Max Verstappen is “confident” that Sergio Perez can finish second in the Drivers’ Championship without team orders being used by Red Bull, with the Dutchman believing the situation shouldn’t depend on him. Ahead of Saturday’s Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint race, Perez has a 20-point advantage over Lewis Hamilton, who has been closing rapidly over recent
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Two-time Formula 1 World Champion Mika Hakkinen believes that there are only two drivers on the current grid “who can stop Max Verstappen”, at this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix. The 1998 and 1999 World Champion thinks that Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris are the only drivers capable of denying Verstappen his 17th win of the
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Max Verstappen’s least favourite Formula 1 format is in action once again this weekend at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, where the final sprint race of the season will be hosted. This weekend will feature the sixth and final sprint of the season, something which will presumably bring a smile to the three-time World Champion’s
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Jos Verstappen’s 2001 Arrows team-mate Enrique Bernoldi believes the Dutchman’s son is now amongst the greatest of all-time, joining the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher. Max Verstappen has been shattering records with ease this season, on his way to his third consecutive Drivers’ Championship which he sealed at the Qatar Grand Prix. Just
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Mercedes development driver Esteban Gutierrez believes Max Verstappen played a role in Sergio Perez colliding with Charles Leclerc, at the opening corner of the Mexican Grand Prix last Sunday. Starting from fifth, the home hero made a terrific start and was contesting for the lead at the first corner, along with Leclerc and Verstappen. Perez
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Max Verstappen was described as “Moses” by Italian media after last weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix, following the Dutchman’s 16th win of 2023. His victory saw him surpass his 2022 record of 15 wins in a single season, whilst he now sits just one win away from eclipsing Alberto Ascari’s 1952 record of having won 75%
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Lewis Hamilton has predicted that Max Verstappen will go the remainder of the 2023 season unbeaten and reach 19 wins for the campaign, destroying his previous record. Verstappen’s win on Sunday at the Mexican Grand Prix marked his 16th of the year, eclipsing his 2022 record of 15 victories. The Dutchman has been unstoppable this
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Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have all avoided a grid penalty for Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix, with the FIA having decided that they didn’t break the rules. As is always the case, qualifying was particularly messy at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, where traffic is a problem every season. Saturday was no different, with
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Sergio Perez’s opening lap retirement from the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday was the leading conversation in the cooldown room after the race, between race winner Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. It was Leclerc who the home hero actually collided with at Turn 1 on the opening lap at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez,
MoreMax Verstappen was left incredibly frustrated with the stewards after qualifying at the Mexican Grand Prix, as he was placed under a “bulls**t” investigation. The three-time World Champion topped every free practice session ahead of qualifying on Saturday at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez but was denied pole position and even a front row start. Ferrari
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