Max Verstappen Confirms New Car Number for 2026 F1 Season
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Lewis Hamilton endured a challenging debut season with Ferrari in Formula 1, and Max Verstappen admits it’s tough to watch the seven-time world champion struggle. GPblog analysed Hamilton’s 2025 campaign,
Max Verstappen has confessed that Lewis Hamilton’s struggles with Ferrari ‘pain him’, but that he doesn’t expect the seven-time world champion to walk away from the sport before the end of his contract.
“My favorite number has always been 3, apart from #1,” Verstappen said in an interview with Viaplay. “We can now swap, so it’ll be #3. #33 was always fine, but I just like one 3 better than two. I always said it represented double luck, but I’ve already had my luck in Formula 1.”
Max Verstappen saw the bright side of his F1 championship loss to Lando Norris, giving a characteristically blunt response in a recent interview.
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Red Bull: Max Verstappen is most expensive but also “best sensor we have in the car”
Laurent Mekies says after his first half-year at Red Bull that the Dutchman is the most expensive, but also the best sensor the team has. He is even more impressed by the Dutchman than he expected bef
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Max Verstappen gives glimpse into fatherhood in rare interview
Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has given a glimpse into his life as a father in a newly released interview with stuntman Riley Harper for Red Bull and TAG Heuer. Filmed during the United States Grand Prix weekend, the pair drove around the streets of Austin and talked about all things racing and becoming fathers.
Sophie Kumpen followed a candle ritual for Max Verstappen before every F1 race. It helped deliver four titles—until it failed for the first time.
Chip Ganassi Racing star Alex Palou won the 2025 IndyCar title and became a four-time champion of the premier American open-wheel racing series.