Max Verstappen wins third consecutive Formula One world championship Felipe Massa has warned Red Bull against giving Max Verstappen a new team-mate over fears that it would lead to his “deterioration”. Red Bull secured their second consecutive constructor championship at the Japanese Grand Prix in September while Verstappen won his third straight drivers title two weeks later in Qatar. The 26-year-old recently became the first driver to surpass the coveted

Max Verstappen wins third consecutive Formula One world championship The FIA has created a “police state” by tightening up its rules around Formula One’s right to review regulations. That’s the view of British racing driver Richard Bradley after F1 team Haas saw their request to revisit incidents from the US Grand Prix thrown out. Haas made an official right to review request after footage emerged from the Austin race that

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport Thank you for subscribing! Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has slapped a strict ban on gambling when his employees head to Las Vegas. F1 will hold its first race in Sin City since the 1982 Caesar's Palace Grand Prix, in what is set to be one of the most glamorous and

All 20 F1 drivers have been offered ‘100 per cent complimentary coitus’ in one of Sin City’s brothels ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Formula One has taken over Las Vegas this week with Liberty Media stumping up around half a billion on purchasing the land and constructing the massive pit building on the Strip. Unlike other F1 races, there’s set to be an opening ceremony on Wednesday which

Former racing driver turned F1 pundit Davide Valsecchi has predicted that Lando Norris will get his first Grand Prix victory at the Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend, ending Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s winning streak in the process. Norris is still waiting for his first race win in F1 and his impatience to take to the top step of the podium has only increased throughout 2023. Despite starting the

Max Verstappen has enjoyed his most dominant F1 season to date this year, with the Dutchman having already wrapped up his third straight Drivers’ Championship title. He has managed to win 17 races in the process and will be looking to add to his tally by claiming another victory at next weekend’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. Verstappen currently sits at the top of the standings on 524 points, having

Aston Martin test and reserve driver Felipe Drugovich has faced backlash after picking Max Verstappen over Lewis Hamilton on a recent podcast appearance. The Brazilian was unimpressed by the latter’s patriotism towards his home country. Drugovich was making an appearance on a podcast during the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend with the reigning Formula 2 champion agreeing to a new contract with Aston Martin for the 2024 season. When asked to

POLE POSITION: Toto Wolff’s finger-pointing has become a symptom of Mercedes’ decline after the team hit a new low at the Brazilian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton and George Russell failed to challenge last weekend in Brazil Toto Wolff has been pointing the finger of blame elsewhere for his team’s issues Mercedes used to be the team to beat, but they have fallen behind Red Bull  Toto Wolff wasn’t going to

The FIA have rejected Haas’ petition for right of review concerning the United States Grand Prix result. Team principal Guenther Steiner believes that there is ‘clear evidence’ which would have landed Alex Albon with a time penalty and promoted Nico Hulkenberg into the points. Stewards postponed a hearing, which was originally scheduled to take place on Wednesday, so that they could consider Haas’ submission of evidence. Having done so, part

George Russell will be starting the Las Vegas Grand Prix next weekend with a fresh power unit, but crucially he won’t have to take a five-place grid penalty for a component change as this is within his season allocation. The Mercedes driver was forced to retire during the latter stages of the Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend as his W14 was struggling with engine cooling issues. This could have proved