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Why new rules have Verstappen on the brink of walking away from F1

Max Verstappen‘s bombshell threat to quit Formula 1 seems shocking — and it is — but it has also been a long time coming. And make no mistake: It absolutely is not just an idle threat from a driver upset that he no longer has the best car. The four-time world champion, who turns 29 in September, appears […]

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Max Verstappen returns to Nordschleife for Mercedes test

Max Verstappen flew directly to Germany after the Japanese GP and is already back on the Nordschleife track on Tuesday morning. Max Verstappen has already made a return to the Nordschleife track for a test outing with a Mercedes-AMG GT3 car. His trip to the German track comes after a challenging weekend at the Japanese Grand Prix.

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Laurent Mekies plays down Max Verstappen exit talk amid Red Bull struggles after approving the

 Red Bull’s start to the F1 2026 season has not been consumed by star driver Max Verstappen’s dislike of the new regulations and his claims that it could be what sees him leave the sport. Rather, Red Bull team principal  Laurent Mekies, says that is “one per cent” of his conversations with the four-time world champion, with

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Max Verstappen drops worrying Red Bull verdict after qualifying nightmare in

Max Verstappen has issued a worrying verdict on the RB22 after yet another nightmare performance in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying, adding to his torrid start to the 2026 F1 campaign. Four-time world champion Verstappen has not started the 2026 campaign as he would have liked, with the Red Bull driver yet to secure a podium in the

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Red Bull Max Verstappen weight problem not as great as feared

There has been considerable speculation about the weight issues of this year’s RB22. As it turns out, the problem is not as bad as feared. Heading into the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, there was considerable speculation regarding the excess weight of the Red Bulls of Max Verstappenand Isack Hadjar. In China, an eagle-eyed fan supposedly took an image

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Max Verstappen receives decisive fan verdict over fierce F1 criticism

Over three-quarters of F1 fans agree with Max Verstappen’s decision to continue to criticise the new technical regulations, according to the resultsof a RacingNews365 poll. The four-time world champion has been outspoken in his dislike of the new energy-management dependent regulations, branding them as “anti-racing” and like “Formula E on steroids” during pre-season testing. After the Australian GP

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Max Verstappen team-mate hits back after damning coments

Max Verstappen looked at home at the Nurburgring over the weekend, despite the suggestion that he could be the “weak link” in his 24-hour race later this year. Team-mate Dani Juncadella has since given short shrift to those statements. Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring heroics may have stolen the spotlight, but it was a comment from the

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Max Verstappen’s F1 Mario Kart comment resurfaces at NLS

Max Verstappen’s sarcastic take on F1’s new regulations reached the Nurburgring, as the interviewer asked him about Mario Kart.  Referring to Verstappen’s earlier comment about replacing his simulator with a Nintendo Switch, the interviewer sarcastically asked whether it helped him prepare for the NLS race.  This is because the Dutch driver clearly dominated the Green

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Max Verstappen disqualified from NLS2 win at Nurburgring for tyre infringement

Max Verstappen’s Winward Mercedes-AMG team were disqualified from Saturday’s NLS2 race at the iconic Nürburgring after the team were found to have breached the tyre allocation rules. Max Verstappen and Wingward Mercedes-AMG teammates Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadelladominantly claimed victory in the four-hour endurance race at the Nürburgring, finishing 59 seconds ahead of the pack. However, the winners were disqualified after

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