Formula 1 News

Verstappen won a spectacular duel with title rival Lewis Hamilton in the 2021 United States Grand Prix, with Red Bull gaining ground on Mercedes thanks to Perez's podium finish - and the championship leader extending his lead to 12 points, Formula1.com reports.

Verstappen responded to a bold lap from title rival Lewis Hamilton to take pole position at Austin's Circuit of The Americas in front of an ecstatic 120,000 sell-out crowd, Formula1.com reports.

Perez took top spot in the third and final practice session of the 2021 United States Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz and Perez's Red Bull team mate Max Verstappen, who had a quicker time deleted, in third, Formula1.com reports.

Perez sparked hopes of a Red Bull resurgence as he went fastest in second practice at the Circuit of The Americas, but team mate Max Verstappen failed to set a flying lap having got caught up in traffic. That left McLaren's Lando Norris second and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton third fastest, Formula1.com reports.

Bottas pipped Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton to set the pace in opening practice for the United States Grand Prix, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen nearly a second adrift in third, Formula1.com reports.

Bottas won an engrossing Turkish Grand Prix that was run in damp conditions, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen and his team mate Sergio Perez completing the podium, Formula1.com reports.

Lewis Hamilton went fastest in qualifying for the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix but will take a 10-place grid penalty for his Mercedes engine change, meaning P2 qualifier Bottas will start on pole position on Sunday ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, Formula1.com reports.

Gasly set the fastest time in a wet final practice session ahead of qualifying for the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix, the AlphaTauri driver finishing ahead of the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, Formula1.com reports.

Hamilton continued to set the pace at Istanbul Park, as he posted the fastest time in second practice for the Turkish Grand Prix, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc impressing in second, Formula1.com reports.

Hamilton set the fastest time in FP1 for the Turkish Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. Hamilton has, however, received a grid penalty, having taken a new engine at Istanbul Park, Formula1.com reports.

Fresh from the team's first one-two in over a decade at the Italian Grand Prix last time out, McLaren's Norris has claimed pole position for the 2021 Russian Grand Prix, Formula1.com reports.

Mercedes retained their stranglehold of Sochi, as Bottas and Lewis Hamilton set an impressive pace in second practice for the Russian Grand Prix - with rival Max Verstappen only sixth fastest, Formula1.com reports.

Bottas led the first Friday practice session for the Russian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton and his Red Bull rival Max Verstappen under the sun at the Sochi Autodrom, Formula1.com reports.

A dramatic crash between title protagonists Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen that took both drivers out of the race cleared the way for Ricciardo to claim a sensational victory in the Italian Grand Prix, Formula1.com reports.

Bottas has triumphed in the second ever F1 Sprint at Monza - but it's second-placed Max Verstappen who claimed pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, with Bottas set to start the race from the back of the grid on Sunday after a raft of power unit changes despite a faultless drive from P1 in the 18-lap, 100km Sprint from the Finn, Formula1.com reports.

Mercedes' outgoing driver Bottas has taken the Pirelli Speed King Award at Monza, going fastest in qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, and meaning he'll start P1 for Saturday's F1 Sprint, having beaten team mate Lewis Hamilton, Formula1.com reports.

The first and only practice session ahead of qualifying at Monza saw Hamilton finish quickest on medium tyres for Mercedes, with rival Max Verstappen second for Red Bull - nearly half a second off the pace on soft tyres, Formula1.com reports.

Verstappen has moved back to the head of the drivers' standings, after winning the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort over title rival Lewis Hamilton, Formula1.com

Sixty-five thousand fans were on their feet and euphoric as they watched their home hero Verstappen fend off title rival Lewis Hamilton to snatch pole position for the returning Dutch Grand Prix, Formula1.com reports.

To the delight of his home fans, Red Bull's Verstappen laid down a big marker ahead of qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix, going fastest in Free Practice 3 by over half a second from the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas, as Lewis Hamilton took third, Formula1.com reports.

Blue skies and orange grandstands welcomed the drivers for second practice at Zandvoort, in which Leclerc took P1 ahead of Ferrari team mate Carlos Sainz and Alpine's Esteban Ocon., Formula1.com reports.

Hamilton got his Dutch Grand Prix weekend off to the best possible start, going fastest in Free Practice 1 as Formula 1 returned to Zandvoort for the first time since 1985, ahead of home hero Max Verstappen and the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz, Formula1.com reports.

Raikkonen has announced he will hang up his helmet and gloves and call time on an illustrious Formula 1 career at the end of the season, Formula1.com reports.

Verstappen won a heavily rain-shortened Belgian Grand Prix that finished late into the evening amid torrential conditions at Spa-Francorchamps, Formula1.com reports.

Verstappen got the job done when it mattered in the closing moments of a thrilling wet Belgian Grand Prix qualifying to pip George Russell and snatch his sixth pole of the year, Formula1.com reports.