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FILE: Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 19 June 2022 in Montreal, Quebec. Picture: Clive Rose/Getty Images/AFP

Max verstappen

Verstappen wins Hungarian Grand Prix to extend title lead as Ferrari slip up

By AFP

Just a week after his win at the French Grand Prix, the 24-year-old Dutchman grabbed his first success at the Hungaroring from 10th on the grid to finish 7.8...

  • © hafizjohari/123rf.com

    Verstappen wins French Grand Prix

    Max Verstappen took full advantage of Charles Leclerc crashing out of the lead to extend his advantage in this year's title race.

    24 days ago
  • Picture: Clive Rose/Getty Images/AFP

    Max Verstappen wins sprint to claim Austrian Grand Prix pole

    Starting from the front of the grid the world champion comfortably held off the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz to turn the air orange as his army of Dutch fans set off flares in celebration.

    39 days ago
  • Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen reacts after the third and final qualifying session for the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England on 2 July 2022. Picture: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP

    Austria offers Verstappen comfort of 'home' after Silverstone

    The Formula One circus sets up camp in the picture-postcard Styrian Alps this weekend for the Austrian Grand Prix which presents Max Verstappen with the perfect antidote to last week's Silverstone suffering.

    42 days ago
  • Picture: Lewis Hamilton

    F1 drivers rally behind Hamilton after Piquet's racial slur

    "All racist or discriminatory language has absolutely no part in our sport and society," said Esteban Ocon, in support of Hamilton.

    49 days ago
  • Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 19 June 2022 in Montreal, Quebec. Picture: Clive Rose/Getty Images/AFP

    Verstappen returns to the scene of the crash chasing first British GP win

    The 24-year-old Dutchman and his Red Bull team are on the crest of a wave after six consecutive victories; one from team-mate Sergio Perez in Monaco and the rest by the world champion.

    49 days ago
  • Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 19 June 2022 in Montreal, Quebec. Picture: Clive Rose/Getty Images/AFP

    Verstappen wins Canadian Grand Prix to tighten grip on title race

    The 24-year-old Dutchman controlled a tactical race from pole position through three safety car interventions and resisted intense late pressure from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to win by under a second.

    59 days ago
  • Max Verstappen. © hafizjohari/123rf.com

    Verstappen wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Leclerc limps out

    His fifth win of the season tightened his grip on the drivers' standings with Sergio Perez now moving into second, ahead of the pointless Charles Leclerc.

    66 days ago
  • Red Bull Racing's Mexican driver Sergio Perez celebrates with champagne after winning the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Monaco street circuit in Monaco, on 29 May 2022. Picture: SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP

    F1 pitches up in Baku with Perez out to promote title credentials

    'Checo' arrives on the Caspian Sea coastline fresh from his Monaco triumph and with the ink barely dry on a two-year extension to his Red Bull contract.

    70 days ago
  • Max Verstappen. © hafizjohari/123rf.com

    Verstappen targets title initiative at scene of teenage triumph

    Six years on from his debut victory with Red Bull in Spain, when he became the youngest driver to claim an F1 win, Max Verstappen is seeking to trim 2022 series leader Charles Leclerc's early-season advantage and to take the initiative in the title race.

    91 days ago
  • Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing, second-placed Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari and third-placed Carlos Sainz of Spain and Ferrari celebrate on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at the Miami International Autodrome on 8 May 2022 in Miami, Florida. Picture: Chris Graythen/Getty Images/AFP

    Happy Verstappen triumphs in sweltering Miami

    In a physically exhausting race for the drivers and teams at the Miami International Autodrome, the 24-year-old Dutchman produced a mature performance to make the most of superior straight line speed in a largely processional race until a late Safety Car intervention.

    101 days ago
  • 2021 FIA Formula One World Champion Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium of the Yas Marina Circuit after the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on 12 December 2021. Picture: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP

    Verstappen and Thompson-Herah win Laureus awards

    Dutchman Verstappen, who won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix earlier Sunday, follows Rafael Nadal who won the men's award last year and his great rival Lewis Hamilton, who shared the men's prize with Lionel Messi in 2020.

    115 days ago
  • Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claimed pole on 10 April for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of title rival Max Verstappen and broke Lewis Hamilton's stranglehold on the Melbourne grid. Picture: @Charles_Leclerc/Twitter

    Leclerc favourite for Ferrari's home race, rivals play catch-up

    Leclerc is riding the crest of a wave after joining the select group of drivers to achieve F1's 'Grand Slam' - pole, win, fastest lap and lead throughout in Australia.

    119 days ago
  • Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claimed pole on 10 April for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of title rival Max Verstappen and broke Lewis Hamilton's stranglehold on the Melbourne grid. Picture: @Charles_Leclerc/Twitter

    Leclerc wins again as Verstappen forced to retire

    Charles Leclerc led from start to finish to steer his Ferrari to an action-packed win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday with world champion Max Verstappen failing to finish.

    130 days ago
  • Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc gets out of the car during the second practice session ahead of the 2022 Formula One Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne on 8 April 2022. Picture: Paul Crock/AFP

    Leclerc outpaces world champion Verstappen to go fastest in Melbourne

    Monaco's Leclerc, the early season championship leader, was outpaced by team-mate Carlos Sainz in the first 60-minute run at a revamped Albert Park.

    132 days ago
  • Max Verstappen. © hafizjohari/123rf.com

    Verstappen tops final Bahrain practice with Hamilton sixth

    World champion Max Verstappen clocked the fastest lap in the third and final practice session Saturday at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton over half a second behind in sixth place.

    151 days ago
  • FILE: Max Verstappen. Picture: 123rf.com

    Max Verstappen commits future to Red Bull in bumper deal

    The deal, reportedly worth up to £40million ($54 million) per season, will keep the Dutch driver with the team until the end of 2028.

    168 days ago
  • Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team's team principal Toto Wolff sits at the control centre in the pits during the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah on 5 December 2021. Picture: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/POOL

    Mercedes chief Wolff says Hamilton 'robbed' of title

    Mercedes chief Toto Wolff said Sunday's controversial climax to the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi had "robbed" Lewis Hamilton of the world championship.

    244 days ago
  • Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton drives ahead of Red Bull driver Max Verstappen at the Yas Marina Circuit during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on 12 December 2021. Picture: Giuseppe CACACE/AFP

    Mercedes F1 team withdraw appeal against Verstappen title

    The team said they had made the decision following 'constructive dialogue' with governing body FIA with regard to establishing clarity for future racing scenarios.

    245 days ago
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