22 h. ago Red Bull plan if Max Verstappen gets F1 ban as truth of Daniel Ricciardo theory emerges

Max Verstappen is one penalty point away from a Formula 1 race ban and Red Bull will have to have a plan in place in the event the Dutchman has another run-in with the stewards

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41 h. ago Red Bull won't rule out Yuki Tsunoda losing seat to F1 star who 'exceeded all expectation'

Red Bull have already given Max Verstappen two team-mates so far this season after Liam Lawson was dropped for Yuki Tsunoda and a third is not beyond the realms of possibility

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41 h. ago Max Verstappen's Red Bull contract release, Helmut Marko clause, Ralf Schumacher theory

Max Verstappen is contracted to Red Bull until the end of the 2028 season, but it was confirmed by Helmut Marko that the 27-year-old has a release clause in his contract

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48 h. ago Red Bull boss admits Max Verstappen won't be happy as plan to help Yuki Tsunoda discussed

Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache knows that Max Verstappen is 'our main asset' and that means no prospect of changing the car so that it is easier for Yuki Tsunoda to drive

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4 d. ago Why Max Verstappen’s red mist is the necessary evil behind an F1 genius

Verstappen’s deliberate ram into George Russell at the Spanish GP saw him fortunate to escape disqualification, but history shows us that the hero-villain complex is a difficult line to tread

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5 d. ago Max Verstappen handed huge Spanish GP penalty for driving straight into George Russell

George Russell angered Max Verstappen by tapping his Red Bull late on in the Spanish Grand Prix to the point that the Dutchman appeared to get his own back deliberately

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6 d. ago Oscar Piastri takes Spanish F1 GP pole as McLaren dominate in Barcelona

McLaren teammate Lando Norris locks in secondLewis Hamilton finds form to secure fifth for FerrariOscar Piastri claimed pole for the Spanish Grand Prix with a dominant display for McLaren in Barcelona. He was imperious at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to beat his teammate Lando Norris into second by a huge two-tenths of a second, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in third.George Russell was fourth for Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, who has struggled in Spain this weekend, found his pace when it mattered taking fifth place for Ferrari. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘Ice Boy’ Oscar Piastri takes Spanish F1 GP pole as McLaren dominate

McLaren teammate Lando Norris locks in secondLewis Hamilton finds form to secure fifth for FerrariOscar Piastri barely broke a sweat under the blazing Catalan sun, demonstrating a fearsome control to claim pole for the Spanish Grand Prix. Indeed, such has been the dominance and the nonchalance with which he claimed this pole and his wins this season, it was put to him that he was taking on Kimi Räikkönen’s mantle as the Ice Man, albeit in the somewhat less flattering form for the 24-year-old of Ice Boy.Piastri’s pole was imperious at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, beating his teammate Lando Norris into second by a huge two-tenths of a second, the biggest margin of the season, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in third, three-tenths down. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Christian Horner makes Max Verstappen demand amid Ferrari approach over shock switch

Red Bull need Max Verstappen to keep piling the pressure on McLaren as Christian Horner responded to reports that he has been approached by Ferrari enquiring about his availability

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7 d. ago Max Verstappen to seal F1 future after Spanish GP with key contract development

Aston Martin and Mercedes have been strongly linked with Max Verstappen but the clause in his contract which may allow him to leave Red Bull at the end of this year will soon expire

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8 d. ago Carlos Sainz opens up on Red Bull F1 rejection after Ferrari axe

The Spanish driver was a contender to become Max Verstappen’s teammate but instead moved to Williams

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1 week ago F1 team heads call for Monaco to ‘move with the times’ and make track change

Mandatory two pit-stop law fell flat in GPCalls for layout change to allow overtakingFormula One team principals have called for layout changes to be considered at the Monaco Grand Prix to address the inability of cars to overtake after efforts to enliven the race with mandatory pit stops fell flat on Sunday.McLaren’s Lando Norris took victory in Monte Carlo and was, despite the two pit-stop rule, in control throughout, Only two passes were made on track in 78 laps and drivers including Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who finished fourth, and Mercedes’ George Russell, who was 11th, dismissed the rule change as all but pointless. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘We were almost doing Mario Kart’: Verstappen and Russell slate Monaco F1 GP pit stops

