51 h. ago Queen Maxima joins her glamorous daughters to cheer on  Max Verstappen at Zandvoort

Queen Maxima, 54, led the fashionable visit with her daughters Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane following in her stylish footsteps.

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62 h. ago Jos Verstappen names Max's three options for 2026 as Mercedes face fresh competition

Max Verstappen has decided to stick with Red Bull for now, after months of strong public links to Mercedes, but it remains to be seen whether his head will be turned next year

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3 d. ago Lando Norris rues major blow to title hopes after Dutch Grand Prix breakdown

Norris’ engine packed in with seven laps remaining as team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri took the chequered flag.

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3 d. ago F1: Oscar Piastri wins the Dutch GP after Lando Norris retires – live reaction

Max Verstappen in second followed in the McLlaren championship leader with youngster Isack Hadjar in thirdGeorge Russell is back on his scooter and says “it won’t be straightforward if I don’t get past him at the start” – referring to Isack Hadjar, the Racing Bulls youngster, who qualified in fourth, a place ahead of the Mercedes man.A spot on the podium has been a regular resting place for Russell this season and could be within reach again. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Oscar Piastri wins Dutch Grand Prix as Lando Norris hopes go up in smoke

Norris suffered an engine failure late in the race while running second behind his team-mate and title rival.

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4 d. ago Oscar Piastri wins pole battle to leave Lando Norris needing some Dutch magic

The McLaren pair locked out the front row ahead of home favourite and four-time world champion Max Verstappen.

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4 d. ago Oscar Piastri earns F1 Dutch GP pole by finest margin ahead of Lando Norris

Australian gives himself chance to extend title advantageIsack Hadjar takes career-best fourth for Racing BullsOscar Piastri claimed pole for the Dutch Grand Prix with a mighty lap for McLaren at Zandvoort to beat his teammate Lando Norris into second place. The pair were firmly on top, solidly beating the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into third place. Isack Hadjar took a superb career-best fourth for Racing Bulls, with George Russell fifth for Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton was seventh for Ferrari.With Piastri and Norris locked in a title fight, the pace advantage for McLaren was once more demonstrated in the dunes on the edge of the North Sea. The pair have been on top all weekend, with Norris quickest in all three practice sessions, but when it mattered Piastri had the edge, pipping his teammate by one hundredth of a second. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris snubbed as 'best F1 driver after Max Verstappen' named

Bernie Ecclestone believes Max Verstappen remains the best driver in Formula 1, and snubbed all the top Brits on the grid when naming the man he thinks is number two on that list

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5 d. ago Huge F1 crash red flags Dutch GP session as Max Verstappen shows immediate concern

A red flag was brought out in FP2 of the Dutch Grand Prix following a huge smash as Lance Stroll suffered a big crash in the barriers at the unforgiving turn three

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5 d. ago Max Verstappen's secret 'power trip' over Lewis Hamilton as mind games revealed

F1 fans were captivated by the back-and-forth battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton four years ago, and now an insider has offered fresh insight into their backstage behaviour

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5 d. ago Lewis Hamilton winning by one F1 measure this season as Max Verstappen has worst record

Despite all the doom and gloom, there is one area in which Lewis Hamilton has excelled so far this year – he does not have a single penalty point on his licence

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6 d. ago Max Verstappen sounds alarm at Dutch Grand Prix with concerning Red Bull admission

Red Bull need to start the second part of the Formula 1 season with a bang after losing ground in Budapest earlier this month, but Max Verstappen seems glum about their chances

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1 week ago Red Bull encouraged to 'break F1 driver's contract' and seal deal in Max Verstappen scenario

Max Verstappen has committed to Red Bull for 2026, but the four-time world champion's future beyond that is unclear – and one former F1 driver has offered a solution should the Dutch star leave

Economics

1 week ago F1 obsessed grandmother wins 200mph McLaren supercar in Omaze £10 draw

Rebecca Francis, 62, became the owner of a McLaren Artura Spider after paying £10 for her place in the Omaze draw.

Economics

2 w. ago Daniel Ricciardo speaks his mind about Max Verstappen in rare interview after F1 axe

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen were Red Bull team-mates for a time, and also worked together in the latter stages of the Aussie's F1 career when he drove for sister squad Racing Bulls

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2 w. ago Max Verstappen spotted on Mercedes F1 chief Toto Wolff's yacht after Red Bull decision

Images which circulated a few weeks ago suggesting Toto Wolff had visited Max Verstappen's private plane were fakes, but new shots of them on a yacht together are the real deal

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3 w. ago Red Bull insider shares what F1 'villain' Max Verstappen is really like to work with

Max Verstappen is loved by many but also has plenty of critics, including many F1 fans who will never forgive him for the controversial 2021 title fight with Lewis Hamilton

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3 w. ago Max Verstappen pinpoints ‘incredible’ reason for McLaren’s F1 advantage

McLaren have all but won the constructors’ title already, while Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are in a shootout for the drivers’ crown

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3 w. ago Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies names second seat priority as Yuki Tsunoda crisis deepens

Yuki Tsunoda has managed just 10 points as Max Verstappen's team-mate so far this year as Red Bull continue to scratch their heads over what to do with their second F1 seat

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4 w. ago Mercedes happy to secure Russell’s future after Verstappen talks – Toto Wolff

Verstappen confirmed for the first time that he would stay with Red Bull ahead of last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

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