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 […]
Max Verstappen facing grid penalty at Belgian Grand Prix, but he will be rested
Max Verstappen is set to receive a large grid penalty at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, according to multiple reports. Red Bull announced on Friday ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix that they would be changing several parts of the power unit of Verstappen’s RB20, including a new internal combustion engine (ICE), a new turbocharger […]
Max Verstappen boils over in Budapest
In the sweltering heat of Budapest, it wasn’t just the surface of the track that was scorching hot at the Hungarian Grand Prix. So did Red Bull driver Max Verstappen. From the opening lap, when Verstappen was instructed by his team to hand second place to Lando Norris as race officials investigated, alleging that Verstappen […]
Max Verstappen relishing ‘proper battle’ of 2024 F1 season
The 2023 F1 season has been almost a coronation for Max Verstappen and Red Bull. By the middle of the season, the Red Bull driver They gained a commanding lead of 110 points. Red Bull took a commanding victory in the F1 Drivers’ Championship, beating his teammate Sergio Pérez by 290 points at the end. […]