Max Verstappen is installing a simracing rig on his private jet, according to Red Bull’s motorsport consultant Helmut Marko.
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Record wins haul not as satisfying as minimising mistakes for Verstappen
2022 F1 season
Posted onBreaking the record for most wins in a single season wasn’t the most satisfying aspect of Max Verstappen’s second world championship winning campaign, he says.
‘I can’t box?’: Hamilton and Verstappen’s 2021 Abu Dhabi GP radio transcript
Team radio transcript
Posted onThe last lap of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix made it infamous. But the other 57 laps were packed with tension as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen fought for the title
No driver can match Verstappen in the same car right now – Horner
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen has improved his performance to a level which his team principal Christian Horner doubts any rival could match, even in the same car.
Verstappen says holding up Leclerc to help Perez would not have been “fair”
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says it would not have been fair for him to hold up Charles Leclerc in an effort to help his team mate take second place in the championship.
Mercedes’ rivals ‘surprised to see them so far behind in qualifying’
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jnr were surprised how far off the pace Mercedes were in qualifying for tomorrow’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Red Bull “never envisaged” Brazil team orders situation – Horner
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says they didn’t foresee the dispute over team orders which occured at the end of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Verstappen to hand car over to Lawson for first practice session
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull has confirmed Liam Lawson will drive Max Verstappen’s car during the first practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tomorrow.
Perez insists his Monaco qualifying crash was not deliberate
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez has insisted he did not deliberately crash his car during qualifying at Monaco after last week’s race prompted speculation over the incident.
Verstappen attacks “disgusting” reaction to Brazil team orders row
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says the reaction from some fans and certain people “in the paddock” to last week’s fall-out over team orders at Red Bull was unacceptable.
Red Bull “accept Max’s reasoning” over radio row and condemn online abuse
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull accepted Max Verstappen’s explanation for his refusal to obey an order during the Brazilian Grand Prix and condemned abuse of the team online.
Did Hamilton’s 10th tangle with Verstappen show he’s being “more aggressive” now?
2022 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton said he would be “more aggressive” with Max Verstappen in 2022. Do their latest tangle and past incidents show he is?
Verstappen vs Hamilton again in Abu Dhabi? Six F1 finale talking points
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen will head to the final race knowing he will be facing fierce competition – both from the two resurgent Mercedes, and his own team mate.
“Don’t fight Max”: How Red Bull’s team radio row in Brazil unfolded
2022 Brazilian GP team radio transcript
Posted onTranscript of Red Bull’s team radio messages shows how they told Sergio Perez “we’ll swap back” the cars in Brazil – but Max Verstappen refused.
Verstappen collision shows I’m “a bit of a target” – Hamilton
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says his collision with Max Verstappen shows he is a “target” for some drivers, but the Red Bull racer accused him of failing to leave room.
Verstappen is not bigger than the team, insists Horner after radio row
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner has insisted Max Verstappen is not bigger than the team after his driver refused to obey an order.
Was Verstappen’s penalty for Hamilton collision correct?
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen was given a five-second time penalty for his collision with Lewis Hamilton during the Brazilian Grand Prix. Did the stewards make the correct decision?
Russell expected Verstappen would have an “easy run” to sprint race victory
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onBrazilian Grand Prix sprint race winner George Russell admits he was surprised by his pace after he caught and passed Max Verstappen to secure pole position.
Verstappen says error at turn eight cost him pole for sprint race
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says a mistake on his only flying lap in Q3 cost him pole position for tomorrow’s sprint race at Interlagos.
Verstappen confirms Red Bull has ended its boycott of Sky
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen confirmed his Red Bull team’s boycott of Sky is over and the team has resumed co-operation with the broadcaster.