Jos Verstappen, F1 driver

Max Verstappen says he is more worried about making sure Red Bull regains its form than thinking about any options he might have to change Formula 1 teams in 2026.With Verstappen understood to have exit clauses in his current Red Bull deal that runs until 2028, the world champion's future at the team has been a constant source of speculation this season, in the wake of power struggles behind the ...

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Can a driver with a 52-point lead with six rounds of a Formula 1 season remaining really not be considered the favourite to win the world championship?To many F1 observers, the Dutchman's current points pile and cracking capabilities combine to make him unstoppable in 2024. This is regardless of how good McLaren and Lando Norris were in winning commandingly in Singapore last time out, or the fact ...

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Max Verstappen says he was baffled by the rumours swirling over the summer on Red Bull's alleged use of asymmetric braking, and addressed rival Formula 1 teams trying to stir up trouble.After a dominant start to 2024, Red Bull's fortunes took a turn for the worse around May's Miami Grand Prix, when McLaren brought a major upgrade package that revamped its MCL38 into a race-winning car, while Red ...

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Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has conceded Red Bull couldn't have been expected to keep all of its key members together amid a string of high-profile departures in recent weeks.Off the back of designer Adrian Newey announcing his exit in May - and since signing for Aston Martin - Red Bull will also see sporting director Jonathan Wheatley leave for Sauber/Audi and head of strategy Will ...

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Max Verstappen is hopeful that Monza has been the low point of this Formula 1 season for Red Bull as the team is trying to find its form again with its 2024 car.When Verstappen crossed the finish line at the opening race in Bahrain with a 22-second lead, consensus in the paddock was that 2024 would be a repeat of the two previous F1 seasons. Six months later, reality is very different with Red ...

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Johnny Herbert has explained the decision-making behind Max Verstappen's controversial penalty for swearing.Verstappen was issued with a community service order by F1's governing body for swearing in a live televised press conference.It comes after an Motorsport.com exclusive interview with the FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem in which he urged drivers to curb their foul language.In the article ...

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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the time is right to stop “flirting” with Max Verstappen now that his squad’s Formula 1 driver line-up is sorted.In the wake of Lewis Hamilton announcing his departure from Mercedes at the end of this season, Wolff held numerous discussions with the Verstappen camp earlier this year about a potential switch.Wolff was hoping that the early season turmoil within ...

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Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko is worried that McLaren’s Formula 1 advantage has turned into “a whole new world” lately, with reigning world champion Max Verstappen equally astonished.Lando Norris was unrivalled in the recent Singapore Grand Prix, outqualifying Verstappen by two tenths for pole position before winning the race with a 21-second margin on the three-time champion – the gap ...

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Organisers of Austin's United States Grand Prix say ticket sales swung upwards in recent weeks as the 2024 Formula 1 season became more competitive, and they are banking on a rare crossover of F1 and college football to draw in new fans.Since its inception in 2012, Austin's race at the Circuit of the Americas has grown into one of the best attended events on the calendar, with its mix of racing ...

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The decision of several key figures at Red Bull Racing to leave the F1 team is exactly what Jos Verstappen feared at the beginning of the year, the former F1 driver has told Motorsport.com.At the start of the year, the father of three-time world champion Max Verstappen claimed that 'the team is in danger of being torn apart', so long as Christian Horner - who was accused by a female employee of ...

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Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko believes people should take Max Verstappen's threats to walk away from Formula 1 seriously in the wake of his swearing row with the FIA.Over the Singapore weekend, Verstappen was handed a community service punishment by motor racing's governing body over using the F-word in an official FIA press conference while describing his Red Bull car behaviour.The punishment ...

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Speaking exclusively to Motorsport.com, Jos Verstappen slammed the mandated community service that Max Verstappen received in Singapore for swearing in an official FIA press conference.Max Verstappen was penalised by the stewards for using the word ‘fucked’ during the Thursday press conference before the Singapore Grand Prix.“I think that is the most ridiculous thing”, Jos Verstappen told ...

