Lewis Hamilton was in good spirits on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, where he’s searching for a 197th career podium. The seven-time World Champion was joined by Sergio Perez in the pre-weekend drivers’ press conference, where Max Verstappen’s reprimand from the Singapore Grand Prix was discussed. Verstappen was investigated for three cases
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Max Verstappen has warned his rivals that Red Bull’s shocking performance at the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix is simply a blip in the system, with the Dutchman expecting them to “be quick” in Suzuka. Red Bull haven’t got to wait long to respond to their miserable few days at the Marina Bay Circuit, as the
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Prior to the Singapore Grand Prix, some Formula 1 fans had criticised this season for being “boring”, as Max Verstappen and the Red Bull Racing team had dominated the sport. However, Jos Verstappen, Max’s father, has stepped forward to address these criticisms and emphasise that Max cannot compromise his relentless pursuit of excellence to artificially
MoreThe Singapore Grand Prix saw the end of Red Bull Racing’s season-long dominant run, leaving fans with a thrilling showdown between Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris, George Russell, and Lewis Hamilton. Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz described this race as a rare moment when a dominant car, akin to Red Bull’s RB19, was “humbled” on the track.
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Aston Martin have called for the FIA to improve their “consistency”, following a controversial decision last weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix regarding Max Verstappen. For the majority of this season, impeding in qualifying has resulted in a three-place grid drop per incident; however, these rules appeared to not apply to the reigning World Champion
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It’s been revealed by Mercedes driver development advisor Gwen Lagrue that Max Verstappen almost signed for the Silver Arrows, before he was promoted to Toro Rosso in 2015. Verstappen famously made the jump from Formula 3 to F1 in 2015 at just 17 years old, with him having already been seen at the time as
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Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has criticised Lewis Hamilton for stating that Max Verstappen has never had a “tough” team-mate, something the Scotsman completely disagrees with. Hamilton recently insisted that Verstappen’s team-mates during his time at Red Bull haven’t been of the same quality that the seven-time World Champion has gone up against at Mercedes,
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Max Verstappen started the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday from 11th on the grid, after escaping a potential grid penalty following three separate investigations. It was a qualifying session to forget for Verstappen and for Red Bull in general, as the Austrians had both cars eliminated before Q3 for the first time since the 2018
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Lando Norris revealed after finishing second at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend that himself and Max Verstappen laughed about how bad Red Bull were at the Marina Bay Circuit, with the usually dominant side having not even progressed to Q3. Red Bull endured a horrific weekend in Singapore, which saw both Verstappen and Sergio
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Max Verstappen’s childhood is known to have been a challenging one, due to how hard his father – ex-F1 driver Jos Verstappen – was on him. Several stories from the reigning World Champion’s past have been discovered over the years, most notably how he was left at a petrol station by his father who was
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