Daniel Ricciardo stunned team mate Max Verstappen by beating him to pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix by two-hundredths of a second.
Max Verstappen articles archive
Verstappen completes practice sweep with record-breaking lap
2018 Mexican Grand Prix third practice
Posted onMax Verstappen completed his third consecutive practice session in Mexico at the top of the times sheets.
Verstappen leaving rivals breathless in Mexican altitude
2018 Mexican Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted onMax Verstappen was on it from the word go in practice for the Mexican Grand Prix. Can anyone catch him?
Verstappen: Engine quick enough despite “weird noises”
2018 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says his Renault power unit is still not performing the way he wants it to but was satisfied with its performance after heading both practice sessions in Mexico.
Verstappen leads another Red Bull one-two – then stops
2018 Mexican Grand Prix second practice
Posted onMax Verstappen’s car broke down after he led another one-two while both Renaults and Brendon Hartley out-paced Lewis Hamilton.
Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two as drivers suffer high degradation
2018 Mexican Grand Prix first practice
Posted onMax Verstappen lapped within two-tenths of a second of the track record for the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as he led a one-two for Red Bull in the first practice session.
Split from McLaren has helped Honda – Verstappen
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Split from McLaren has helped Honda – Verstappen • Williams’ high point ‘not on-track’ in 2018 • F1 claims TV audience rise
Verstappen issued five-place grid penalty for gearbox replacement
2018 United States Grand Prix
Posted onVerstappen has received a five-place grid drop following a post-qualifying gearbox replacement.
Verstappen: Vettel’s Suzuka pass attempt was impossible
2018 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says Sebastian Vettel’s overtaking moves at Suzuka’s Spoon Curve only worked on Ferrari-powered drivers who let him pass.
Verstappen: “I hate these stupid penalty points”
2018 United States Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen criticised Formula 1’s penalty points system as “stupid” and “ridiculous” after coming within four points of a race ban.
New wings will make 2019 cars “uglier” – Verstappen
2019 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen isn’t convinced Formula 1’s new front wings for next season will aid overtaking but says they will spoil the look of the cars.
Verstappen against plan to add ‘Q4’ to qualifying
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Verstappen against adding ‘Q4’ to qualifying • Liberty has reduced F1’s value – Rosberg • Red Bull denies Verstappen Moto GP run
Verstappen’s qualifying superiority not down to “bigger balls” – Ricciardo
2018 F1 season
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo believes his deficit to team mate Max Verstappen in qualifying is down to his set-up choices rather than how he drives it.
Verstappen-Vettel collision not a repeat of China – Whiting
2018 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onFIA race director Charlie Whiting rejected Max Verstappen’s claim his collision with Sebastian Vettel in today’s race was comparable to their Chinese Grand Prix clash.
Wolff defends Vettel over Verstappen collision
2018 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff defended Sebastian Vettel over his collision with Max Verstappen, saying the Ferrari didn’t make a mistake.
Verstappen: ‘Next time I’ll just cut the chicane like Bottas’
2018 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says his penalty for colliding with Kimi Raikkonen in the Japanese Grand Prix was a consequence of him trying not to cut the corner.
Vettel says he wasn’t “desperate” in move on Verstappen
2018 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel says he “wasn’t desperate to get past” Max Verstappen when the pair collided during the Japanese Grand Prix.
Verstappen, Alonso and Stroll given penalty points for incidents
2018 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onThree drivers have been given penalty points for incidents during the Japanese Grand Prix.
Verstappen did 2018’s best recovery drive yet – in eight laps
2018 Russian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen finished 14 places higher than he started in Russia – the biggest gain for any driver so far this year – and he did it in just eight laps.
Honda’s new power unit looks “very promising”, says Verstappen
2018 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says he’s encouraged by Honda’s progress with its power unit, which he will use next year, after Franz Todt said they have overtaken Renault.