Key Highlights Kimi Antonelli expects Max Verstappen to be his biggest title rival in 2027. Antonelli secured the 2026 Driversā Championship with nine wins and seven additional podiums. Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren are expected to contest a closely matched 2027 season. Kimi Antonelli Identifies Max Verstappen as 2027 Title Threat Kimi Antonelli has ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull has officially signed Alan Permane to a long-term contract extension as Team Principal of Racing Bulls, securing his leadership through the end of the 2031 Formula 1 season. Under Permane’s guidance, the Faenza-based team has achieved dramatic performance gains, amassing 108 points this season and tracking toward fifth place in the ...
Key Highlights: Christian Horner says his wife, Geri Halliwell, helped him handle hostility after Netflixās Drive to Survive turned Formula 1 team principals into public personalities. Halliwell joined the Spice Girls in 1994 at age 22, giving her early experience of fame before the internet and harsh newspaper coverage. Horner was booed at F1 75 ...
Key Highlights Isack Hadjar endured a frustrating Sprint Qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix, qualifying in P9 after battling engine problems and a car he described as not “driveable”. While Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Sprint at Marina Bay, Hadjar suffered a track limits violation that saw his lap time ...
Key Highlights: Lando Norris qualified sixthāpromoted to fifth due to a penalty for Isack Hadjarāfinishing six-tenths behind pole-sitter Max Verstappen at Sepang. McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri qualified seventh as both drivers struggled with straight-line speed, track surface grip, and high tire degradation. Red Bull dominated qualifying with Verstappen taking pole and Hadjar third, leaving McLaren ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen claimed his first pole position of the 2026 season with a 1m 35.130s lap, leading Lewis Hamilton by nearly three tenths. Red Bull dominated qualifying across all three stages (Q1, Q2, and Q3) as Formula 1 returned to the Sepang circuit. The breakthrough result marks a major step forward for Red ...
Key Highlights: Charles Leclerc says tyre degradation will be the āmain talking pointā at Sepang this weekend. Ferrari topped FP2 through Leclerc, but he believes Red Bull and Mercedes may still be more competitive. Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur warned that extreme conditions and limited grip are creating major setup challenges. Charles Leclerc identifies tyre ...
Key Highlights Max Verstappen set the fastest time in first practice at Sepang for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. The Red Bull driver finished FP2 fourth after focusing on long-run data with the medium tyre rather than using the soft compound. Red Bull expects rain to remain a factor throughout the weekend, potentially creating ...
Key Highlights Isack Hadjar returned from a wrist injury to qualify fourth and finish on the podium at the Baku City Circuit. Red Bull team principal Mekies praised Hadjarās pace, tyre management and composure alongside Max Verstappen. Hadjarās mature radio communication and development helped justify Red Bullās decision to extend his contract through 2027. Isack ...
Key Highlights George Russell secured his third victory of the 2025 season and eighth career win at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, holding off Max Verstappen by a mere 0.1 seconds in a dramatic finish. The race featured seven retirementsāincluding Lando Norris, Alex Albon, and both Aston Martin driversāand three Safety Car periods that reshuffled the ...
Key Highlights Max Verstappen overtook all 100 amateur competitors in just 14 laps (37 minutes) at Red Bull’s “Max vs 100” karting challenge at Silverstone, well under the 30-lap limit. The four-time Formula 1 world champion eliminated 64 rivals on the opening lap and 84 by lap five, demonstrating the reaction speed and racecraft gap ...
Max Verstappen Dominates Red Bull’s ‘Max vs 100’ Karting Spectacular at Silverstone Just days after securing a podium finish at the Spanish Grand Prix, four-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen swapped his RB20 for a go-kart to tackle Red Bull’s ambitious Max vs 100 challenge at Silverstone. The Challenge: Overtake 100 Rivals from the ...