3 h. ago Red Bull F1's 2026 driver decision, Arvid Lindblad rise and new Max Verstappen team

Max Verstappen has a new Formula 1 team-mate after Red Bull confirmed Yuki Tsunoda has been dropped from the grid entirely while Britain's Arvid Lindblad gets his first seat

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3 h. ago Isack Hadjar to partner Max Verstappen at Red Bull next season

British teenager Arvid Lindblad will join Liam Lawson at Racing Bulls.

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3 h. ago Red Bull confirm Max Verstappen’s 2026 F1 teammate and Yuki Tsunoda’s future

Red Bull have revealed their driver line-ups for next season, with a British teen moving up to F1

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24 h. ago Max Verstappen prepared to ‘maximise everything’ in F1 season

Red Bull driver can win fifth world title in Abu DhabiDutchman was 104 points behind top after Dutch GPMax Verstappen is fired-up to go to Abu Dhabi and compete for his fifth F1 world championship after the Dutchman won in Qatar, narrowed the gap to 12 points within the championship leader, Lando Norris and overtook Oscar Piastri to set up a three-way season-deciding finale at the Yas Marina circuit.Verstappen delivered a superb drive for Red Bull in Lusail on Sunday but it was a victory handed to him by McLaren, who made a calamitous strategy call for Norris and Piastri. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago How Lando Norris can beat Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri to F1 title in Abu Dhabi

Briton missed chance to clinch championship in Qatar

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31 h. ago Antonelli death threats prompt Red Bull apology over Norris overtake comments

Norris passed Mercedes driver near finish of Qatar GPRed Bull had initially hinted at foul play in title fightThe Mercedes teenage driver Kimi Antonelli has been subjected to death threats after Red Bull suggested he deliberately moved out of Lando Norris’s way in the closing stages of the Qatar Grand Prix.Norris was elevated to fourth after Antonelli ran wide on the penultimate lap of Sunday’s race. Norris gained two points from Antonelli’s mistake which means he now can finish third, rather than runner-up at this weekend’s season finale in Abu Dhabi, to be assured of beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to the title. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Max Verstappen relaxed ahead of F1 title showdown in Abu Dhabi: ‘It doesn’t really matter’

Verstappen heads to this weekend’s F1 season finale in Abu Dhabi only 12 points behind Lando Norris

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32 h. ago F1 Abu Dhabi GP latest: Norris hits out at McLaren’s Qatar blunder ahead of title showdown

Follow F1 reaction after Max Verstappen sets up tense finale with Qatar win after McLaren make the wrong call

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32 h. ago F1 driver standings at the top as Max Verstappen closes in after controversial incident

Max Verstappen is hovering right over Lando Norris' shoulder after the Qatar Grand Prix, with the F1 title battle now set to go down to the wire

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33 h. ago Toto Wolff hits out at ‘brainless’ Red Bull claim Antonelli moved aside for Norris

Overtake of Mercedes driver in Qatar earned two pointsRed Bull hinted at foul play with Verstappen in title fightA furious Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, has lashed out at Red Bull’s “brainless” claim that Kimi Antonelli deliberately moved over for Lando Norris to aid the British driver’s championship challenge.Norris, whose attempt to win his maiden world crown at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday was derailed through a McLaren strategy fumble, finished fourth after Antonelli ran off the road on the last but one lap. Norris gained two points from the late mistake which means he now can finish third, rather than runner-up at the season finale in Abu Dhabi, to be assured of beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to the title. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Max Verstappen is laughing at McLaren – how many warnings do they need?

Comment: Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri missed out on victory in Qatar, with Verstappen’s unlikely win taking this unpredictable F1 title race to the season finale in Abu Dhabi. For McLaren, it should never have got this nervy

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44 h. ago F1 news live: Lando Norris hits out at McLaren blunder as title race goes to Abu Dhabi

Follow F1 reaction after Max Verstappen sets up tense finale in Abu Dhabi with Qatar win after McLaren make the wrong call

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45 h. ago Max Verstappen says he will quit F1 and won't come back if one thing happens in 2026

Max Verstappen has a contract that runs until the end of 2028, but the four-time world champion is willing to walk away from the sport at a moment’s notice under one condition

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45 h. ago Lando Norris unhappy with McLaren F1 strategy blunder: ‘It was the wrong decision’

Norris heads to Abu Dhabi only 12 points clear of Max Verstappen after McLaren botched an early pit-stop call

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46 h. ago Lando Norris F1 title in jeopardy as Max Verstappen benefits again from McLaren blunder

The Formula 1 title race goes down to the final day in Abu Dhabi after Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri hurt by McLaren's strategy blunder

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46 h. ago Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri voice frustration at McLaren’s strategy

Team failed to pit drivers behind safety car in QatarMax Verstappen won race to stay in title contentionLando Norris, the championship leader, has decried the McLaren team strategy error at the Qatar Grand Prix that allowed Max Verstappen right back into the fight and forced a three-way battle at next Sunday’s title-deciding finale in Abu Dhabi.Verstappen won the race in Doha after McLaren chose not to pit their drivers under a safety car early in the race. It was a costly error that gave Verstappen the lead and the win. Norris could finish only fourth and his teammate Oscar Piastri, who was equally unhappy with the team, was second. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Norris and Piastri voice frustration at McLaren’s strategy as title race goes to finale

Team failed to pit drivers behind safety car in QatarMax Verstappen won race to stay in title contentionLando Norris, the championship leader, has decried the McLaren team strategy error at the Qatar Grand Prix that allowed Max Verstappen right back into the fight and forced a three-way battle at next Sunday’s title-deciding finale in Abu Dhabi.Verstappen won the race in Doha after McLaren chose not to pit their drivers under a safety car early in the race. It was a costly error that gave Verstappen the lead and the win. Norris could finish only fourth and his teammate Oscar Piastri, who was equally unhappy with the team, was second. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Lando Norris fancies a duvet day after Qatar disappointment delays title decider

Norris was bidding to be crowned world champion in Doha, but he finished only fourth as rival Max Verstappen took the win.

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48 h. ago Max Verstappen takes F1 title fight to Abu Dhabi after McLaren shocker – all you need to know

The fight for the Drivers World Championship will go down to the final day in Abu Dhabi as the three horse race took its final twist in Qatar

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48 h. ago Max Verstappen takes F1 title race to Abu Dhabi after dramatic Qatar GP victory

Verstappen capitalised on an early safety car to reduce the deficit in the world championship to 12 points, while McLaren’s call not to pit either Oscar Piastri nor Lando Norris cost them dear

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