With a victory Sunday at the Japanese Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli became the youngest championship leader in Formula 1 history

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.

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,

Mercedes lockout front row with Oscar Piastri third after Max Verstappen is knocked out of qualifying early in Suzuka