Red Bull elected to not invert its two cars in Brazil, despite Max Verstappen being unable to catch Lando Norris.
Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has questioned whether Lewis Hamilton is the driver to turn Ferrari's fortunes around, suggesting Max Verstappen might be better suited to the role. Hamilton joined Ferrari in 2025 after a successful 12-year stint with Mercedes, during which time he won six of his seven world titles. After a tricky first season with Ferrari, the ... Keep reading
The 2026 São Paulo Grand Prix was a monumental weekend for Red Bull Racing. While Max Verstappen stole the headlines with a logic-defying charge from 21st to finish second, his team-mate Isack Hadjar quietly delivered what team principal Laurent Mekies believes is his most impressive drive yet. Securing a double podium for the Milton Keynes squad, Hadjar finished third at Interlagos after ... Keep reading
Alisha Palmowski says the biggest lesson of her F1 Academy title year came from simply watching four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen at work. The Briton, who races for Campos Racing as part of Red Bull's junior programme, clinched the 2026 F1 Academy title in Austin, with one round still to run in the all-female racing series. Palmowski made her F1 Academy debut as the wildcard entry ... Keep reading
Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes Max Verstappen would find life at Mercedes "very difficult" and has argued that Lewis Hamilton has never learned to run a team. On Sky Sports Germany's Backstage Boxengasse podcast, Schumacher said that Verstappen's deep involvement in the technical side of Red Bull would likely not carry over easily to another team such as Mercedes. "I think ... Keep reading
Although Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Frederic Vasseur spoke to Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc on Thursday evening in Sao Paulo to clear the air, an extraordinary amount had already been said and written about the Ferrari clash in Mexico. When Max Verstappen was asked for his opinion in Brazil, the Red Bull driver indicated that he primarily sees the incident as a consequence of ... Keep reading
Following his impressive win at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Max Verstappen said he would never put two number one drivers together if he were a team principal of Ferrari. He believes the battle between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc gifted him the win in Mexico. The Ferrari pair fought hard on the opening lap at the Mexico City Grand Prix, and Verstappen took advantage of the clash ... Keep reading
Max Verstappen has delved into what gives him such racecraft when it rains in Sao Paulo, after another remarkable drive in Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix. Among tracks that have been on the calendar since the beginning of his career, Verstappen has his highest podium-finishing rate at Interlagos – and Austin – with eight top-three results in 11 races. Three of these were starring ... Keep reading
McLaren's Oscar Piastri is missing the pressure of fighting for the Formula 1 world championship amid what has been a difficult 2026 season. The Australian led the drivers' standings for a lot of last year before he eventually finished third behind team-mate Lando Norris and Red Bull's Max Verstappen. Although he missed out on the championship last year, it was a successful end to the ground ... Keep reading
Liam Lawson drew attention to one of the clearest examples of Racing Bulls helping Red Bull in the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo says Max Verstappen will "go down as one of the best ever", and admits he cannot comprehend what Red Bull has achieved in its first season building its own power units. Ricciardo was Verstappen's team-mate at Red Bull from 2016 until the end of 2018, and is now an ambassador for Ford, whose partnership with Red Bull Powertrains made its race debut this season. The ... Keep reading
Oscar Piastri says he misses the pressure of fighting for the Formula 1 world championship. The McLaren driver led the standings for much of last year and was in a season-long battle against his team-mate Lando Norris for the title. A late-season challenge from Red Bull's Max Verstappen saw Piastri finish third in the standings, while Norris secured the title and Verstappen finished ... Keep reading
Max Verstappen says he would walk away from Formula 1 if he ever stopped believing he was the best driver in the field. The four-time world champion has not won the title since 2024, with Lando Norris taking the championship win last year and Kimi Antonelli wrapping up the 2026 championship in Mexico earlier this month. But speaking to the media before the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Verstappen ... Keep reading
Isack Hadjar asked his Red Bull race engineer several times if the team would give him back the position he handed to Max Verstappen.
Onboard with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen who gain 21 positions between them from the start of Sao Paulo GP.
