Key Highlights: Max Verstappen secured an historic triumph at Sepang, delivering the first Formula 1 victory for Red Bull Powertrains alongside technical partner Ford. The breakthrough ends a 23-year drought for Ford-badged power, dating back to Giancarlo Fisichellaās chaotic victory for Jordan at the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix. Former team principal Christian Hornerās gamble to ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen mastered changing weather conditions to claim his and Red Bull’s first victory of the 2026 season at the Sepang International Circuit. Kimi Antonelli expanded his World Championship lead to 84 points after finishing second, while Mercedes teammate George Russell suffered a late power unit failure. Ferrari secured a three-four finish with ...
Key Highlights Max Verstappen secured his first victory of the 2026 Formula 1 season at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, marking the inaugural race win for Red Bull’s in-house power unit program. The four-time world champion opened up about his father Jos Verstappen’s emotional response and the behind-the-scenes effort required to rebound from difficult ...
Key Highlights Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar missed out on a podium finish due to late-race battery and grip issues, finishing P5. Despite moving forward from a penalised P8 grid slot, Hadjar was overtaken in the closing laps by Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. While teammate Max Verstappen secured Red Bull and Ford’s first ...
Key Highlights Isack Hadjar endured a frustrating race in Malaysia, slipping from a podium position to fifth place following late battery deployment and chassis grip issues. Despite Red Bull securing its first victory of the season with Max Verstappen, Hadjar was an average of 0.881 seconds per lap slower than his teammate under green-flag running. ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton voiced deep frustration over Formula 1’s intricate engine regulations following software-driven power failures at a rain-hit race in Malaysia. A bizarre glitch during the formation lap forced cars to unexpectedly bog down in wet, low-grip conditions, leading Lewis Hamilton to describe the scene as being “like the LEGO ...
Key Highlights: Kimi Antonelli expanded his Drivers’ Championship lead over Mercedes teammate George Russell to 84 points after finishing second, while Russell suffered an engine failure. Max Verstappen secured his first race victory of the season, lifting Red Bull to a weekend haul of 35 points and moving level with Lando Norris in sixth place. ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen secured his and Red Bull Racing’s first victory of the 2026 season in a rain-affected, dramatic race. The triumph marks the historic first-ever Formula 1 win for Red Bull Ford Powertrains in its inaugural year as a power unit supplier. Verstappen overcame an early power delay and lost positions to Mercedes ...
Key Highlights Max Verstappen overcame a temporary loss of engine power off the line to win the weather-affected Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. The victory marks the first grand prix triumph for Red Bull Racing using its own in-house power unit developed by Red Bull Powertrains. Despite being passed early by Mercedes drivers Kimi Antonelli ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed his first victory of the season after prevailing over Mercedes in a rain-affected, disrupted race. Technical problems severely impacted the event: pre-race software glitches forced an extended delay, while George Russell suffered a late retirement due to mechanical failure. Lewis Hamilton charged through the order to finish third ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing secured their first victory of 2026 at Sepang, officially preventing what would have been the team’s first winless season since 2015. George Russell’s Formula 1 championship aspirations suffered a critical blow following a late engine failure, leaving Mercedes teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli with an 84-point lead. Pre-race ...
Key Highlights: Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen will race in the GT World Challenge Europe Cup season finale at Portimao. The entry places Verstappen on the same grid as nine-time motorcycle racing grand prix champion Valentino Rossi. The Portimao outing comes in the middle of an intense racing schedule that will see Verstappen ...