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Ferrari's Carlos Sainz his victory at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore

Sainz wins Singapore GP to end Verstappen streak

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz won the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday to end Formula One leader Max Verstappen's record run of 10 wins in a row and shatter Red Bull's dream of going through the season unbeaten.

Motorsport • 17 Sep 23

Aston Martin's Lance Stroll jumps out of his car after crashing during qualifying

Verstappen outside top 10, Stroll in 110mph crash

Max Verstappen will start Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix from a shock 11th place after Lance Stroll crashed out at 110mph and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz took pole position.

Motorsport • 16 Sep 23

'He almost sounds like he's an employee of our team, but luckily he is not'

Verstappen fires back at Wolff over 'Wikipedia' remark

Max Verstappen has told Toto Wolff to focus on his own team after he called the Dutchman's record winning streak "completely irrelevant" and "for Wikipedia".

Motorsport • 14 Sep 23

Max Verstappen made history by winning the Italian Grand Prix

Verstappen clinches record-breaking win at Monza

Max Verstappen set a new Formula One record by claiming his tenth consecutive victory at the Italian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 03 Sep 23

Carlos Sainz will start on pole for Sunday's Grand Prix at Monza

Sainz edges Verstappen to claim Italian GP pole

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz edged out Max Verstappen by 0.013 seconds to take pole position for the Italian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 02 Sep 23

Max Verstappen after winning his home GP

Verstappen 'simply untouchable' as he eyes record win

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner hailed Max Verstappen as "simply untouchable" after he secured a record-equalling ninth win in a row on Sunday and even his closest rivals were inclined to agree.

Motorsport • 28 Aug 23

Max Verstappen, whose Red Bull team remain unbeaten this season, extended his championship lead from 125 points to 138

Verstappen shows enough Dutch courage to win home GP

Max Verstappen navigated his way through a chaotic and dramatic rain-hit Dutch Grand Prix to equal Sebastian Vettel's record of nine victories in a row.

Motorsport • 27 Aug 23

Pole position qualifier Max Verstappen in front of his home fans

Verstappen thrills Orange Army by grabbing pole

Max Verstappen delighted his home crowd by taking pole position for Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 26 Aug 23

Hamilton fears Verstappen dominance can go on for years

Lewis Hamilton fears there is a "high chance" that Max Verstappen will win all 10 remaining races this season - and believes the Dutchman's crushing dominance could last until 2026.

Motorsport • 24 Aug 23

Verstappen yet again parks behind the Number 1 bollard

Verstappen wins Belgian GP to extend streak to eight

Max Verstappen's invincible streak continued at the Belgian Grand Prix with another crushing win.

Motorsport • 30 Jul 23

Max Verstappen finished ahead of Oscar Piastri to increase his championship lead

Verstappen sees off Piastri to win Belgian GP Sprint

Max Verstappen overcame Oscar Piastri to win Formula One's sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix and extend his championship lead to 118 points.

Motorsport • 29 Jul 23

Max Verstappen appears to be cruising to his third F1 title in a row

Penalty to deny Verstappen pole at Belgian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen took pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix despite an X-rated radio row with his race engineer but will start from sixth position as he serves a five-place grid drop for exceeding his gearbox allocation.

Formula 1 • 28 Jul 23

Max Verstappen began brightly to win the Hungarian Grand Prix

Verstappen makes it magnificent seven in Hungary

Red Bull's Max Verstappen has won the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 23 Jul 23

Verstappen celebrates atop his Red Bull which has proved the class of the field this season

Verstappen wins at Silverstone to extend dominant run

Max Verstappen won the British Grand Prix to make it eight victories out of 10 this season as Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton claimed the other podium places at their home race.

Motorsport • 09 Jul 23

Norris, Verstappen and Piastri took the top three places for Sunday's race at Silverstone

Verstappen and Norris share front row for British GP

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will start on pole position for Sunday's British Grand Prix, ahead of the McLaren pair of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Motorsport • 08 Jul 23

Max Verstappen stormed to victory in front of a 70,000-strong army of Dutch supporters

Verstappen's dominance continues with Austrian GP win

Max Verstappen produced another emphatic performance to complete a home win for Red Bull at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 02 Jul 23

Max Verstappen was unhappy with Sergio Perez

Sprint winner Verstappen takes aim at team-mate Perez

Max Verstappen accused Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez of pushing him off the road before going on to win Formula One's sprint race in Austria.

Motorsport • 01 Jul 23

Verstappen finished second behind Leclerc at the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix

Verstappen pips Leclerc to Austria pole

Max Verstappen took pole position for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 30 Jun 23

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have been sniping at each other

Verstappen hits back at Hamilton on Red Bull domination

Max Verstappen reminded old foe Lewis Hamilton that 'life is unfair' after Mercedes' seven times world champion suggested Formula One needed a rule change to rein in Red Bull.

Motorsport • 30 Jun 23

Verstappen is now joint-fifth in the all-time list of Formula One grand prix winners

Verstappen matches Senna F1 wins tally in Canada

Max Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix from pole to match the late Ayrton Senna's tally of 41 wins in Formula One.

Motorsport • 18 Jun 23

Hulkenberg took advantage of a topsy-turvy session to qualify his Haas on the front row

Hulkenberg on front row after wet Montreal qualifying

Max Verstappen put his Red Bull on pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix following Saturday's rain-hit qualifying session which saw the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg qualify a surprise second.

Motorsport • 17 Jun 23

It is Verstappen's 40th career victory which puts him one behind the late Aryton Senna in the all-time list

Verstappen reigns in Spain as Mercedes enjoy upturn

Max Verstappen recorded a dominant victory at the Spanish Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished second and third for Mercedes.

Motorsport • 04 Jun 23

George Russell (L) and Mercedes' team-mate Lewis Hamilton came together during qualifying

Hamilton accuses Russell of dangerous driving in Spain

Lewis Hamilton accused George Russell of "dangerous" driving after the Mercedes team-mates collided at 200mph in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 03 Jun 23