Max Verstappen’s deficit to Oscar Piastri nearly doubled in Barcelona. With three additional penalty points, he also faces the threat of a race ban. What has gone wrong? Here is a look at Verstappen’s clash with George Russell and Red Bull’s mistakes that preceded it.Verstappen looked on his way toContinue Reading
Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has revealed Max Verstappen apologised in the Spanish Grand Prix debrief room for his incident with George Russell.Verstappen received three penalty points on top of a 10-second time penalty after a bizarre incident in the final laps of the race at theContinue Reading
Whether Max Verstappen deserved to be disqualified from the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix after his clash with George Russell is more or less irrelevant – yet the stewards’ ruling on that incident not only included a 10-second penalty, which dropped him from fifth to 10th in the final standings,Continue Reading
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner refused to be drawn on Max Verstappen’s controversial Turn 5 collision with Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix, as he hadn’t spoken to his driver yet when he addressed the Formula 1 media. But Horner did offer an explanation of two crucial events thatContinue Reading
Max Verstappen has admitted his clash with George Russell during the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix “was not right and shouldn’t have happened”.The Red Bull driver finished 10th at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after being hit with a 10-second penalty for the incident and was also given three penalty pointsContinue Reading
The FIA race stewards have taken no further action against Charles Leclerc for making contact with Max Verstappen in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix – meaning the Ferrari driver has retained his podium position.On a lap 61 safety car restart, Verstappen lost momentum with a huge oversteer moment out ofContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton has described the Spanish Grand Prix as “the worst race I’ve experienced” after finishing sixth in the Formula 1 contest at Barcelona.The seven-time world champion was in an extremely downbeat mood, having crossed the line two spots lower than he started before gaining a position post-race due toContinue Reading
Max Verstappen’s clash with George Russell has taken the headlines from the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, which saw the reigning world champion given a 10-second penalty and three penalty points.The penalty dropped the Red Bull driver to 10th in the Barcelona race results, while he is just one penaltyContinue Reading
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella admitted that Max Verstappen’s three-stop strategy at the Spanish Grand Prix had the team worried, having initially believed the four-time Formula 1 champion’s approach was “not going to be a problem”.Verstappen made his first stop at the end of the 13th lap, trading his softsContinue Reading
Max Verstappen received three penalty points on top of a 10-second time penalty after a bizarre incident in the final laps of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, where he appeared to deliberately collide into George Russell’s Mercedes.The sanction left him classified 10th after finishing fifth on the road, andContinue Reading