Mercedes is considering giving George Russell “all the force” to secure a 1-2 in the drivers’ championship after a nightmare run of form. Three rounds remain in the 2026 season - assuming the Qatar and Abu Dhabi grands prix proceed as planned - with no fewer than five drivers in contention for the runner-up spot: Max Verstappen (279 points), Russell (262), Lewis Hamilton (261), Charles ... Keep reading
For the third year in a row, Verstappen produced an impressive comeback drive in the Formula 1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix. While the Dutchman won from 17th on the grid in 2024 and climbed from the pitlane to third place last year, this time he charged from 21st to second. According to Verstappen, his start on the uphill grid did not go to plan, although he took the blame himself after holding the ... Keep reading
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies said no simulation could have predicted Max Verstappen's charge from 21st to second in the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. The Dutchman started near the back of the grid after an engine penalty and warned after qualifying that it would be harder to overtake at the São Paulo circuit than in previous years. But he proved himself wrong with an ... Keep reading
Are you not entertained? While Lando Norris took a well-deserved third win of the campaign, Mercedes collectively slipped up and Max Verstappen produced yet another Brazilian Grand Prix masterclass. Winner: Lando Norris McLaren team boss Andrea Stella loves describing Lando Norris as the low-grip master. When conditions are difficult, Norris is one the very best at adapting and getting the ... Keep reading
Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has given his race helmet to long-serving Red Bull mechanic Ole Schack, who took part in his final race for the Milton Keynes outfit at Interlagos. Schack has been with Red Bull since its first season in 2005 and works on Verstappen's car as a front-end mechanic. The team has also created a one-off can of Red Bull, which features a list of his career ... Keep reading
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
For the third year in a row, Max Verstappen has produced an impressive comeback drive in Brazil. While he won from 17th on the grid in 2024 and drove from the pitlane to the podium last year, Verstappen finished this year's Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix in second place after starting 21st. His start did not go entirely to plan, however, as Verstappen acknowledged in the post-race press ... Keep reading
Karun Chandhok looks at how Max Verstappen went from 21st to 2nd at Interlagos.
Max Verstappen climbed from 21st on the grid to finish second but was deeply unhappy with his car's balance for much of it.
Lando Norris won at Interlagos with Max Verstappen second and Isack Hadjar third, while Mercedes clinched the constructors’ championship We’ve got dancers in the main straight, rain coming down. I’d not be shocked if we see some incidents today – let’s hope everyone stays safe. Oy my days! It’s raining now and Antonelli slides off the track as they go around to get into position! He’s able to adjust, but that’s a warning to all drivers. Continue reading...
Mercedes wrap up constructors’ championship Red Bull’s Max Verstappen surges to second place Lando Norris delivered a masterclass for victory at the São Paulo Grand Prix, taking the flag at a meeting marked by a series of striking comebacks. Max Verstappen was once more outstanding at Interlagos by taking second from 21st on the grid and for McLaren it was a victory they have sought since mid-season. But of most import was confirmation of a definitive return from the wilderness for Mercede...
Another impressive comeback drive from Verstappen, but Norris in a league of his own After qualifying, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were in agreement: fighting their way through the field at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace would be considerably more difficult with the 2026 cars than in previous years. There were plenty of arguments to support that view: no more DRS, an overtake mode that ... Keep reading
Lando Norris has snared his third win of 2026 in a mixed weather Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix, defeating a resurgent Max Verstappen while Mercedes claimed the world constructors' championship. After reclaiming the lead from his world champion successor Kimi Antonelli early on when he spun off, polesitter Norris thwarted Verstappen's latest stunning Brazil comeback in a race which both started ... Keep reading
Lando Norris has snared his third win of 2026 in a mixed weather Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix, defeating a resurgent Max Verstappen while Mercedes claimed the world constructors' championship. After reclaiming the lead from his world champion successor Kimi Antonelli early on when he spun off, polesitter Norris thwarted Verstappen's latest stunning Brazil comeback in a race which both started ... Keep reading
With Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen 20th and 21st on the grid of the Brazilian Grand Prix, Sunday’s Formula 1 race promises to be fascinating – regardless of weather conditions. Hamilton and Verstappen happen to be two drivers who performed memorable recoveries at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, a track where overtaking has always been easier than most. Back in 2021, the seven-time world ... Keep reading
With Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen 20th and 21st on the grid of the Brazilian Grand Prix, Sunday’s Formula 1 race promises to be fascinating – regardless of weather conditions. Hamilton and Verstappen happen to be two drivers who performed memorable recoveries at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, a track where overtaking has always been easier than most. Back in 2021, the seven-time world ... Keep reading
Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will all have grid penalties at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
️ George Russell second fastest but has five-place penalty ️ Delays mean qualifying took two and a half hours Ted Kravitz talking through the pole chances of Antonelli, Russell and Norris in the upgraded McLaren. Verstappen is going to be at the back of the grid too! Have had technical problems and somehow I missed that. Apologies. Continue reading...
