ferrari and McLaren.
Sergio Perez says Max Verstappen showed who he really is after he refused a Red Bull team order in Brazil. Red Bull guided Perez through by Red Bull to attack Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc. Perez finished seventh in the Drivers' Championship after finishing P2 in the standings.
Max Verstappen decided not to pass Sergio Perez at the end of the Brazilian Grand Prix, despite a team order from Red Bull Racing. People on social media are also lashing out at the Dutchman. Red Bull teammate Christian Horner was angry at the decision to not pass Perez.
The channel spoke to Horner after Verstappen dropped down from second to fourth in the sprint race. Lazenby said: “Christian nice of you to talk to us, again.” Horner simply nodded to the presenters after the remark but didn't make any comment.
Lewis Hamilton gets to start second in Sunday's race in Brazil. George Russell won the sprint race and Lewis Hamilton moves up from third to second on the grid. Mercedes' race pace was somewhat better than Red Bull's choice to send Max Verstappen on mediums. Andrew Shovlin cannot believe his luck.
The red bull driver went to the race at Imola facing a deficit of more than 40 points against rival Charles Leclerc. He was asked what he considered to be the turning point of the season. Verstappen said: 'it's a very good question. I don't really know'
Double f1 world champion max Verstappen says he is not a big fan of sprint races. Qualifying is held on Friday to determine the starting grid for a race on Saturday. This weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil will be the third sprint event of the year with six scheduled for next season.
F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he's done an amazing job in winning a second title this season. The 25-year-old has won a record 14 races out of 20 with two remaining. He said securing the runner-up slot was important for team staff.
Red Bull's short-lived boycott of Sky Sports F1 has ended amicably. The world champion said 'a line has been drawn' under the matter. Verstappen is expected to meet with Sky representatives for a private conversation.
Max Verstappen believes it is best to 'draw a line' under the boycott of f1 broadcaster Sky Sports. No Red Bull driver or personnel appeared on Sky's weekend coverage.
Red Bull's actions were believed to have been triggered by comments made by sky's pitlane reporter Ted Kravitz. Verstappen had said: "you keep disrespecting me, and at one point, I'm not tolerating it anymore. You just have to move on. You can't live in the past. You just must move on"
Max Verstappen backs Lewis Hamilton to extend his Formula 1 career. The Red Bull driver has expressed his desire to stay in Formula 1 until his forties. Hamilton revealed his interest in securing a new 'multi-year' deal with Mercedes. The Briton has previously said he wants to continue racing in F1 until his late 40s. READ: Lewis Hamilton wants to stay at Mercedes.
A photo has been shared to social media of a young Verstappen meeting Schumacher. The 25-year-old broke the record for the most race wins in a season at the Mexican grand prix.
Sebastian Vettel challenged Max Verstappen to smash his record of 13 Grand Prix wins in a single season. The Red Bull driver set a new record in Mexico, eclipsing Michael Schumacher's 13 wins in 2004 and 2013. Vettel finished 14th and 15th in his own race, with Aston Martin teammate Lance Stroll finishing 15th.
It emerged that Verstappen and his Red Bull team are refusing to grant interviews to Sky because the double world champion is unhappy at recent comments made by Ted Kravitz. He made several references to Lewis Hamilton being “robbed” of last year’s title at the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
A pit reporter of the English medium spoke disparagingly about his victory in the mexican grand prix. It is reportedly about statements made in the united states last week when he managed to win at the expense of Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen will start Sunday's race in Mexico from pole position.
Verstappen is refusing to talk to sky sports at the Mexican grand prix. The reigning double world champion is unhappy at comments from pundit Ted Kravitz. He referred to Lewis Hamilton being robbed of the 2021 title.
Ted Kravitz made several digs against the Dutchman during the season. He said he was robbed of the 2021 world championship. Verstappen is understood to be boycotting the Italian and German branches of Sky F1.
Verstappen was set to win last year's title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. But he lost out after a late-race safety car period bunched the pack up. He is refusing to appear on camera for Sky Sports or any of its affiliated channels.
