Red Bull abruptly fired longtime team principal Christian Horner on Wednesday, July 9, ending a 20-year stint that included eight Formula 1 drivers’ titles and recent turmoil that rocked the team on and off the track. Red Bull did not give a reason for the decision in a statement Wednesday, but...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Max Verstappen won an unbelievable 19 races last season that included an incredible streak of 10 in a row in what would arguably go down as one of the greatest years in Formula 1 history. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, celebrates winning the Formula 1...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari its first United States Grand Prix victory since 2018 with a commanding drive Sunday, Oct. 20, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen strengthened his lead in the F1 season championship with a podium finish awarded by a late penalty on McLaren’s Lando...
Max Verstappen said a bad word — it started with an F — in a formal news conference to describe how his race car was performing. The man who called for Verstappen to be punished also drew sharp criticism for his own choice of words. McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain, left, talks with...
MONTREAL (AP) — George Russell edged Formula 1 points leader Max Verstappen on a tiebreaker for the pole position Saturday, June 8, in the Canadian Grand Prix. Russell and Verstappen had identical laps of 1 minute 12.000 seconds at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, with the Mercedes driver getting the...
SUZUKA (AP) — Formula 1 returns to Shanghai in two weeks for the Chinese Grand Prix. Drivers like the track, but raised questions on Sunday, April 7, about a feature of the race weekend – the F1 sprint race. Belgian-Dutch Max Verstappen (AP) The sprint is a shorter race — run on Saturday...
MELBOURNE (AFP) -- Ferrari's Charles Leclerc went quickest ahead of world champion Max Verstappen in second practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, March 22, with Carlos Sainz third barely two weeks after surgery. Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc leaves pit lane during the...
MELBOURNE (AFP) -- Three-time world champion Max Verstappen said on Thursday, March 21, he intends to see out his contract with Red Bull, insisting he was happy despite weeks of off-track turbulence. Red Bull Dutch racer Max Verstappen (AFP) The Dutchman is signed until 2028 but suggested at...
JEDDAH (AFP) -- George Russell on Wednesday, March 6, made clear he would welcome the challenge of having Max Verstappen as his Mercedes teammate next year if the world champion left Red Bull to succeed Lewis Hamilton. First placed Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen (2R), second placed...
JEDDAH (AFP) -- Max Verstappen will return to Saudi Arabia and the scene of a rare defeat last season expecting to face an inquisition this week about his future and that of his Red Bull team. Red Bull's Max Verstappen (AFP/File photo) After a turbulent week of stories, speculation and a majestic...
PARIS (AFP) — Max Verstappen looks set to cruise to a fourth consecutive drivers' title with Red Bull as the dominant team again this year when the curtain rises on Formula One's longest-ever season in Bahrain. Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen drives during the first day of the...
SAKHIR (AFP) -- Three-time world champion Max Verstappen gave his struggling rivals little hope for optimism ahead of the new Formula One season when he dominated the first day of winter testing on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen gets in his car during the first...
