Max Verstappen reveals how fatherhood and family life with Kelly Piquet help him stay grounded and balanced amid the chaos of Formula 1.

Max Verstappen is the "master" of exploiting F1's guidelines after he escaped a penalty despite a "dive bomb" on Lewis Hamilton.

Four-time world champion Verstappen was 104 points off the title pace after his home race in the Netherlands five rounds ago.

Reigning World Champion Verstappen has re-emerged as a contender amid his and Red Bull’s renaissance, and is now only 36 points behind Norris, having at one stage been over 100 points in arrears.

Formula One champion Max Verstappen showed in Brazil last year, winning from 17th on the grid, that he can never be counted out but McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri need no reminding of that in Sao Paulo this weekend.

Max Verstappen won the Austin Sprint race on Saturday, finishing ahead of George Russell and Carlos Sainz on podium. Ferrari duo Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc rounded out the Top 5. McLaren stars Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri provided the drama during the Sprint with their collision on Turn 1, forcing them both to retire from the race.

Max Verstappen looked to be back at his title-winning best. McLaren's title-chasing drivers looked like also-rans. Verstappen cruised to victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday as championship leader Oscar Piastri's first-lap crash allowed Lando ...

Max Verstappen hopes to get some help from his old rival Lewis Hamilton and others in his bid to win the Formula 1 title for a fifth consecutive year. The Dutchman is third in the championship but is still in outside contention for the drivers' championship, 36 points behind leader Lando Norris with four rounds remaining.

Series leader Lando Norris grabbed his first sprint pole position of the season on Friday (local time) to keep his title hopes on track as he topped qualifying ahead of Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli and his McLaren teammate and rival Oscar Piastri.