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Max Verstappen tempers expectations in Portugal: 'We had more pace at the Nordschleife''
Max Verstappen has tempered expectations surrounding a recovery drive at the GT World Challenge Europe finale in Portimao. The Dutchman's Verstappen Racing team began P13 in the three-hour endurance race, with driver Ben Barnicoat gaining two places at the start. Filling in for regular Verstappen Ra...
LIVEBLOG | Verstappen completes stunning charge - Follow here for GT World Challenge Portimao updates!
Max Verstappen and his team are ready for race day at the Portimao circuit. Follow the session with GPblog's liveblog here! After completing a Formula 1 tripleheader over the past weekend, Verstappen stays busy and competes for his own team in the GT World Challenge Europe's final weekend in Portuga...
Verstappen Racing gains another place in Portimao GT race: Starting Grid confirmed
Despite qualifying P15 in Portimao, Max Verstappen's team, Verstappen Racing, will start the GT World Challenge Europe finale from P13 - here is the final starting grid. After set up and drivability issues during Saturday's action, Verstappen, despite setting the fastest time out of his teammates i...
Max Verstappen benefits from major change ahead of Portimão GT race
Positive news for Max Verstappen and his teammates. His Mercedes will not be given any extra weight for the endurance race in the GT World Challenge Europe at Portimão. Several rivals will receive extra ballast as part of the Balance of Performance (BoP), which in principle makes their cars slower. ...
LIVE | Watch Verstappen take on the GT World Challenge Europe race at Portimao
The GT World Challenge Europe season concludes today with the final race at the Portimao circuit and also with Max Verstappen on the grid. Watch the entire race live here! After completing a Formula 1 tripleheader, Verstappen is back in action this weekend. The Dutchman is racing for his own GT3 tea...
Breaking! Verstappen will not start the GT race in Portimão
Max Verstappen will not take the start of the GT World Challenge Europe race in Portimão. His team-mate Ben Barnicoat will start in the Mercedes-AMG GT3 entered by Verstappen Racing. This has been made clear from the official starting-driver list, which was published shortly before the race. Versta...
Max Verstappen targets ‘one of the biggest events' in 2027 as F1 calendar leaves door open
Max Verstappen is working on a Spa 24 Hours debut in 2027. The four-time Formula 1 world champion said he will try his best to be on the grid for the Belgian endurance classic next season. Max Verstappen is hoping to compete in the Spa 24 Hours in 2027, with the four-time Formula 1 world champion sa...
Lando Norris’ Singapore GP radio offer to teammate Oscar Piastri branded ‘cringe’
Guenther Steiner has labelled the efforts by Lando Norris to help Oscar Piastri during the Singapore Grand Prix as 'cringe'. Norris made the offer over the team radio with the thought of helping his McLaren teammate overtake Lewis Hamilton for fifth place. The gesture came a day after the teammates...
Mercedes reveals its focus amid Antonelli's 'championship point' in the USA
Mercedes Deputy Team Principal Bradley Lord does not want his team to focus on Kimi Antonelli's potential 'match point' at the US Grand Prix, where he could secure the 2026 drivers' title. Antonelli could secure his first drivers' title next week at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The...
Verstappen Racing leaves the paddock puzzled after difficult qualifying
Friday in Portimao was an eventful day, with Verstappen Racing experiencing a few more difficulties with the car. Meanwhile, Morris Schuring, Alessio Picariello and Dorian Boccolacci came away with pole position. There was particular surprise at Verstappen Racing’s performance, while another Mercede...
Rossi rues missed chance to battle Verstappen: 'We would have been close'
Valentino Rossi's qualifying at the GT World Challenge Europe at Portimao did not finish the way the Italian MotoGP star was hoping for. In qualifying, the average of each driver's best lap times determines the grid order. In Q1, Q2 and Q3, all three drivers of each car complete flying laps. Rossi e...
Norris on edge: major decision on new team coming soon
Lando Norris is about to find out whether he can join the Formula 2 grid with his own team, GPblog understands. F2 CEO Bruno Michel is certainly thrilled by the idea of the 2025 F1 world champion entering the feeder series to Formula 1 with his own racing team. Formula 1 champion Norris announced...
