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Verstappen's 25th career win moves him into joint ninth in the all-time list of grand prix winners

Verstappen seals Red Bull Baku one-two to extend lead

Max Verstappen extended his Formula One drivers' championship lead after winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Verstappen completes a hat-trick of victories

Verstappen takes Spanish victory, agony for Leclerc

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two and seized the overall lead in the standings on an agonising Sunday for Ferrari's luckless Charles Leclerc.

Motorsport • 22 May 22

The world champion was victorious in the inaugural event

Verstappen holds off Leclerc to win in Miami

Max Verstappen survived a late onslaught from Charles Leclerc to win Formula One's inaugural Miami Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 08 May 22

Verstappen is up to second in the Drivers' Championship

Verstappen wins weather-impacted Emilia Romagna GP

Max Verstappen won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton finished 13th and a lap behind on a desperate afternoon for the British driver.

Motorsport • 24 Apr 22

Verstappen will start from No1 on Sunday

No stopping Verstappen as he secures pole position

Max Verstappen won Saturday's Sprint race after dramatically passing Charles Leclerc on the penultimate lap.

Motorsport • 23 Apr 22

Verstappen came out on top of a wet qualifying session in Imola

Verstappen pips Leclerc to pole after qualifying chaos

Reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen will start on pole for Saturday's sprint race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after a qualifying session which was red-flagged five times.

Motorsport • 22 Apr 22

Carlos Sainz was the quickest in the first practice

Ferrari on top in first free practice at Australian GP

Carlos Sainz topped the timesheets ahead of Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc in the first free practice at the Australian Grand Prix as the Formula One cars took to the revamped Albert Park circuit for the first time in three years.

Motorsport • 08 Apr 22

Verstappen wary of off-track demands

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen said he will try to keep his off-track commitments in check and focus on his day job as a racer, wary that his title defence might suffer with too many distractions.

Motorsport • 07 Apr 22

Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 and Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving (16) the Ferrari F1-75 battle for track position

Verstappen pips Leclerc as Hamilton struggles

Max Verstappen passed Charles Leclerc with four laps to go to win Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 27 Mar 22

Perez claimed his first pole position in his 12th season in the sport

Sergio Perez claims maiden pole in Saudi Arabia

Sergio Perez secured a maiden pole position in a crash-interrupted qualifying session on Saturday for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 26 Mar 22

$Verstappen said his relationship with Hamilton, which was fractious on occasion in 2021, is 'all good'$

Verstappen insists Hamilton's pessimism is unfounded

World champion Max Verstappen has dismissed Lewis Hamilton's claim that he will not be able to fight for victory at Sunday's Formula One curtain-raiser in Bahrain, saying that the seven-time champion's Mercedes team will be in contention.

Motorsport • 17 Mar 22

Fernando Alonso, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen

Formula One's radical reset tees up season to savour

Formula One is back after an enthralling and controversial 2021. With regulation changes in place, 2022 is expected to provide more thrills and spills. RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo previews the new season.

Motorsport • 18 Mar 22

Max Verstappen (R) is congratulated by Lewis Hamilton after last December's race in Abu Dhabi.

F1 tweak safety car rules to avoid Abu Dhabi repeat

Formula One's governing body made a tweak to the safety car rules on Tuesday to avoid a repeat of the controversy that erupted after last year's title-deciding race in Abu Dhabi.

Motorsport • 16 Mar 22

Updated Red Bull boss claims new Mercedes design is 'illegal'

Lewis Hamilton's new Mercedes has been called "illegal" by Red Bull team principal Christian Horner as a rules row threatens to engulf the new Formula One season.

Motorsport • 10 Mar 22

Verstappen (R) and Christian Horner will look to win back-to-back drivers championships

Champion Verstappen commits future to Red Bull

Max Verstappen has committed his future to Red Bull by signing a new five-year contract extension worth a staggering €240million.

Motorsport • 03 Mar 22

Max Verstappen claimed his first F1 world title in dramatic circumstances last December

Verstappen to sign long-term deal with Red Bull

Max Verstappen is expected to sign a new deal with Red Bull which will land him one of the biggest pay days in Formula One history.

Motorsport • 02 Mar 22

Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez during the media session on day one of F1 testing

Hamilton backs Mercedes design, Leclerc sets early pace

Lewis Hamilton has full faith Mercedes can deliver him a car ready to challenge for a record eighth world championship after he controversially missed out last season, while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was the early pace-setter in opening practice.

Motorsport • 23 Feb 22

The drivers' championship was very close last year

Brawn: Title battle could leave teams playing catch up

Formula One motorsport executive Ross Brawn believes Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team could be off the pace when the new season starts.

Motorsport • 17 Feb 22

Latifi crashed with five laps left in the race

Latifi hired bodyguards in London after Abu Dhabi crash

Formula One driver Nicholas Latifi has revealed he took the drastic step of hiring personal bodyguards on a trip to London after threats were made against his life following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 15 Feb 22

Formula 1 race director Michael Masi's position has come under scrutiny over the events of 2021

Masi future in balance after F1 powerbrokers' meeting

Michael Masi's future as Formula One's race director remains in the balance following a crunch meeting of the sport's major players in London on Monday.

Motorsport • 14 Feb 22

The 2021 title decider saw Hamilton controversially lose out on the championship on the final lap

Abu Dhabi inquiry outcome won't be released until March

The FIA's inquiry into the conclusion of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will not be announced until 18 March.

Motorsport • 13 Jan 22

Bernie Ecclestone does not expect Lewis Hamilton to return to Formula One

Bernie Ecclestone doesn't expect Hamilton to return

Bernie Ecclestone believes Lewis Hamilton will retire from Formula One due to the disappointment of losing the world title in a dramatic season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 24 Dec 21

The Canadian has been subjected to abuse after his crash in Abu Dhabi sparked a controversial end to the title race

Latifi shocked by online 'hate, abuse and threats'

Williams driver Nicholas Latifi has spoken out about the online abuse he has suffered in the wake of Formula One's controversial season finale.

Motorsport • 21 Dec 21

Sunday's season-ending race in Abu Dhabi saw Red Bull's Verstappen claim victory and the title after the deployment of a late safety car led to the Dutchman being placed right behind Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton, who he then overtook on the final lap

Verstappen remains F1 champion as Mercedes drop appeal

Mercedes have withdrawn their appeal against the outcome of Sunday's title-deciding Formula One grand prix in Abu Dhabi.

Motorsport • 16 Dec 21

'It doesn't matter what they try to do. We won it on track, when there was a green light and we passed them on the track'

Verstappen feels like champion - appeal won't alter it

Max Verstappen said on Wednesday he felt like the Formula One world champion and any move by Mercedes to try and take away the title in court would not change that.

Motorsport • 15 Dec 21