Max Verstappen’s chances of becoming Formula 1’s youngest ever world champion have taken a major blow after he was forced to retire in the early stages of the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.
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Charles Leclerc says he enjoys racing against Max Verstappen even if he feels he occasionally oversteps the mark, while he believes he can learn more from battling Lewis Hamilton on track.
Max Verstappen has claimed three podium finishes from four races after taking part in the second round of the Australian Supercars All-Stars Esports series.
While Max Verstappen has been rewriting the Formula 1 record book during the early years of his career the Red Bull driver has already notched up eight Grand Prix victories.
Max Verstappen says he’s staying in peak condition in preparation for the start of the 2020 Formula 1 season despite ongoing postponements pushing back the season opener to late June at the very earliest.
Former Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg believes Max Verstappen’s chances of winning the 2020 world title continue to grow the shorter the season becomes.
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says his idea to get all of its drivers infected with coronavirus during the postponements will not be carried out.
Former Formula 1 team boss Flavio Briatore believes Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are the sport’s only standout stars, but he tips Charles Leclerc to join them as he develops at Ferrari.
As the coronavirus pandemic strips back the worldwide motorsport calendar, one left-field solution offered has been to run events without spectators and while any racing is better than no racing even that idea remains out of reach.
Honda’s Formula 1 managing director Masashi Yamamoto says he backs Max Verstappen’s demand on reaching the podium at every race in 2020, while he hints at raising the Japanese manufacturers’ own targets compared to last year.
Max Verstappen says he doesn’t care who he fights for the Formula 1 world title, just as long as he and Red Bull are capable of challenging for the championship in 2020.
Max Verstappen has shrugged off his repeated Formula 1 pre-season test spins for Red Bull as he “thought we needed something to talk about” before heading to the 2020 opener.
Max Verstappen feels Red Bull is on target with its 2020 Formula 1 car but can’t be certain of its place in the pecking order until the first race of the season.
Max Verstappen agrees with the assumption Formula 1 lap records will be smashed with the 2020 cars but fears it won’t help to create exciting racing due to the dependence on downforce.
Red Bull chief designer Adrian Newey is already focusing his efforts on the team’s 2021 Formula 1 car with team principal Christian Horner outlining a bigger transition period over the first third of this season.