Mandatory pit stops imposed in bid to liven up raceRussell said crowd were ‘sipping champagne on a yacht’Max Verstappen and George Russell both issued a blunt disapproval of Formula One’s attempts to enliven the Monaco Grand Prix by imposing mandatory pit stops. Verstappen compared it unfavourably to Mario Kart, and Russell dismissed the ­policy as having failed and the race an ­irrelevance to an audience that were “sipping champagne on a yacht”.F1 had hoped that enforcing two pit stops would make for some ­jeopardy and create at least strategic interest in the 78-lap race through the narrow streets of Monte Carlo but it failed to do so. Nor did it address the fundamental problem which was once more painfully clear in the race on Sunday: that modern F1 cars are too big and too heavy to pass one another in Monaco. No overtakes on track were achieved in the entire race. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lando Norris wins Monaco F1 GP to close gap on championship leader Piastri

McLaren driver first with Leclerc finishing secondMandatory pit stops experiment fails to impact resultLando Norris claimed victory at the Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, with a controlled drive from pole to the flag in Monte Carlo as Formula One’s hoped for reboot of the race with mandatory pit stops proved something of a damp squib.Norris beat the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc into second with his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in third. Max Verstappen was fourth for Red Bull and Lewis Hamilton, in fifth from seventh on the grid for Ferrari. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Formula One 2025: Monaco Grand Prix qualifying updates – live

Qualifying from 3pm BST around the famous circuitSign up for The Recap newsletter | And email JohnMonte Carlo, the most symbolic and glamorous GP of them all. As a race the tight streets of Monaco mean passing moves are low on success rate so perhaps qualifying is where the real juice is, and the principality sees its best, speediest racing.The news from practice is that Lewis Hamilton has had a late prang – that will keep the Ferrari mechanics busy. Charles Leclerc was quickest so they may be on the right lines though Max Verstappen looks menacingly in form.1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1:10.9532. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.280 (medium)3. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.2944. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.4455. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.5636. Alex Albon (Williams) +0.7157. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +0.8618. Carlos Sainz (Williams) +0.9409. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) +0.99910. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +1.06011. George Russell (Mercedes)12. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)13. Nico Hulkenber...

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2 w. ago McLaren would rather Max Verstappen win than prioritise Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri

McLaren have both their drivers, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, gunning for the Formula 1 drivers' title while Max Verstappen is the only Red Bull driver in that fight

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2 w. ago Jacques Villeneuve blasts ‘weak’ McLaren for ‘really odd’ F1 strategy

McLaren finished second and third on Sunday in Imola with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in first

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2 w. ago Red Bull confident Verstappen’s Imola win will be a turning point in F1 season

Christian Horner: ‘At all times, Max had the pace’McLaren admit surprise at speed of Red Bull carChristian Horner believes Max Verstappen’s victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix demonstrated Red Bull might have reached a turning point in their attempt to catch McLaren in the Formula One world championship, potentially igniting the season.Verstappen won in Imola having pulled off a striking pass to overtake the pole-sitter and title leader Oscar Piastri for the lead through the Tamburello chicane on the opening lap. After which the world champion went on to control Sunday’s race from the front with pace that was more than a match for the McLarens who had previously dominated the season. It marked the first time this year that Red Bull had definitively held the upper hand in race pace , having not overworked their tyres in doing so and Horner felt it indicated they were in the title fight. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Red Bull are building a bit of momentum – Team principal Christian Horner

Max Verstappen claimed victory at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix following a superb first-corner overtake on pole-sitter Oscar Piastri.

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2 w. ago Max Verstappen offended by comments from fellow drivers as F1 star's record questioned

The lap record at the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife was unofficially broken by Max Verstappen last week but the Red Bull F1 racer's achievement was called into question on social media

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