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Max Verstappen Inks First-Of-Its-Kind Multi-Year Partnership With Merchandise Giant

Max Verstappen has officially entered a new era of his off-track career with the signing of a multi-year global partnership positioning him as one of the more commercially powerful athletes in sport alongside an American Merchandising giant.

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'Best Driver Didn’t Win!' Ralf Schumacher Questions Lando Norris’ 2025 F1 Triumph with Brutal Max Verstappen verdict

Lando Norris won the 2025 driver’s title after a long-fought battle with Max Verstappen. The Briton could only manage to win the title with a two-point lead over the runner-up, Verstappen.

Formula One News / FirstSportz / December 11

Helmut Marko Breaks Silence on Max Verstappen’s Red Bull Future After His Shocking Exit

Max Verstappen‘s Red Bull future was under intense scrutiny amid his desperate struggles mid-way through the 2025 season. The Dutchman was rumored to exit the team by activating an alleged clause that allowed him to leave if he fell below a certain position in the title standings.

Formula One News / HITC / December 11

Toto Wolff believes Max Verstappen holds key edge over one looming 2026 F1 rule change

Max Verstappen’s time as F1 champion came to an end in 2025, and now his focus turns to whether Red Bull can adjust to the 2026 regulations in time to compete for the title again next season.

Formula One News / AutoRacing1.com / December 11

Formula 1 News: Verstappen still best driver of 2025 – Prost

(GMM) Ralf Schumacher and Alain Prost both say Max Verstappen (pictured) was the outstanding driver of 2025 despite losing the title to Lando Norris – as doubt continues to swirl … Read More

Formula One News / HITC / December 11

How Helmut Marko beat one of his fiercest F1 rivals to signing Max Verstappen for Red Bull in 2014

Helmut Marko’s career in Formula 1 was cut short after just 12 months at the wheel, but the rivalries he shared with some of the sport’s greatest drivers remained into the following decades.

Formula One News / HITC / December 10

Max Verstappen’s 2026 testing comments leave Red Bull fans with low expectations

Red Bull Racing wrapped up their final day of on-track work for 2025 this week, but Max Verstappen was not part of the action. Red Bull Racing completed their last laps of 2025 on Tuesday, but Max Verstappen was absent as the team handed the post-season testing duties to newly promoted Isack Hadjar.

Formula One News / HITC / December 9

Why Red Bull believe their late 2025 upgrades won’t derail their 2026 F1 project

With the 2025 Formula One season wrapped up, attention is already turning to 2026 – and Red Bull’s prospects might not be as bleak as first feared. The latter stages of the season were all about Max Verstappen.

Formula One News / F1 on SI / December 9

Lando Norris Reveals 'Regret' Over Historical Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen Jibes

Lando Norris has conceded he regrets comments made about multiple Formula 1 world champions Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton after securing his maiden title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Formula One News / HITC / December 9

Max Verstappen has just sent the clearest message yet that he’s staying at Red Bull

Max Verstappen will be looking to reclaim his championship crown in 2026 after losing the 2025 title to Lando Norris. The Red Bull driver has dominated the ground effect era in Formula 1, winning four consecutive titles between 2021 and 2024.

Formula One News / FirstSportz / December 9

Helmut Marko Exits Red Bull After Max Verstappen Lost the 2025 Championship to Lando Norris

Red Bull is currently undergoing a period of massive personnel changes in the F1 squad. The team recently got rid of its longest-serving team principal, Christian Horner.

Formula One News / F1 on SI / December 9

Max Verstappen Falls Heartbreakingly Short of Career High

Spoiler alert: Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the final race of the 2025 F1 season. It was a blazing end to a season that was nearly one of the greatest comebacks in Formula 1 history.

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Does Lando Norris’ F1 Championship Win Over Max Verstappen Strengthen the Case for a Full-Season NASCAR Format?

Comparing F1 and NASCAR is not entirely fair. Not only are they very different technically, but the points systems and the ways champions are determined are also extremely different.

Formula One News / Total Apex Sports / December 8

The Heartbreak on the Pit Wall: Max Verstappen’s Race Engineer in Tears After Agonizing Title Defeat

Formula 1 is often called a shark tank—a cold, calculated world of telemetry, strategy, and ruthless ambition. But every now and then, the mask slips, and we see the raw human cost of chasing greatness.

Formula One News / Athlon Sports / December 8

Kimi Antonelli Apologizes for Costing Max Verstappen Crucial Title Points

Moments after the 2025 Abu Dhabi GP wrapped up an intense title fight, cameras caught a scene few in F1 expected. Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli pulled Max Verstappen into a hug and quietly said, “I’m really sorry.” Verstappen immediately brushed it off” ‘Mate, don’t.

Formula One News / Field Level Media / December 7

Lando Norris wins first F1 world championship, besting Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen went from pole position to a victory lap at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, but the real winner was Lando Norris, who secured his first Formula One world championship.

Formula One News / Field Level Media / December 6

Max Verstappen claims crucial pole for Abu Dhabi finale

Four-time defending Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen captured the pole position for Sunday's title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen continued his late-season surge by recording the fastest qualifying time on Saturday, 0.201 seconds ahead of Lando Norris.

Formula One News / Total Apex Sports / December 6

Lando Norris Triggers War of Words With Max Verstappen as F1 Drama Unfolds in Abu Dhabi

Another race weekend, another chance for Max Verstappen to remind everyone else on the grid that the track belongs to him. This time, the stage was set at the 2025 Abu Dhabi GP season finale, and the unwilling participant in Verstappen’s world was none other than McLaren’s Lando Norris.

Formula One News / Yardbarker / December 5

McLaren may cost itself the Drivers' Championship due to favoritism

Oscar Piastri has a chance to win the title, but needs a miracle to do so and may have his chances hindered by his own team, which could come in the form of team orders.

Drivers' Championship could be a closer finish than it appears

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Formula One News / Athlon Sports / December 4

Max Verstappen Makes Major Gain Before Abu Dhabi GP

Max Verstappen has made one of the biggest jumps in social-media growth of the 2025 Formula 1 season, right before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale. According

Formula One News / Yardbarker / December 2

Drivers' Championship could be a closer finish than it appears

Three drivers are vying to become the world champion as the Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship heads into its final round (24) in Abu Dhabi.

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Formula One News / Yardbarker / December 1

Red Bull Racing announces who will be Verstappen's 2026 teammate

Red Bull Racing announces who will be Max Verstappen's teammate in 2026

Verstappen will fight for the Drivers’ Championship against McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in Abu Dhabi on Dec. 7.

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Formula One News / Larry Brown Sports / December 1

Max Verstappen wins in Qatar to extend title fight to Abu Dhabi

Max Verstappen on Sunday won the Qatar Grand Prix to ensure a showdown in Abu Dhabi for the drivers’ championship. McLaren opted against pitting during a safety car, keeping both drivers out while most of the field, including Verstappen, pitted for fresh tires.

Formula One News / Field Level Media / November 30

Max Verstappen wins in Qatar, boosts chances for fifth crown

Defending champion Max Verstappen boosted his chances of a fifth consecutive Formula One crown by capturing the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday. The Dutchman sliced his deficit behind championship leader Lando Norris by more than half before next weekend's final race in Abu Dhabi.

Formula One News / Yardbarker / November 30