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Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen
The latest stories and features on racing driver Max Verstappen, including Formula One news and updates.
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30 Sep 1997
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Lando Norris and Margarida Corceiro have been in an on-off relationship for two years. Photo: Getty Images
Lando Norris

WAG to watch? Meet F1 champion Lando Norris’ girlfriend, Margarida Corceiro

Norris – who beat Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri to claim the F1 title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – celebrated his victory with Corceiro.

Oscar Piastri

McLaren boss assures Piastri he can still win F1 title despite Qatar debacle

Formula One (F1)

Verstappen says F1 championship would ‘easily’ be over if he had Norris’ car

Formula One (F1)

F1 title race blown open after Verstappen win, Norris, Piastri disqualification

McLaren boss apologises to drivers over car infringement; Red Bull driver’s win narrows gap in drivers’ championship with two rounds left.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Photo: AP
Formula One (F1)

F1: Max Verstappen’s perfect weekend could spark unprecedented title triumph

The Red Bull driver was 104 points behind Oscar Piastri in August, he has cut the gap to 40 after winning three of the past four races.

Formula One (F1)

US Grand Prix: Verstappen cruises to victory, cuts chunk out of F1 lead

Red Bull’s four-time world champion led from pole position to chequered flag to finish 7.959 seconds clear of title-chasing Lando Norris.

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F1: Russell wins in Singapore, McLaren seal constructors’ title

George Russell holds off Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, with Oscar Piastri in fourth.

Mercedes’ George Russell climbs out of his car after winning the Singapore Grand Prix. Photo: Reuters
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Singapore Grand Prix: Verstappen’s late-season surge faces ‘bloody hot’ test

Red Bull driver, who has won at past 2 Formula 1 stops, hopes to turn title chase into 3-horse race but has poor form in Southeast Asian city.

Formula One (F1)

Formula 1: McLaren heads into Azerbaijan GP on verge of constructors’ title

Team of drivers championship leaders Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris could retain their title in Baku with a record seven races still to go.

Formula One (F1)

F1: Ferrari’s Hamilton says ‘I’m useless’ after Hungarian GP qualifying flop

Seven-time world champion is 12th as teammate Charles Leclerc surges to pole position.

Lewis Hamilton cuts a forlorn figure at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Photo: Reuters
Formula One (F1)

Russell plagued by rumours rival Verstappen is replacing him ahead of home GP

Victory at Silverstone for George Russell could open door for Red Bull rival to replace him at Mercedes.

Mercedes’ British driver George Russell signs autographs at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix. Photo: AFP
Lewis Hamilton

Norris tops times in Japanese GP practice run, with Tsunoda 6th on Red Bull debut

A switch in tyres sees McLaren’s championship leader set the fastest time, while the Japanese driver settles quickly into his new car.

Tsunoda vows ‘something bigger’ as he prepares for Red Bull debut at Japan GP

The 24-year-old was promoted after Liam Lawson was dropped after only two races – a decision with which Max Verstappen confirmed he disagreed.

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Wolff says Verstappen move no longer ‘on the radar’

Saying he does not ‘flirt outside if I am in a good relationship’, Wolff says he will focus on his drivers George Russell, Kimi Antonelli.

Toto Wolff tried luring Max Verstappen to Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton last year before the four-time world champion elected to stay at Red Bull. Photo: AFP
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Kiwi driver Lawson given tough role of partnering Verstappen in Red Bull F1 team

The 22-year-old New Zealander is promoted from Red Bull sister team RB to replace Mexican Perez, whose contract was terminated 2 years early.

Liam Lawson, seen here before the Qatar Grand Prix. has had 11 grand prix races over two seasons for the RB team. Photo: Reuters
Formula One (F1)

‘It’s amazing’: Verstappen collects F1 trophy in Rwanda – after some punishment

The Dutch driver was awarded his fourth winner’s trophy after performing an obligatory “work of public interest” as punishment for swearing.

Formula One (F1)

Formula E boss pays US$250k to charity after Verstappen’s title win

Jeff Dodds had bet the donation as he felt the Red Bull driver was a certain winner; the Dutchman says he will watch Formula E when he can.

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Meet F1 Mercedes driver George Russell, who’s feuding with Max Verstappen

George Russell has been racing since he was a child in British karting circuits, pairing his meteoric rise to F1 stardom with his candid approach to speaking with the press.

Mercedes’ driver George Russell arrives ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on December 8. Photo: AFP

Verstappen has ‘lost all respect’ for George Russell over Qatar GP grid penalty

The Dutchman says Russell ‘always acts very nice here in front of the cameras’ but is ‘a completely different person’ in the stewards’ room.

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F1: McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull vie for constructors’ title in Qatar

McLaren, who lead Ferrari by 24 points with Max Verstappen’s Red Bull a further 29 back, could seal their first crown since 1998 on Sunday.

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Nightmare for Verstappen as Red Bull bring wrong wing to Las Vegas Grand Prix

The championship leader’s team admits to packing incorrect part, with no time to arrange for a more appropriate rear piece to be flown out.

Dutch driver Max Verstappen of Red Bull struggled in second practice on Thursday night, finishing 17th in slippery conditions on the cold, dry and dusty Las Vegas Strip Circuit. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Las Vegas Grand Prix: Lando Norris ‘wasn’t ready’ for Formula One title fight

Briton admits the loss in Brazil earlier this month – when he finished 6th from pole – had been a bitter blow and his hopes were almost over.

McLaren driver Lando Norris says he was “pretty down” after the Brazilian Grand Prix because things were “pretty much out of my control now”. Photo: EPA-EFE
Formula One (F1)

Red Bull’s Verstappen set for fourth successive Formula 1 title at Las Vegas GP

The Dutchman just has to beat McLaren’s Lando Norris, who has to score 3 points more than the reigning champion to delay the inevitable.

Macau Grand Prix

Decade since Verstappen wowed crowds at Macau Grand Prix

Races return for 71st year on notoriously tough street circuit known as a proving ground for young talent.

Formula One (F1)

Norris rues Verstappen’s stroke of ‘luck’ at Brazil GP as F1 title hopes fade

The McLaren driver was in pole position but ran off the road twice as his Red Bull rival extended his lead to 62 points with 3 races left.

Max Verstappen won the Brazil Grand Prix despite starting from 17th spot and will wrap up his fourth consecutive title if he finishes ahead of Lando Norris in Las Vegas on November 23. Photo: dpa
Formula One (F1)

Brazil Grand Prix: Verstappen backs F2 leader Bortoleto for vacant seat at Sauber

The Swiss-based outfit are last in the constructors’ championship, with neither driver, Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas, yet to score a point.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen says if he were Sauber, he would have signed Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto already. Photo: AP
Lewis Hamilton

McLaren instigate F1 right of review after Norris’ penalty at US Grand Prix

Mercedes drivers Russell and Hamilton call for full-time stewards after controversial incident last week that also involved leader Verstappen.

Formula One (F1)

US Grand Prix: Red Bull make changes to car after talks with governing body FIA

News comes after speculation over a device that Red Bull say exists on their cars but is not accessible; drivers deny any performance gain.

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