Formula 1 news after the Japanese Grand Prix, with live updates on Max Verstappen's future at Red Bull Racing as he now considers retiring when this season ends

As the four-time world champion edges closer to theatrically quitting F1, his team has few levers to pull to keep him engaged

After years of Mercedes eyeing Red Bull’s line-up for Lewis Hamilton’s successor, the roles could soon be reversed.

The Red Bull Racing driver finished in eighth place at the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix following continued challenges with his car

SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Max Verstappen ordered a journalist to “get out” of a scheduled media session at Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix on Thursday after objecting to a question he asked last year. “I’m not speaking before he's leaving,

Max Verstappen has slammed the F1 2026 "mushroom mode" after Oliver Bearman's "very dangerous" Japanese Grand Prix crash.

The four-time F1 World Champion has been visibly displeased with the 2026 FIA Formula 1 season and new regulations. Now he's looking to quit.

Formula 1 superstar Max Verstappen could hit the brakes at year’s end. The Red Bull driver said he has considered retiring from F1 at the end of the 2026 — two years before the end of his lucrative contract — admitting that he’s “not enjoying the sport” after a disappointing eighth-place finish at Saturday’s Japanese Grand Prix.