Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes Red Bull and Max Verstappen will be challenged for the titles in 2024, with Charles Leclerc being the driver that Steiner would like to see become World Champion. Leclerc put up no fight for the title in 2023, mostly due to a mixture of poor performances and a bad
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella has described Max Verstappen as “a cannibal”, with the Italian admitting that the Dutchman is destroying the entire grid. Verstappen has been the driver to beat the last three seasons, as he’s collected three consecutive titles. Whilst in 2021 he was matched throughout the campaign by Lewis Hamilton, he has
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert doesn’t think Max Verstappen will “bow out early”, because he has a real chance at eclipsing Lewis Hamilton’s and Michael Schumacher’s seven titles. This year, there has been growing speculation that Verstappen could retire from F1 when his current contract expires at the end of 2028, when he’ll be just
MoreMax Verstappen has revealed that he likes the style of his relationship with race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase, as he prefers a “bit of fire” over the radio than someone being “very monotone”. Lambiase has been Verstappen’s race engineer ever since the Dutchman made his Red Bull debut, back at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix. Over
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1979 Formula 1 World Champion Jody Scheckter has admitted that initially he didn’t like Max Verstappen, but now believes the Dutchman would’ve beaten every driver in his era. Scheckter raced against some of the sport’s all-time greats, including the likes of Niki Lauda, James Hunt, Gilles Villeneuve and Emerson Fittipaldi. Staggeringly, the South African believes
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Despite being a three-time Formula 1 World Champion, Max Verstappen was recently blocked from hiring a Mercedes AMG GT, capable of 195 mph. Verstappen and some friends recently travelled to the Algarve in Portugal, to enjoy some downtime after what’s been a sensational year for the Red Bull driver. Reportedly, the 26-year-old and his friends
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Max Verstappen has been officially dating model Kelly Piquet since the start of 2021, with the daughter of three-time World Champion Nelson Piquet often seen by the Dutchman’s side at the races. The duo has formed a very strong bond, as has Verstappen with his partner’s daughter, Penelope. Penelope’s father is ex-F1 driver Daniil Kvyat,
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok has revealed that Max Verstappen told his father, Jos Verstappen, that he wouldn’t be beaten by Sergio Perez “ever again” after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Verstappen had to settle for second in Baku behind Perez, in what was the Mexican’s second win from the first four races. Both Red Bull
MoreMax Verstappen once again claimed the highest-paid Formula 1 driver accolade for 2023, denying Lewis Hamilton the top spot once again. After his record-breaking season which saw him smash the records for most wins (19), most consecutive wins (10) and most points scored (575), Verstappen took home $70 million, according to Forbes. The three-time World
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Max Verstappen failed to win the BBC World Sports Star of the Year award on Tuesday evening, at the annual BBC Sports Personality ceremony. After completing the most successful season in the history of Formula 1, Verstappen was one of the favourites to collect the award, which was ultimately won by Manchester City striker Erling
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