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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has asked for a "civilised" approach to the current controversy over swearing, in the wake of the FIA punishing Max Verstappen for use of a swear word.In Singapore's Thursday press conference, Verstappen was reflecting on the previous race in Azerbaijan had described his car as "f***ed" - to which the FIA took a dim view and handed him the equivalent of community ...

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As a triple world champion, Max Verstappen is used to being the focal point of attention on a grand prix weekend, but in Singapore the Red Bull driver caught the spotlights for the wrong reasons, caught up in a controversy with the FIA over swearing in the Thursday press conference.The saga started with an interview of FIA president Mohamed Ben Sulayem with Motorsport.com in which he had urged the ...

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Formula 1 drivers are planning discussions about how best to respond to their unease about the FIA’s hardline response to Max Verstappen swearing in a press conference.The FIA’s decision to impose a day’s public service punishment on Verstappen for using the F-word ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix has not gone down well with the series’ current stars.It even prompted the Dutchman himself ...

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Max Verstappen says the "silly" punishment levied for his discourse in the Singapore Grand Prix Thursday press conference makes him question his future in Formula 1.The Dutchman was effectively handed community service by the FIA for swearing in Thursday's pre-event press conference, having referred to his Red Bull as "f***ed" in his reflections of the Azerbaijan GP weekend.This led him to protest ...

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Lando Norris survived two scares with the wall to dominate the Singapore Grand Prix, beating Max Verstappen by 20.9 seconds to close the championship lead to 52 points.The Briton brushed the wall twice during a crushing victory, first knocking his front wing at Turn 14 after a lock-up ahead of his sole pitstop, but escaped without needing to change it during the switch to hard tyres.During his ...

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Lewis Hamilton has told Max Verstappen not to complete the "work of public interest" he has been handed as punishment for swearing in a Formula 1 press conference.The reigning world champion was summoned to the stewards in Singapore after saying he "knew the car was f****d" when answering a question during a drivers' media session on Thursday in reference to his performance at the Azerbaijan Grand ...

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Max Verstappen’s press conference protest against the FIA played out in dramatic fashion following qualifying for Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix.After pulling off an impressive feat to secure second place on the grid, he duly completed his commitments on the live F1 feed before moving up to the official press conference room.

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Max Verstappen gave nothing but short answers during the Singapore Grand Prix's post-qualifying press conference in protest at his penalty for swearing in Thursday's session.Verstappen was told to serve "work of public interest" having sworn about his car from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, in an FIA clampdown on the use of strong language.The Dutchman qualified second on the grid for Sunday's race ...

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Lando Norris claimed pole over Max Verstappen for the Singapore Grand Prix in an interrupted Q3, as last year's winner Carlos Sainz crashed out during the top 10 shootout.Sainz lost control of his Ferrari on the exit of Turn 17 while spooling his car up for a hot lap, ultimately backing his car into the wall to bring out a red flag.Verstappen set a 1m29.791s to go top but did so under double-waved ...

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Red Bull says that “nothing is working” with its Formula 1 car in Singapore after a disappointing opening day of practice.While Sergio Perez ended up eighth overall in the more representative second session, Max Verstappen was left languishing down in 15th – more than 1.2 seconds adrift of pacesetter and title rival Lando Norris.Read Also:


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Max Verstappen has been ordered to "accomplish some work of public interest" by the FIA stewards for using foul language in a press conference at Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix.The world champion made his remarks during Thursday's official media gathering when he was asked about why team-mate Sergio Perez had been quicker than him in Azerbaijan last weekend.Verstappen responded: "I don't know ...

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Max Verstappen thinks it will take a “small miracle” for Red Bull to win in Singapore this weekend.With Red Bull enduring ongoing balance problems with its RB20 car, the world championship leader has been without a victory since the Spanish Grand Prix in June.As the squad returns to the Marina Bay circuit – the only venue on the calendar Verstappen has not won at – a year on from its ...

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Lando Norris insists he is still the driver with "nothing to lose" in his Formula 1 title fight with Max Verstappen.While slowly reeling in Verstappen in the drivers' championship, Norris has not taken full advantage of the drop-off in pace of the Red Bull in recent races.He heads into Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix still 59 points behind, meaning he needs to outscore the Dutchman by an average of ...

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