Max Verstappen does not believe Red Bull’s aerodynamic testing penalty for breaching the 2021 budget cap will determine whether they can defend their world championships.
Max Verstappen articles archive
Caption Competition 206: Didn’t he doodle well
Caption Competition
Posted onWhat did Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez make of Mr Doodle’s special Red Bull livery design? Can you come up with the best caption for this picture?
Car Red Bull presented at launch will look “somewhat different” at Bahrain test
2023 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen says he hasn’t seen Red Bull’s real RB19 yet, as the team admitted the car it presented today will look “somewhat different” in testing.
Verstappen signs partnership deal with F1 22 publisher EA Sports
2023 F1 season
Posted onReigning world champion Max Verstappen has signed a partnership with gaming giant EA Sports, who produce the official F1 game.
Will Red Bull dominate again as their development handicap bites in 2023?
2023 F1 team preview
Posted onRed Bull, who reveal their new livery tomorrow, have only lost one of the last 11 Formula 1 races. But will their budget cap breach penalty impact their quest for more championship silverware in 2023?
Verstappen is installing a simracing rig in his private jet – Marko
2023 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen is installing a simracing rig on his private jet, according to Red Bull’s motorsport consultant Helmut Marko.
Who are they all up against? The Formula 1 drivers of 2023 in stats
F1 statistics
Posted onWhich F1 rookie is older than half the field? Which teams’ drivers have never won a championship? A look at the 2023 field in numbers.
Why motorsport’s love of esports has been bad news for simracers
Gaming
Posted onMax Verstappen’s unhappiness over his disconnection from the Le Mans Virtual race isn’t the only cloud hanging over the simracing world.
Which team has the best driver line-up on the 2023 F1 grid?
Debates and Polls
Posted onWhich of the driver combinations on the 2023 F1 grid is the best? Vote for which team you think has the best driver pairing and have your say in the comments.
Verstappen and father explain why Monaco was “turning point” on route to title
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe Monaco Grand Prix was a pivotal moment on Max Verstappen’s route to this year’s world championship, according to the driver and his former grand prix-racing father.
Helmet rows, hot mics and more forgotten motorsport stories from 2022
2022 F1 season
Posted onAnother dramatic and often controversial season of Formula 1 meant these curious and noteworthy stories from it and beyond tended to get overlooked.
Verstappen voted 2022 Driver of the Year by RaceFans readers
2022 F1 season
Posted onRaceFans readers have voted Max Verstappen as their top driver of the 2022 Formula 1 season. But who else was picked as your Driver of the Weekend this year?
22 telling stats on every driver to race in the 2022 F1 season
2022 F1 season review
Posted onWhat do the numbers tell us about the 2022 Formula 1 season? Here’s a revealing statistic on each of the 22 drivers…
2022 F1 driver rankings #1: Max Verstappen
2022 F1 driver rankings
Posted onMax Verstappen entered into his first ever world title defence with a target on his back. He ended the year a double champion and the undisputed best driver of the season.
From F1 to Formula Ford, 2022 was the year of the championship anti-climax
2022 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen clinched the Formula 1 championship in anti-climactic circumstances at Suzuka, but the title fights disappointed in many single-seater series this year.
De Vries takes number 21 and Honda name returns on FIA’s 2023 F1 entry list
2023 F1 season
Posted onNyck de Vries has chosen the race number 21 for his full-time Formula 1 debut with AlphaTauri next year.
Record wins haul not as satisfying as minimising mistakes for Verstappen
2022 F1 season
Posted onBreaking the record for most wins in a single season wasn’t the most satisfying aspect of Max Verstappen’s second world championship winning campaign, he says.
Suzuka points confusion didn’t take shine off title win – Verstappen
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Suzuka points confusion didn’t take shine off title win – Verstappen • FE holds first ‘Gen3’ test • Honda rewards junior drivers with promotion
‘I can’t box?’: Hamilton and Verstappen’s 2021 Abu Dhabi GP radio transcript
Team radio transcript
Posted onThe last lap of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix made it infamous. But the other 57 laps were packed with tension as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen fought for the title
Abu Dhabi’s legacy one year on: How the controversial 2021 finale changed F1
2022 F1 season
Posted onOne year on from the deeply controversial conclusion to the 2021 world championship, how has the fall-out changed Formula 1?