Max Verstappen news

Max Verstappen will start tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position after topping qualifying ahead of Sergio Perez. Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso failed to recreate... read more »

Carlos Sainz finished fourth ahead of his compatriot Fernando Alonso, with the Aston Martin driver only running once in the final segment due to having one set fewer of the... read more »

Max Verstappen took the first pole position of the season by heading a Red Bull one-two in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Max Verstappen bested team-mate Sergio Perez to pole position at the Bahrain International Circuit, with just over one-tenth separating the duo. Charles Leclerc was third for... read more »

Fernando Alonso pipped Max Verstappen to keep Aston Martin at the top of the timesheets in final practice at the F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Fernando Alonso topped the timesheet with a time of 1:32.340 in FP3 ahead of qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.  Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished the session just... read more »

Following his strong showing on Friday, Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso continues to live up to the hype around him as he finishes top of the timesheet with the Red Bull... read more »

Fernando Alonso edged out Max Verstappen in final practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix to set up a thrilling and unpredictable first battle for pole position of the season,... read more »

Fernando Alonso topped the third and final practice session in Bahrain on Saturday afternoon. He beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen by five thousandths of a second as Aston... read more »

Max Verstappen has downplayed suggestions that his relationship with F1 rival Lewis Hamilton is "difficult", claiming "it is quite straightforward". read more »

The FIA has made an amendment to F1 pit exit rules in order to address confusion amongst drivers over crossing exit lines. read more »

In the wake of Verstappen's third-place finish in Monte Carlo, as Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez triumphed, both drivers found themselves subject to a Ferrari protest... read more »

It was not all plain sailing for Max Verstappen and Red Bull on Friday as the reigning world champion endured a trying start to the 2023 F1 season in Bahrain. read more »

Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin backed up their promising Formula 1 2023 testing form with the quickest time in the opening practice running for the Bahrain Grand Prix, but... read more »

As the Aston Martin threat seems to become more and more reality, Fernando Alonso ended up faster in second practice at Bahrain. World Champion Max Verstappen was a close... read more »

Max Verstappen has set up his expected fight with Fernando Alonso in qualifying for the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix by accepting his rival is "competitive". read more »

In the later FP2 session, which best replicates qualifying conditions, Leclerc was fourth fastest as his Scuderia team-mate Carlos Sainz ran to 14th.Leclerc was 0.46s adrift of... read more »

Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez finished second and third respectively in FP2, narrowly behind Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso.But neither had a smooth day after Red... read more »

Alonso looked fast throughout the first day of the 2023 season and took the top spot in the late afternoon FP2 session after lapping 0.169s faster than the Red Bull of Max... read more »

Sergio Perez says that Fernando Alonso's session-topping FP2 lap time confirms Aston Martin's strong pace for the 2023 Formula 1 season. Alonso beat Perez and... read more »

Out-pacing Max Verstappen by 0.169s, Fernando Alonso confirms that Aston Martin's testing pace was genuine. read more »

Fernando Alonso outpaced F1 world champion Max Verstappen in second practice at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix as the hype surrounding Aston Martin continues to build.  read more »

Fernando Alonso has ended the second practice session from the Bahrain International Circuit as the fastest driver. The Spaniard outpaced both Red Bull drivers, with Max... read more »

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has conceded the team is at a loss to explain a problem with Max Verstappen's RB19 during first practice in Bahrain. read more »

Max Verstappen was hampered by an unexplained issue during the opening practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend. That's according to Dr Helmut Marko, who... read more »