Verstappen also is closing fast with his late-season charge. Verstappen now trails Piastri by 40 points, and Norris by 26, in third place, and has put the McClarens on notice he intends to chase them all the way to the end of the season.

The vibes of Formula One and NASCAR blended in Saturday's F1 Sprint race at Circuit of the Americas, if not the actual drivers.

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso said Max Verstappen is one of the best drivers in the history of the sport.

Sky Sports reported Ted Kravitz has since released a book, F1 Insider: Notes from the Pit Lane, during which he claimed Russell asked him to put follow-up questions to him about Verstappen as he wanted to “give it back to Max”, who Russell had “had enough of”, before the Abu Dhabi race week.

Sky Sports F1 pundit Ted Kravitz has revealed that George Russell's 'bully' rant aimed at Max Verstappen last year was pre-planned. Russell and Verstappen have been engaged in a war of words since the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix,

Max Verstappen says the way Red Bull has been going about its work trying to close the gap to McLaren has given the team better understanding of its car and performance.

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Max Verstappen remains Red Bull's only contracted driver for 2026 as it stands with Isack Hadjar, Yuki Tsunoda, Liam Lawson and F2 driver Arvid Lindblad vying for a place on the grid