In a recent interview, Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko revealed how Mercedes boss Toto Wolff initially doubted the extraordinary talents of a young Max Verstappen. Marko’s revelation provides a fascinating glimpse into Verstappen’s early days in the sport, when his potential went unrecognised by the current Mercedes CEO. “At first, he didn’t share my enthusiasm
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Kelly Piquet took to social media after the Qatar Grand Prix last weekend to congratulate her boyfriend, Max Verstappen, on his third Drivers’ Championship. The Brazilian model who has been officially dating the Dutchman since 2021 is often seen in the paddock supporting the Red Bull driver, with last weekend at the Lusail International Circuit
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Max Verstappen has called for set-up changes to be allowed deeper into sprint weekends, to enable teams and drivers to “correct your mistake or potential mistake”. Under the current sprint format, all the cars enter parc ferme conditions after Free Practice 1, which is the only practice session during a sprint weekend. As a result,
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1997 Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve has claimed that Red Bull are not “unbeatable”, with that title instead belonging to Max Verstappen. Based on the statistics, Villeneuve does appear to have a point, given that 14 of Red Bull’s 16 wins this season have come courtesy of the Dutchman, who claimed his third consecutive
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2016 Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg believes Max Verstappen is “getting close” to being amongst the top-five greatest F1 drivers of all-time, following another successful defence of his title. Second place in last Saturday’s sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix sealed the Dutchman his third consecutive Drivers’ Championship, putting him level with the
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Newly crowned three-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen has been told that he’s only “14%” responsible for his success, by Dutch columnist Bert Wagendorp. Sergio Perez crashing out of last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix sprint race secured the 2023 Drivers’ Championship for Verstappen, something which was set to happen regardless given his ridiculous lead
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Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Alain Prost believes Max Verstappen defeating Lewis Hamilton in 2021 gave the Dutchman the “confidence and self-assurance” that he needed to become unbeatable. Since scrapping with the seven-time World Champion for the 2021 Drivers’ Championship, Verstappen has been unstoppable, with him having claimed 29 wins since the start of 2022
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Max Verstappen is potentially set for just one home race every two years, with it being reported that the Dutch Grand Prix could be rotated with the Belgian Grand Prix from 2026 onwards. It was announced on Friday morning that the legendary Belgian GP had been offered a new deal keeping it on the calendar
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has stressed that the governing body don’t plan on changing a key rule anytime soon, impacting three-time World Champion Max Verstappen. Verstappen sealed his third consecutive Drivers’ Championship last weekend at the Qatar Grand Prix, after finishing second in the sprint race at the Lusail International Circuit. He claimed the
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Max Verstappen secured his third Formula 1 World Championship title in 2023 with a second place finish in the Sprint race at Qatar. However, what sets Verstappen apart is his unique perspective on the sport, as he revealed that he is motivated by “fun” rather than the pursuit of titles. Verstappen clinched the championship in
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