Max Verstappen secured second place on the sprint qualifying grid, conceding pole position only to Oscar Piastri. While he didn’t claim pole, F1 analyst Peter Windsor was still thrilled with Verstappen’s performance and highlighted exactly where he lost time compared to McLaren.

Compounding this, the team’s car performance and handling have worsened ... But I think it would be pretty cool. Nelson Piquet Jr. on Verstappen/Mercedes F1 Talks “Because for two, or a year and a half, Pierre Waché has failed to make the car really ...

Max Verstappen appears set to remain with Red Bull for the F1 2026 season, with some firm driver market decisions expected shortly.

The F1 season gets back into action for a little bit with the Belgian and Hungarian grand prixs before the summer break. At 50 percent season distance, why not take a look at who has done the best (and worst) so far?

Max Verstappen doesn’t think Christian Horner’s firing at Red Bull “will matter at all" amid speculation that he could leave the team after this season. “Life is unpredictable, but in general I’m very happy where I’m at and I hope — and it was still the target that we set out when we signed the new deal — that I would drive here until the end of my career,

F1 commentator Martin Brundle is now “certain” that Max Verstappen will drive for Red Bull in 2026. Verstappen’s F1 future has continued to be a hot topic over the last 12 months. Mercedes considered approaching Verstappen as a possible Lewis Hamilton for this year. However, with Verstappen winning his fourth title at Red Bull, he stayed put.

Max Verstappen believes that there is "a big question mark for everybody" regarding the choices made by the drivers on the grid for next season. From 2026, the technical regulations will be

Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has laid out his 'absolute priority' in a 2026 driver line-up after Max Verstappen rumours.