Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen has candidly revealed his occasional doubts about the worthiness of navigating the demanding landscape of modern Formula 1. Despite heading towards a seemingly unstoppable third championship, Verstappen, at just 25 years old, is already pondering the toll of the sport’s evolution. While Verstappen is in his ninth Formula 1 season,
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Sergio Perez recently shared his insights on the unique challenges posed by having Max Verstappen as his teammate at Red Bull. The Mexican emphasised the intense pressure and stress that arises from being constantly compared to a driver of Verstappen’s calibre. The Dutchman has won the last eight Grand Prixs in a row and claimed
MoreMax Verstappen, gearing up for the return of racing at the Dutch Grand Prix, couldn’t resist a playful jab at those who accused him of ‘cheating’ in Formula 1 last year. The lighthearted exchange took place during the latest instalment of the beloved ‘Grill the Grid’ series, a fan-favourite segment that returned after the month-long
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Max Verstappen’s girlfriend Kelly Piquet has blocked a fan on Instagram, after they made a nasty comment. Verstappen’s girlfriend is the daughter of three-time Formula 1 World Champion Nelson Piquet Snr, who is actually banned from the paddock after making racist and homophobic comments towards seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton. Piquet and Verstappen have been
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Despite having not won a race since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton continues to be Formula 1’s most supported driver, at least that’s the view of ex-F1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle. Given that he boasts significantly more social media followers than the other drivers, most would expect Hamilton to still be
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Max Verstappen’s former performance engineer Blake Hinsey believes he could get bored of being so dominant in Formula 1, whilst a move to the struggling Mercedes could “reignite” his motivation. Verstappen is in a complete league of his own currently, with the Dutchman being a staggering 125 points clear in the Drivers’ Championship ahead of
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The dominant F1 star Max Verstappen could see his native GP at the Zandvoort Circuit, Netherlands, be stripped away. The Zandvoort has a long, storied history in F1, hosting races since the early ’50s and becoming a permanent fixture from 1958 onwards. The track has “stunning” visuals as well as a raucous weekend race atmosphere
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen enters this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix in hot water, after a video of him speeding went viral on social media. A clip has surfaced onto social media appearing to show Verstappen speeding in an incredibly rare €2.7 million Aston Martin Valkyrie, supposedly on a motorway near Monaco – where he
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Max Verstappen is facing a police investigation after appearing to break the speed limit on the A8 highway in France. The A8 autoroute, which connects Menton and Provence, has a speed limit of 88kph. The Dutchman was reportedly caught driving well over this limit, at 117kph, in his €4.5m Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar. There is
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has insisted that Red Bull’s dominance is down to reigning World Champion Max Verstappen, “not the car”. Red Bull have won every race so far in 2023, whilst Verstappen is responsible for 10 of the team’s 12 victories this season. He heads to this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix on
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