MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Red Bull Racing Team Principal Laurent Mekies has conceded the team is still navigating early-season challenges with its 2026 Formula 1 car, following a qualifying crash for reigning champion Max Verstappen at the Australian Grand Prix. The incident, initially appearing as a driver error, was quickly determined to be the result of … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia – Max Verstappen endured a disastrous start to the Australian Grand Prix weekend, crashing out of Q1 qualifying on Saturday at Albert Park. The Red Bull Racing driver, a four-time World Champion, expressed a profound sense of frustration and disillusionment following the incident, stating he feels “empty” and is bracing for a long … Read more
The riot about the alleged motorcycle trick of Mercedes currently has the Formula 1 world in its grip. Mercedes has found a clever loophole in the law, but the other manufacturers say this is illegal. Red Bull was also initially accused of this trick, but now it seems that they have played a completely different … Read more
Red Bull Racing will debut in 2026 with a brand new power unit that was partly developed in-house and partly in collaboration with Ford. However, the DM01 power source that is located in the back of the cars of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar would have a problem with ‘turbo team‘. But what exactly is … Read more
Red Bull Racing driver Isack Hadjar has explained what went wrong in his crash during the closed Formula 1 shakedown in Barcelona. The Frenchman was involved in the only major accident of the test week at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on the second day. He shot off the track in wet conditions in the last … Read more
Max Verstappen has had a productive test week in Barcelona. The Dutchman was in action all day today and was very satisfied with his test. He was a bit sick. The first test of the season was completed behind closed doors this week at the Barcelona circuit in Spain. It was an important week for … Read more
Isack Hadjar has done himself a disservice. The brand new teammate of Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing, crashed its new car during the second day of the shakedown in Barcelona. A downer for the Frenchman, as he had started his new adventure with the Austrian racing team properly. After a strong debut year with … Read more
Jim Vermeulen, the former director of Circuit Zandvoort, understands that there will be no more Dutch Grand Prix after 2026. Yet he himself would have liked to see it differently. He himself had chosen rotation, so that the Grand Prix could be organized every two or three years. In 1985, the last Dutch Grand Prix … Read more
The 48th edition of the Dakar Rally will start in Yanbu on January 3. The cars include several big names, including five-time winner Nasser Al-Attiyah, four-time winner Carlos Sainz senior and nine-time WRC champion Sébastien Loeb. However, the list of participants also includes names that are much less known. This lesser-known group includes Mark Mustermann, … Read more
Between all the important news, it’s easy to miss a few things. Don’t worry, F1Maximaal.nl will keep you informed of all the sense and nonsense from the world of Formula 1 in the Meanwhile in F1 section. Verstappen passes his knowledge test with flying colors Max Verstappen is considered one of, if not the best … Read more