It would have been pole for Max Verstappen, if it weren't for exceeding track limits as Red Bull lockout the second row in Portugal. read more »

McLaren boss, Andreas Seidl has denied that a radio call to Lando Norris signalled an attempt to hinder Max Verstappen. read more »

In his third qualifying outing for Red Bull, Perez finished fourth in Q3 at Portimao and just 0.144s off teammate Max Verstappen in third place.But the Mexican driver reported... read more »

Sky F1's Nico Rosberg believes Lewis Hamilton will start to approach Max Verstappen differently in wheel-to-wheel combat now the Dutchman has emerged as a chief title rival.  read more »

The thrilling battle between Mercedes and Red Bull continued in the qualifying session for today's Portuguese Grand Prix with Mercedes finding the better grip in the... read more »

Missing out on pole after having his best time deleted, Max Verstappen is one of a number of drivers highly critical of Portimao's track surface. read more »

Helmut Marko sarcastically says it was "very sporting of the Mercedes team" after Lando Norris was told not to do Max Verstappen a "favour" in qualifying at... read more »

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. read more »

Max Verstappen says a low-grip track surface at the Algarve Formula 1 circuit meant he has so far been unable to enjoy a "single lap" of the Portuguese Grand Prix... read more »

After a disastrous Emilia Romagna Grand Prix two weeks ago, Valtteri Bottas bounced back at the first opportunity to take pole position for Saturday's Portuguese Grand... read more »

Max Verstappen was confident of claiming pole in Portimao, that was until he encountered the Aston Martin of Sebastian Vettel. read more »

The Finnish driver became the third different polesitter in the opening three races of the 2021 F1 season, beating Hamilton in Q3 by just 0.007 seconds, to record his 17th... read more »

Portugal pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas is not interested in the "talk" of a Max Verstappen/Lewis Hamilton title battle, he needs "actions". read more »

Max Verstappen believes encountering Lando Norris and Sebastian Vettel on his final lap of qualifying ended his hopes of taking pole position at Formula 1's Portuguese... read more »

Max Verstappen was centimetres away from a Mercedes-beating pole position for the Portuguese GP after having his best qualifying lap deleted for track limits - even though the... read more »

Max Verstappen says he no longer enjoys driving at Portimao after criticising the levels of grip available from the track surface. The venue, which joined the pandemic-hit... read more »

Max Verstappen was left to regret a "messy" qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix as he blamed a number of factors for finishing behind another Mercedes front-row... read more »

Valtteri Bottas takes pole at Portimao as Mercedes locks out the front row and a totally dejected Max Verstappen appears to realise that the German team is closing in. read more »

Valtteri Bottas edged his team mate Lewis Hamilton at the qualifying session for the Portuguese Grand Prix to secure his 17th career pole position. Red Bull's duo of Max... read more »

Valtteri Bottas delivered a crucial bounce-back pole position after a tough start to his season as he outpaced championship front-runners Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in... read more »

The battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton continued in the third and final practice session with the Dutchman beating the Briton for glory in the last practice ahead... read more »

Max Verstappen edges out Lewis Hamilton in final practice at Portimao as Esteban Ocon claims 'best of the rest' for an improving Alpine. read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen topped the timesheets at Formula 1's 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix for the first time to lead the Mercedes duo in final practice.  read more »

Max Verstappen once again appears to be the man to beat heading into an F1 2021 qualifying session after topping Practice Three for the Portuguese GP, with Red Bull holding a... read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen set two laps quick enough for top spot during final practice for Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix. Verstappen finished the one-hour session... read more »