Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from George Russell

Verstappen commits to Red Bull for 2026 - but is it the smart thing to do?

Following the Belgian Grand Prix, it was already more or less clear, but Max Verstappen confirmed it during media day ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest: the Dutchman won’t go anywhere for the 2026 F1 season and will remain with Red Bull.

Autosport

Max Verstappen: Dutch driver pledges future to Red Bull amid Mercedes rumours

Four-time Championship winner is set to stay where he is

Evening Standard

‘Stop the rumours’: Max Verstappen confirms he will be with Red Bull in 2026

Max Verstappen announced in the lead up to Hungarian Grand Prix that he will remain with Red Bull for the 2026 Formula One season

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Mercedes make car tweak for F1 Hungarian GP to end poor form

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has revealed he is reverting to an old suspension for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix to stop his performance decline in the 2025 Formula 1 season.

Autosport

Kimi Antonelli gets tweak to Mercedes car in bid to end poor F1 form

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has revealed he is reverting to an old suspension for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix to stop his performance decline in the 2025 Formula 1 season.

Motorsport

Max Verstappen confirms he is staying at Red Bull

Verstappen’s break clause from his Red Bull deal can no longer be activated.

The Independent UK

Verstappen finally declares his Red Bull future for F1 2026

Max Verstappen has fully committed to Red Bull for the 2026 Formula 1 season, removing any lingering doubts about his contract situation.

Autosport

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Formula One's Kimi Antonelli: From the Classroom to the Cockpit, the Rookie Balances Racing with High School Graduation

Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli, 18, balanced his first Formula 1 season with graduating Italy's rigorous Maturità exams, showing maturity beyond his years.

International Business Times UK

F1 Hungarian GP: Key things to watch out for

Kimi Raikkonen, 2007, Sebastian Vettel, 2010 and 2012, plus Lewis Hamilton, 2014, all recent examples of drivers who trailed the championship leader by more than 16 points after 13 rounds but still won the world title.

Motorsport

The key storylines to watch out for at the F1 Hungarian GP

Autosport

Max Verstappen Set to Stay at Red Bull in 2026, Putting New Team Leadership on the Clock

Advisor Helmut Marko issued the strongest confirmation yet, leaving Red Bull’s top brass with a clear task going into next season.

Sports Illustrated

What Mercedes thinks is behind Antonelli's recent F1 2025 struggles

Recent changes to the Mercedes 2025 Formula 1 car may be to blame for the team's drop in form, according to trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, who theorises this is hurting rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli more than his more experienced team-mate.

Autosport

Kimi Antonelli reveals ‘really nice’ words of wisdom from Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes driver Antonelli, 18, was emotional at the Belgian Grand Prix amid a difficult patch of form

The Independent UK

Kimi Antonelli’s F1 performance drop “likely” due to Mercedes car changes

Recent changes to Mercedes' 2025 Formula 1 car may well be to blame for the team's drop in form, according to trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, who theorises this is hurting rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli more than his more experienced team-mate.

Motorsport

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

The key number set to keep Max Verstappen at Red Bull for 2026

Verstappen has been linked with Mercedes but is unlikely to be bought out of his £50m-a-year contract

The Guardian - UK

Racing in the rain is a heady spectacle but tragic history at Spa weighs heavy

The delayed start to the Belgian Grand Prix divided opinion but the FIA has a responsibility to keep drivers safe

The Independent UK

George Russell’s Mercedes future up in the air

IN FULL

The Independent UK

George Russell facing anxious wait to discover if he has Mercedes seat next year

Max Verstappen’s break clause from his Red Bull contract can no longer be activated.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Motorsport

Who slept best last night: Nico Rosberg

When the most insightful Formula 1 reporter in Spa is a former racing driver, it says a lot about the current state of an entire profession – or rather, how dire things have become in terms of critical journalism. Especially in a paddock increasingly flooded by a phenomenon called ‘influencer’.

Motorsport

Who slept worst last night: Toto Wolff

There’s a lot to admire about Toto Wolff – and his openness about personal challenges tied to tough life experiences is certainly high on that list. Whether it's his time as a driving instructor at the A1 Ring, battling financial problems, or his childhood memories of his father’s battle with…

The Guardian - UK

Max Verstappen condemns delayed Belgian Grand Prix start amid wet weather

Max Verstappen condemned as unnecessary the FIA decision to delay the start of the Belgian Grand Prix because of adverse weather, but George Russell backed the FIA’s decision

Motorsport

The winners and losers from F1's 2025 Belgian Grand Prix

Whether you believe in momentum or not, Lando Norris was on a bit of a roll after a deserved win in Austria and a somewhat fortuitous home triumph at Silverstone, closing the gap with Oscar Piastri to just eight points to effectively reset the 2025 title fight at the halfway…

Autosport

Russell: Mercedes to hold "big meeting" over F1 performance drop

George Russell has revealed he is set to have a "big meeting" this week with Mercedes to try to understand its recent drop in performance in Formula 1.

Motorsport

F1 Belgian GP: Oscar Piastri beats Lando Norris after lengthy rain delay

Oscar Piastri led home Lando Norris for his sixth win of the 2025 Formula 1 season as McLaren scored another 1-2 at a wet-to-dry Belgian Grand Prix.

Autosport

F1 Belgian GP: Piastri wins uneventful Spa race after demoting Norris at start

Oscar Piastri led home Lando Norris for his sixth win of the 2025 Formula 1 season as McLaren scored another 1-2 at a wet-to-dry Belgian Grand Prix.

1 … 22 23 24 25

People

Andrea Kimi Antonelli

717 stories

Oliver Bearman

529 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.