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Martin Brundle delivers blunt verdict on Max Verstappen retirement threats

Martin Brundle says Formula 1 would miss Max Verstappen if he retired, but believes the championship would quickly move on without him

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Lambiase set for McLaren switch in F1 2028

Amid doubts over Max Verstappen's long-term F1 future, his trusted race engineer is heading to McLaren

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Max Verstappen's race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase set for McLaren F1 switch

Amid doubts over Verstappen's long-term Formula 1 future, his trusted race engineer is heading to McLaren

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Max Verstappen frustration set to deepen as key engineer nears Red Bull exit

Gianpiero Lambiase, known as ‘GP’, is understood to be poised to take up a position with rivals McLaren.

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Max Verstappen set to suffer fresh blow after threatening to quit F1

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Stroll: Aston Martin F1 struggles a factor in surprise GT outing

Stroll is embracing a rare GT outing with Aston Martin in France, where “winning is possible”

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Lance Stroll: Aston Martin F1 struggles a factor in surprise GT outing

Stroll is embracing a rare GT outing with Aston Martin in France, where “winning is possible”

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Max Verstappen loses biggest F1 ally – with his Red Bull exit now looking inevitable

The four-time F1 world champion has already mooted retiring from the sport at the end of the current season

The Independent UK

David Coulthard questions FIA silence after Max Verstappen journalist incident in Japan

David Coulthard said he was surprised the FIA did not reprimand Max Verstappen after he ordered a British journalist out of a media session at the Japanese GP

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What did Verstappen actually say in 2023 about the 2026 F1 cars?

Verstappen has been a huge critic of the new F1 regulations, and his concerns stem back to 2023

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Yuki Tsunoda deserves a return to full-time racing, says Laurent Mekies

The 25-year-old has been without a full-time race seat since he was dropped by Red Bull at the end of the 2025 F1 season

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Dani Juncadella stunned by "secret trick" Verstappen used at the Nordschleife

Verstappen's first GT3 race in a Mercedes caught the attention of several drivers, including his own team-mate Juncadella

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Max Verstappen's F1 retirement threat is 'not empty', warns David Croft

David Croft believes Max Verstappen’s retirement warnings are genuine and says the Red Bull star should walk away from F1 if he no longer loves racing

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The ‘youngest ever’ F1 records Kimi Antonelli can still beat

In his nascent Formula 1 career, Kimi Antonelli has already beaten several age-related records. Find them here, along with those he can still beat and those which already are out of reach

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How Wolff’s joke about Verstappen in Zandvoort has become the new reality in F1

The main question is how Max Verstappen views his future and whether Formula 1 will play a role in it, but Mercedes’ dominance also underlines a risk the Dutchman took on the driver market last year -regardless of clauses

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Will Verstappen make a Super GT appearance?

Verstappen is interested in Super GT, but following in Jenson Button’s footsteps won’t be straightforward

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The key hurdle in Max Verstappen's Super GT ambitions

Verstappen is interested in Super GT, but following in Jenson Button’s footsteps won’t be straightforward

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F1 should aim at return to “flat-out qualifying” for 2027 – Laurent Mekies

Energy management has taken over qualifying in Formula 1, with substantial fixes unlikely to come before next year

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Verstappen lines up more preparation races for Nurburgring 24 Hours

Max Verstappen returns to the Nurburgring-Nordschleife for another race weekend at the 24h Qualifiers, as he wants more practice in certain track conditions

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Max Verstappen confirms Nurburgring return in qualifiers ahead of 24-hour race

Verstappen returns to the Nurburgring-Nordschleife for another race weekend at the 24h Qualifiers, as he wants more practice in certain track conditions

The Independent UK

Alpine F1 publish unique 11-page letter over Franco Colapinto ‘sabotage’ accusations

Four days after the last race in China, Alpine have released a letter condemning social media abuse of drivers after recent incidents – as well as rubbishing claims of ‘sabotage’ against Colapinto as ‘completely unfounded’

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Red Bull now ‘paying the price’ for F1 2025 title charge

Red Bull’s continued development of last year’s challenger has hurt its 2026 prospects

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Why Red Bull doesn’t regret F1 2025 title charge it’s now ‘paying the price’ for

Red Bull’s continued development of last year’s challenger has hurt its 2026 prospects

The Independent UK

Ex-F1 star warns Max Verstappen ‘nobody is bigger than the sport’ after retirement threat

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Max Verstappen told to ‘shut up’ by former F1 driver after threat to quit sport

The four-time F1 world champion is considering retiring from Formula 1 at the end of the current season

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