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Max Verstappen

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30 Sep 1997

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last updated:

7 October, 2024

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)

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.

19 Dec 2024 - 9:00PM

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

14 Dec 2024 - 3:05PM

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

13 Dec 2024 - 12:24AM

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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.

12 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM

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.

2 Dec 2024 - 11:54PM

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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.

30 Nov 2024 - 7:03AM

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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.

22 Nov 2024 - 7:37PM

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.

22 Nov 2024 - 1:37AM

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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.

20 Nov 2024 - 11:57PM

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.

16 Nov 2024 - 1:33PM

A young Max Verstappen in action at the 2014 Macau Grand Prix. Photo: Xinhua

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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.

4 Nov 2024 - 5:00PM

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

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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.

1 Nov 2024 - 11:00PM

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.

25 Oct 2024 - 7:04PM

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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.

18 Oct 2024 - 8:00PM

Mechanics work in the pits ahead of the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Photo: Reuters

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Formula 1: Red Bull building back from Monza ‘low point’, says team boss Horner

Max Verstappen’s stronger-than-expected results in Azerbaijan and Singapore have given the team confidence of another strong run-in.

25 Sep 2024 - 12:18AM

Red Bull team principal and CEO Christian Horner says they are taking the Italian Grand Prix as the low point of the season, and “we’re starting to build out of that”. Photo: AFP

Singapore Grand Prix

F1: McLaren, Norris seek to pressure Red Bull, Verstappen in Singapore Grand Prix

With Ferrari, Mercedes pushing hard, McLaren will still have to battle at a track where Red Bull is off the pace and Verstappen has never won.

20 Sep 2024 - 9:00PM

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Verstappen riled by call for F1 drivers to swear less – ‘are we 5-year-olds?’

Lewis Hamilton agrees there is too much swearing but says there is ‘a racial element’ to FIA president’s reference to ‘foul-mouthed rappers’.

20 Sep 2024 - 9:30AM

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Verstappen vows Red Bull fightback as McLaren head to Singapore Grand Prix on top

McLaren have taken a 20-point lead after Oscar Piastri’s win in Baku, while Lando Norris’ fourth place has cut Verstappen’s lead to 59 points.

18 Sep 2024 - 3:00PM

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has vowed to bounce back after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, even though his team adviser has conceded defeat in the constructors’ race. Photo: Reuters

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Hamilton not disappointed by Formula 1 star designer Newey’s move to Aston Martin

The Ferrari-bound multiple champion says it would have been an honour to work with his fellow Briton but ‘he had to do what was best for him’.

13 Sep 2024 - 9:30PM

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Azerbaijan GP: Norris not expecting favours from McLaren teammate Piastri

With the team fighting for both F1 championships, McLaren boss says team will give Norris priority and Piastri accepts the ‘bigger picture’.

13 Sep 2024 - 2:20PM

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Verstappen, Red Bull seek to rebound, McLaren hope to strike as F1 heads to Baku

Red Bull’s supreme domination, which has lasted for more than two years, will end if McLaren outscore them by nine points on Sunday.

12 Sep 2024 - 11:44AM

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished sixth in Monza last week, while both Ferraris, both McLarens and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton filled the top five. Photo: AFP

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‘Simply lovely’: 5 key takeaways from Dutch Grand Prix, Norris’ upset victory

It was meant to be a routine home win for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen but little went according to script at the beachside town of Zandvoort.

26 Aug 2024 - 2:43PM

McLaren’s British driver Lando Norris reacts after winning the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort circuit on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua

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F1 leader Verstappen needs a home win at Dutch Grand Prix to end losing streak

With Mercedes winning three of the past four races, Red Bull’s triple world champion has not stood on top of the podium since Spain on June 23.

21 Aug 2024 - 3:45PM

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Verstappen hoping to avoid repeat of 2021 nightmare in Formula 1 duel with Norris

Just days after a clash wrecked both drivers’ races at the Austrian Grand Prix, they could meet again at high-speed Silverstone, site of an opening-lap crash in 2021.

4 Jul 2024 - 7:16PM

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Verstappen’s win in Vegas marks record-extending 18th victory of F1 season

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finishes second and Sergio Perez takes third, as Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu finishes in 15th.

19 Nov 2023 - 5:02PM

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen finishes first in the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix. Photo: AP

From our archives

Macau Grand Prix at 70: a look back at this demanding street circuit

As Macau hosts its 70th grand prix, we take a look back at some of the images captured over the years at this demanding racing event.

11 Nov 2023 - 10:44AM

Daniel Ticktum celebrates his Formula Three victory at the Macau Grand Prix in 2017. Photo: Nora Tam

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Red Bull seal constructors’ title as Verstappen wins Japanese Grand Prix

Max Verstappen triumphs ahead of McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and could tie up a third straight drivers’ title in Qatar next month.

24 Sep 2023 - 5:03PM

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Verstappen says Red Bull will be fast in Suzuka after Singapore GP stumble

‘We didn’t get a few things right and then you’re on the back foot,’ the two-time champion says as record run of 10 Formula One race wins in a row ends.

18 Sep 2023 - 11:01AM

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