Max Verstappen

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has suggested they are getting calls from "good drivers" about potential future seats at the team but believes they will make the further pace improvements required to ensure Max Verstappen stays.

Motorsports fans had plenty to watch this weekend, as major series across several continents delivered breakthrough wins, championship-shaking results, and a few weather-related surprises. Formula 1: Antonelli Rules Spa Kimi Antonelli continued his rookie surge at the Belgian Grand Prix, leading home a Mercedes victory around the sweeping Spa-Francorchamps circuit and stretching his championship advantage. Charles Leclerc brought his Ferrari home in second, with Max Verstappen completing the pod

<ul><li><p>Russell will share second ​row with Ferrari’s Leclerc</p></li><li><p>Norris ‌third fastest ‌but has a 10-place grid penalty</p></li></ul><p>Kimi Antonelli has suffered a run of no little bad luck of late, but the Italian teenager demonstrated it had left him entirely unfazed as he produced a dominant lap to secure pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix.</p><p>The 19-year-old’s composure and control at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday was something to behold as he flew round the circuit in the Ardennes mountains with ease, comfortably beating the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into second place. Notable was the manner in which he did so given Verstappen had benefited from having a tow from his teammate, Isack Hadjar, who willingly sacrificed his laps given he had a 30-place grid penalty to come.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/18/mercedes-antonelli-outpaces-verstappen-to-grab-f1-belgian-grand-prix-pole-position">Continue reading...</a>

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli beat Max Verstappen to pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix after a tense conclusion to qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps.

Max Verstappen was surprisingly fastest from Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes were off the pace in first practice for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Red Bull are reverting to a conventional rear wing for the Belgian Grand Prix following high-speed crashes for Max Verstappen in the previous two races.

Charles Leclerc wins an incident-packed British Grand Prix from George Russell in which both Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen failed to score points.

Lando Norris tells BBC Sport he is "paying the price" for the effort that brought him the 2025 title - and why McLaren would be a "different vibe" for Max Verstappen.