Former Barcelona and Netherlands legend Ronald Koeman has compared Max Verstappen to football mercurials Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. read more »

Oscar Piastri has pointed out who the athletes that have inspired him in his career are and which traits he would take from each of them. read more »

Max Verstappen has been been beaten to the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award by Lionel Messi. read more »

A mechanic works on the car of Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB19Photo by: Lionel Ng / Motorsport ImagesAs Red Bull's RB19 is prepared for action we're treated to a... read more »

Max Verstappen will go up against Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Rafael Nadal on a star-studded shortlist for a huge global sports award in 2023. read more »

Max Verstappen is up against footballers Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe for the top prize at the Laureus Sports Award. read more »

F1 champion Max Verstappen has described it "impossible" to separate Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the debate over who is the greatest footballer of all time. read more »

A Formula 1 commentator has been suspended from his role after insulting Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll during the Austrian Grand Prix. Belgian broadcaster RTBF... read more »

Verstappen won the award following his 2021 F1 title triumph over former Laureus award winner Lewis Hamilton, who jointly won the 2020 edition of the awards with footballing... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have received nominations for this year's Laureus World Sports Awards. Hamilton, who last year won a seventh Formula 1 world title, has been... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has been named as Laureus World Sportsman of the Year alongside footballer Lionel Messi. read more »

F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has jointly been crowned the Laureus Sportsman of the Year for 2020 alongside footballer Lionel Messi. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has implored Formula 1, and the wider sporting scene, to become more diverse, after jointly receiving Laureus' World Sportsman of the Year award. Hamilton... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was in elite company on Monday night, winning the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year alongside Barcelona start Lionel Messi. read more »

Heady praise from Robert Doornbos who has likened his countryman, Max Verstappen, to football legend Lionel Messi, saying the Red Bull driver is the "Messi of... read more »

Dutch former Formula One driver Robert Doornbos compares Max Verstappen to the Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi. read more »

Carlos Sainz thinks Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are Formula One's versions of football icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi and Ronaldo have long been... read more »

Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer both prefer Lionel Richie to Rhianna and other more relevant info ahead of the Abu Dhabi GP. read more »

Paul Hembery: You don t need John Motson telling you that Lionel Messi is doing something amazing on the pitch, you have the crowd with you... read more »

Felipe Massa joked that he hopes to be Williams' Lionel Messi at the Spanish Grand Prix after watching the Argentine's exploits for Barcelona against Bayern Munich.... read more »

Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing are among the nominees to win prestigious 2012 Laureus World Sports awards following their successes this year. In the running alongside... read more »