Tag: Verstappen
Belgian GP: Max Verstappen makes eye-catching Practice One start but grid penalty for race confirmed | F1 News
Max Verstappen set an impressive early pace to top opening practice at the Belgian Grand Prix in a session in which the world championship leader’s expected grid penalty for Sunday’s race was formally confirmed. As reported on Wednesday, Verstappen has taken a fifth Red Bull-Honda internal combustion unit of the season – one more than…
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Lewis Hamilton jabs at Max Verstappen with swipe at Red Bull rival’s Hungarian GP radio rage | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton took a thinly-veiled swipe at old rival Max Verstappen’s Hungarian GP radio outbursts, as the Mercedes driver also expressed his surprise at the stewards’ verdict on the pair’s collision in the same race. Hamilton and Verstappen collided while battling over third place in the closing stages last Sunday at the Hungaroring in a…
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Max Verstappen: Red Bull driver dismisses radio rant backlash at Hungarian Grand Prix | F1 News
Max Verstappen has responded to the backlash he received for his radio outbursts at the Hungarian Grand Prix, stating he will say “what he wants”. Championship leader Verstappen became increasingly frustrated last Sunday and tangled with Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages, which dropped him down to fifth. Verstappen, who is set to take a…
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British GP preview: George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris in battle for home victory with Max Verstappen lurking | F1 News
After a dream qualifying result for the fans at Silverstone, Sunday’s British Grand Prix could hardly be better set up to provide further drama. George Russell beat his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole, with Lando Norris taking third for McLaren to create a British front three on the grid for the first time in…
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British GP predictions: Sky Sports F1 pick Silverstone winner from George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen | F1 News
Ahead of the British Grand Prix, the Sky Sports F1 team predict who will come out on top in Sunday’s race at Silverstone. For the first time at Silverstone, three Brits occupy the first three slots on the grid after George Russell beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton and McLaren’s Lando Norris to pole. While the…
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British GP: Lando Norris completes Friday practice double for fast McLaren with Max Verstappen trailing in Practice Two | F1 News
Lando Norris completed a strong opening day of practice for his home British Grand Prix by staying at the top of the timesheet in Practice Two, this time heading a McLaren one-two. The Practice One pacesetter maintained his leading position in the second session and opened his advantage over a lap of Silverstone to an…
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Max Verstappen: Red Bull boss Christian Horner backs ‘hard racer’ not to change after Lando Norris clash | F1 News
Christian Horner insists Max Verstappen will not be changing after again defending his driver following his clash with Lando Norris at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. The reigning world champion was handed a 10-second penalty for the incident on lap 64 with the pair fighting for the lead which resulted in them colliding and allowed…
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Max Verstappen will be treated fairly by fans at Silverstone, says British GP boss Stuart Pringle | F1 News
British Grand Prix chief executive Stuart Pringle says he has “no worries” over the treatment world champion Max Verstappen will receive from the Silverstone crowd this weekend. Verstappen has faced boos and jeers from some racegoers in the last two years following his intense 2021 title battle with British driver Lewis Hamilton. The Red Bull…
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Austrian GP: Lando Norris ‘excited’ to challenge Max Verstappen after Red Bull driver takes pole | F1 News
Lando Norris says he is “excited” to see if McLaren can mount a challenge against Max Verstappen in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix by maintaining their strong recent race pace. As had been the case in Sprint Qualifying on Friday, Norris qualified second behind Red Bull’s Verstappen on Saturday, but the 0.4s margin between the top…
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Austrian GP Sprint Qualifying: Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris challenge for pole | F1 News
Max Verstappen pipped Lando Norris to pole for Saturday morning’s Sprint race at the Austrian GP as F1 2024’s top two continued their increasingly close battle for supremacy in F1. Verstappen topped all three segments of Sprint Qualifying, the first two from Mercedes’ George Russell, at his team’s home Red Bull Ring but was pushed…
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