Max Verstappen smiling again after F1 Sprint Race win at United States Grand Prix
Austin — all the way FIA press conference Something came back to Max Verstappen when he came out of his room after the F1 sprint race at the US Grand Prix. There's a smile on his face. Verstappen, who took pole position in Friday's F1 sprint, went wire-to-wire on Saturday. The result puts him two […]
Charles Leclerc is not here to ‘referee’ a Max Verstappen, Lando Norris F1 title fight
AUSTIN — Charles Leclerc addressed the assembled F1 media community Thursday at Ferrari's hospitality space. SB Nation. The first question he faced was whether he would act as a kind of “referee” in the title race between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. Leclerc, who sits third in the drivers' championship, has other things in mind. […]
Guenther Steiner picks Lando Norris to beat Max Verstappen for F1 Drivers’ title
After a three-week hiatus, F1 is scheduled to resume next week with the American Grand Prix. And with six race weekends left, everything is at stake. McLaren takes the lead F1 constructors title raceleading Red Bull by 41 points. Ferrari sits third in the constructors' championship standings, 75 points behind McLaren and 34 points behind […]
Lando Norris holds nerve to beat Max Verstappen to Singapore F1 GP pole | Formula One
Lando Norris took pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix for McLaren under immense pressure at the Marina Bay Circuit, driving a perfect lap on the tricky street circuit to overtake Max Verstappen for second place, with Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton third, team-mate George Russell fourth and McLaren's Oscar Piastri fifth. Norris was happy with pole […]
Lando Norris captures pole, but Max Verstappen is lurking at Singapore Grand Prix
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr.'s heavy crash at the start of Q3 left just nine drivers with a chance at glory at Saturday night's Singapore Grand Prix. Only Oscar Piastri and Nico Hulkenberg had set times before Sainz's crash, so when the green flag waved again the remaining nine drivers stayed in their garages for […]
Charles Leclerc and Franco Colapinto crash, Max Verstappen sets the mark in FP1 in Baku
A year ago, Lando Norris SB Nation We take our readers through the tough test of the Baku City Circuit, host of this weekend's Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. From the twisty 'Castle Corner' section to the tight and narrow course all the way to the start/finish line, Azerbaijan offers some of the tightest corners […]
Max Verstappen and Red Bull sounding the alarm as McLaren close in
Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix was a race of damage limitation for Max Verstappen. After Lando Norris was passed by Verstappen at the end of lap 17 on Sunday, the Red Bull driver knew he had to run his own race. In his words:‘s goal was to finish second, and Verstappen did just that, finishing 22 […]
Max Verstappen concedes ‘we have work to do’ as Red Bull faces an F1 title fight
At the Belgian Grand Prix for the past two seasons, Max Verstappen received a grid penalty because Red Bull changed parts on his race car. Verstappen overcame those penalties to win in both 2022 and 2023. As we and others have pointed out, 2024 is not either season. The F1 grid has changed, and the […]
Charles Leclerc inherits pole position but Max Verstappen is lurking at Belgian Grand Prix
On a rainy, damp afternoon at the Belgian Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc recorded the second-fastest time in qualifying. But it’s the athletes who recorded the fastest times who look strongest heading into the main event. Max Verstappen set the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday, but because Red Bull fitted his RB20 with a new […]
Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda penalized ahead of Belgian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda will start from further back than they would have liked at the start of the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday after both drivers had more modifications made to their cars than the number of parts allowed in an F1 season. They will be penalized. Verstappen’s penalty was expected and […]