Ferrari junior's next step revealed: 'A new beginning'
Dino Beganovic will become Ferrari's Formula 1 reserve driver and test driver for the 2027 campaign. As GPblog first reported in an exclusive article, Beganovic will remain on the team as a test and development driver next year. In addition to that, he will also serve as the Scuderia's reserve drive...
Malaysia weighs permanent F1 return after Sepang stand-in race brought in staggering sum
Malaysia is looking at bringing Formula 1 back to Sepang on a regular basis, either every year or every few years alongside another country. The move comes after the circuit's one-off role as host of this year's Bahrain Grand Prix generated an estimated $233 million. According to reports in Malaysia...
Verstappen Racing seeks to overturn Portimao disappointment: Full race schedule
Max Verstappen will return to the track today, 17 October, for the GT World Challenge Europe season finale at Portimão. The four-time Formula 1 world champion will compete in a three-hour endurance race, with Verstappen Racing starting from 15th place following a disappointing qualifying performance...
Christian Horner delivers Liam Lawson bombshell - he should never have been promoted to Red Bull
Christian Horner has written that Liam Lawson should never have been promoted to Red Bull. The former team principal makes the claim in his autobiography Drive, even though Lawson is now carrying Racing Bulls' points tally and is expected to keep his seat for 2027. The passage comes from Horner's ac...
Liam Lawson swaps F1 cockpit for the stage in surprise Austin appearance
Liam Lawson is preparing for an unusual appearance away from the Formula 1 circuit, with Racing Bulls confirming that the New Zealander will perform live in Austin ahead of the United States Grand Prix. The 24-year-old will headline the team's Garage Sessions event on Thursday, 22 October, just one...
F1 Today | Verstappen's pole ambitions evaporate after poor qualifying result
Max Verstappen endured a disappointing qualifying session at Portimão on Friday, with his Verstappen Racing team managing only 15th place on the grid for Saturday's GT World Challenge Europe race. Despite a promising performance in free practice, the Dutchman and his teammates Ben Barnicoat and Chri...
Valentino Rossi-backed star reacts as Marc Marquez singles him out
Valentino Rossi protege Nicolo Bulega has hinted that Marc Marquez may already be preparing for his much-anticipated MotoGP arrival. Bulega returns to Grand Prix racing in 2027, having utterly dominated WorldSBK this year. The 27-year-old became world champion with a round to go and has broken recor...
Portimão pole-sitters slightly surprised by Verstappen Racing: 'They may had some problems'
An exciting qualifying session in the Algarve saw Porsche claim a dominant pole position. Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing lacked the pace to dethrone Boutsen VDS Racing. Dutchman Morris Schuring will start from pole alongside his teammates and jokes that Verstappen can 'take his time' making his...
Qatar GP cancellation could deal major blow to Marc Marquez's title hopes
The MotoGP title race has already been through a ridiculous number of twists and turns, and now it’s facing the most unpredictable storyline yet. Just two points separate championship leader Jorge Martin from Marc Marquez, while Marco Bezzecchi is coming off a win just 44 points back. Marquez’s come...
Verstappen Racing have an ace up their sleeve for Portimao comeback
Ben Barnicoat admitted that changes to the Mercedes-AMG GT3 failed to deliver the desired improvement during qualifying at Portimão, leaving Verstappen Racing facing a difficult challenge in Sunday's three-hour endurance race. Verstappen Racing could only manage 15th place in qualifying, with the Me...
Why Russell's rebuilt Mercedes lost performance in Singapore
George Russell started the Singapore Grand Prix in a Mercedes partly rebuilt with second-hand parts after it was revealed his team went scrambling for parts to rebuild his car following his crash in the Sprint race. Russell went into the weekend with a 60-place grid penalty after Mercedes changed se...
Verstappen Racing misses pole by a wide margin in Portimão as Porsche strikes
Max Verstappen and his teammates finished fifteenth in qualifying for the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance race in Portimao. Morris Schuring, Dorian Boccolacci and Alessio Picariello in the #2 Boutsen VDS Porsche dominated the entire session, taking pole position. Ahead of qualifying, Mercedes-AM...
Leclerc marvels at prospect of racing against Verstappen: 'Such a legend!'
Arthur Leclerc has expressed his excitement at sharing the track with Max Verstappen during the GT World Challenge Europe weekend at Portimão. The Ferrari driver is among the notable names competing in Portugal, alongside Valentino Rossi and the four-time Formula 1 world champion. Verstappen's parti...
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