After securing his 19th win of 2023 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen comically interviewed Fernando Alonso, where it was discovered that they are both testing GT3 cars during the winter break. Verstappen converted pole position into victory yet again last weekend at the Yas Marina Circuit, a venue he’s now been victorious
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Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Alain Prost has insisted that he enjoyed the 2023 F1 campaign, following several views that Max Verstappen’s dominance made the season “negative”. There is no doubting that Verstappen has been in a complete league of his own in 2023, with the Dutchman having won 86.4 per cent of the races
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Max Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase asked the Dutchman to apologise to his car after claiming pole position on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, something the 26-year-old failed to do. Verstappen wasn’t expected to claim pole position on Saturday, after he struggled for outright pace throughout free practice. At one point during Free
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Max Verstappen claimed the final pole position of the 2023 season on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which won Red Bull team principal Christian Horner €500. Ahead of qualifying, Verstappen certainly wasn’t the favourite to clinch P1, with Red Bull having not been the quickest throughout free practice. As a result, Red Bull
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Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft revealed on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that several drivers complained about Max Verstappen, following the Dutchman’s questionable antics in Free Practice 2. Verstappen infuriated several drivers in the closing stages of FP2, following the end of a second red flag. The second practice session of the
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Reigning Formula E World Champion and Red Bull simulator driver Jake Dennis has stressed that the RB19 isn’t “purely made” for Max Verstappen, an accusation which is often made. Dennis has worked for Red Bull as a sim driver since 2018, with the Milton Keynes-based outfit having finally rewarded the Briton for his hard work
MoreOn the opening day of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen didn’t have Gianpiero Lambiase as his race engineer, to the confusion of many. During Free Practice 2 at the Yas Marina Circuit, Verstappen’s performance engineer, Tom Hart, took Lambiase’s role. Lambiase has been Verstappen’s race engineer since the three-time World Champion joined Red
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Max Verstappen’s aggressive driving on Friday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has resulted in race director Niels Wittich enforcing a new rule, regarding the pit-lane. Verstappen only drove in Free Practice 2 on Friday after Formula E World Champion Jake Dennis completed Free Practice 1 in the Dutchman’s car, in order for Red Bull
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Max Verstappen has insisted that being team-mates with Lewis Hamilton “would never work”, ahead of this weekend’s 2023 season finale. Hamilton potentially racing for Red Bull has been a huge talking at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after Christian Horner revealed that the driver’s father spoke to him over a potential switch. Unsurprisingly, it didn’t
MoreVeteran Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz has questioned whether Max Verstappen’s five-second time penalty at the Las Vegas Grand Prix was necessary, with him believing that it was harsh. Verstappen started last weekend’s race in P2 alongside Charles Leclerc, who was on pole. It was the Red Bull driver who made the better start
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