Max Verstappen set the fastest time in Free Practice 3 at Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix, narrowly edging out Kimi Antonelli as Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari suffered a mechanical issue. The impending threat of rain meant all drivers rushed onto the track – especially Nico Hulkenberg, whose Audi suffered a terminal issue at the hands of rookie Freddie Slater in FP1, preventing him from ... Keep reading
Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen will all serve grid penalties for engine changes at Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix. Following a tough set of Friday practice sessions, Ferrari has decided to perform a planned engine change on both Hamilton and Leclerc’s SF-26, costing them a 10-place grid penalty each for the Interlagos race. The Scuderia has decided to use a new internal ... Keep reading
Newly-minted world champion Kimi Antonelli topped Friday's second practice session at the Brazilian GP, heading Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in Sao Paulo. At the classic 4.3km Interlagos circuit, Antonelli set his quickest time just before the halfway mark of FP2 as drivers moved towards soft-tyre running, the Italian going faster than Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. Despite fans ... Keep reading
Ferrari F1 chief Fred Vasseur insists he has cleared the air with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton after their highly publicised Mexican Grand Prix clash last week. At the Mexico City event, Hamilton and Leclerc both went off track on lap one as they fought for the lead, with Hamilton losing a position to Max Verstappen instead, while Leclerc was penalised and eventually also ceded the lead ... Keep reading
Lando Norris was fastest in first practice at Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix, leading Kimi Antonelli, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. This classification meant the four top teams were again very close to one another. Norris outpaced Antonelli by 0.082s on the soft rubber with a time of 1m11.717s, while Verstappen and Hamilton were two and three tenths adrift respectively. Not all of ... Keep reading
Lewis Hamilton maintains Ferrari needs further talks to iron out its rules of engagement, backing claims Charles Leclerc races him harder than drivers from rival teams. Hamilton and Leclerc came to blows on lap one of last weekend's race in Mexico with both drivers going off the track at Turn 4, which eventually handed Max Verstappen a golden opportunity to snatch away the win and costing ... Keep reading
Although Sunday at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez was above all Kimi Antonelli's day, there were naturally two other major storylines in the Formula 1 paddock: the tensions at Ferrari and how Fred Vasseur will manage them, plus Max Verstappen's sixth victory in Mexico. When the latter came up in the post-race press conference, the Dutchman immediately joked: "Yeah, they should actually call ... Keep reading
Kimi Antonelli has been made to wait for his world championship trophy despite winning the title in Mexico. The Italian made history by becoming the youngest-ever world champion at 20 years and 68 days, after finishing on the podium at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. He celebrated his title alongside Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, but didn't receive the world championship silverware. The FIA, the sport's governing body, reportedly turned down a special request from Formula One to bring...
Lewis Hamilton has demanded "serious talks" with Ferrari after the Mexican Grand Prix, questioning the team's mentality and work with Charles Leclerc. The British driver took his first pole position in over three years but dropped to third by the end of lap one after Leclerc darted down on his teammate, forcing him to run across the grass. The move put Hamilton out of position, giving Max Verstappen the opportunity to overtake as the Monegasque raced off in first, eventually receiving a five-...
Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history as Max Verstappen wins the Mexico City Grand Prix.
️ Report: Antonelli wins world championship at age of 20 ️ Antonelli claims the Formula One crown – his season in pictures Lap 4 of 71: Hamilton inquires as to what action is being taken. He’s assured that people are looking into it. For now: Continue reading...
Kimi Antonelli has written history by becoming Formula 1's youngest-ever world champion at the Mexico Grand Prix, as Red Bull's Max Verstappen beat Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton to win the race. Verstappen seized control of the race during the only pitstop of the race on lap 28 of 71, leapfrogging early leader Charles Leclerc, and he fended off Leclerc's team-mate Hamilton to take victory, with ... Keep reading
20-year-old clinches title with four races to go Verstappen wins race ahead of Hamilton Kimi Antonelli etched his name into the Formula One record books as world champion and as a deserved and popular winner whose verve and extraordinary skill has been thrilling to watch, turning what many thought might have been an unlikely title tilt into a triumphant march, sealed with tears of joy at the Mexican Grand Prix. In taking his debut F1 title for Mercedes, the 20-year-old Antonelli, with his tou...
Max Verstappen qualified fourth for the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix, but will have to drop one place on the starting grid, meaning he will start from the third row. The reason is remarkable, to say the least: contact with Liam Lawson - two drivers from the Red Bull teams during the second free practice session. Verstappen was rather outspoken in the media pen on Friday, saying, among other ... Keep reading
Kimi Antonelli has revealed his plan to turn a surprise United States Grand Prix pole into victory as the Mercedes star stands on the brink of clinching his first Formula One world title on Sunday. The 20-year-old can secure the championship in Austin if he wins, Lewis Hamilton finishes lower than fourth and George Russell ends up below eighth. He beat Max Verstappen to pole by 0.179 seconds, with Red Bull's Isack Hadjar qualifying third. Hamilton will start fifth for Ferrari, while Antonelli...
Max Verstappen has cruised to victory in Singapore to win back-to-back Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was in complete control from start to finish, maintaining a strong advantage and giving Charles Leclerc no chance to close in. The Monegasque finished second, while championship leader Kimi Antonelli finished third. The result means Antonelli has the opportunity to win the drivers' championship in Austin, Texas, in two weeks' time. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Verstappen retained the lea...
George Russell is “beyond disappointment” after a power-unit failure forced him to retire from the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia five laps from the finish on Sunday. The Mercedes driver had been running third behind team-mate Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen when his car stopped. The retirement cost Russell a likely podium and dealt another blow to his championship hopes, with Antonelli extending his lead to 84 points. Russell was left to reflect on another mechanical setback in a season th...
Max Verstappen, Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton have spoken out after a chaotic Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, where rain and a late retirement reshaped the race. Verstappen secured his first win of the season and Red Bull’s first with their own power unit, ending a 10-month wait for victory in the process. He controlled proceedings after a scrappy opening, beating Mercedes’ Antonelli and Ferrari’s Hamilton to secure glory. “It’s a really nice one [win] after the year we’ve had and the pro...
Max Verstappen ended Red Bull’s wait for a victory this season with a commanding win in a rain-hit Bahrain Grand Prix staged in Malaysia, as Lewis Hamilton charged from the back to claim third. The race at Sepang was delayed by 90 minutes after torrential rain and a string of technical glitches turned the formation laps into a slow, confusing procession behind the Safety Car. Officials then faced further questions over how to restore the starting order before the race could begin. Verstappen...
Lewis Hamilton has hailed a brilliant qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, saying he is "much happier where the car is". The British driver qualified in P2, behind his old rival Max Verstappen, who took his first pole position of the season. After a mediocre session for the Mercedes, Hamilton's Ferrari is in a great spot for the race at 8am on Sunday. Reacting to qualifying in second, Hamilton said: "I love this energy. Big, big thank you to Malaysia for welcoming us. TR...
In an exclusive interview with BBC Sport, Max Verstappen talks about his new contract at Red Bull and much more.
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