All news on the topic: Max Verstappen

George Russell and Toto Wolff have already made big statements about what they expect from Red Bull this year, but former F1 champion Button is not so sure the Mercedes pair are correct

Hamilton and Verstappen have, between them, won ever F1 drivers' title since 2017 and all but one since 2014 – but Sky's Naomi Schiff thinks there might be a better driver on the grid

Sergio Perez is now in his third season as a Red Bull driver, and has been praised by Helmut Marko for lasting so long alongside two-time world champion Max Veratappen

Alonso was the closest challenger to Verstappen and his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez as Aston Martin showed off the impressive pace of their AMR23 car in Bahrain

Hamilton's on-track duel with his old F1 team-mate and rival Alonso was one of the highlights of the Bahrain race, and even race winner Verstappen couldn't resist watching it

Red Bull had by far the quickest car in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but still Perez was unable to come close to challenging his team-mate Verstappen for the victory

The likes of Toto Wolff and George Russell have predicted Red Bull could run away with the F1 championship in 2023, but Brundle feels Verstappen may yet face a title fight

No-one came close to Max Verstappen and Red Bull as they dominated the Bahrain Grand Prix, but one former F1 champion still thinks there could be a contested title race in 2023

Red Bull will no doubt have been thrilled with how easily Max Verstappen was able to dominate the Bahrain race, but the Dutchman was doing one thing which annoyed them

Clarkson made a prediction about how the Bahrain Grand Prix was going to go, right after he told Martin Brundle who he would be supporting during the pre-race grid walk

Fernando Alonso proved the story of the Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Aston Martin man finishing third behind the Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez

Bold predictions are already being made about what Red Bull can achieve in 2023 after Max Verstappen won the Bahrain Grand Prix by miles and Sergio Perez finished second

We may only be one race into the 2023 Formula 1 season, but Red Bull already look to be in a league of their own in terms of car performance and it's going to be tough for anyone to catch them

Max Verstappen sped off into the distance and led from start to finish while Sergio Perez cruised to second, though the real battle was further back and won by Fernando Alonso

Sky Sports presenter Naomi Schiff gave her opinion on who she thinks could provide a stern challenge to Max Verstappen this season with Red Bull looking strong again

Hamilton and Verstappen command the top salaries on the F1 grid, but they all earn huge sums for their work – after all, those private jets and supercars aren't going to pay for themselves!

Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix was briefly red flagged just a few minutes in due to debris on the track, as TV cameras caught pieces flying off Leclerc's Ferrari

Red Bull lived up to pre-season expectations by not only securing pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix but locking out the front row – before saying they have a car more suited to the race itself

Charles Leclerc looked to be in real contention for pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix, but Ferrari made the decision not to send him out for a second Q3 run and left Max Verstappen unchallenged

Max Verstappen came into the first qualifying session of the year as the favourite, with his nearest expected challengers being Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and perhaps even Fernando Alonso

F1 rookie Nyck de Vries spoke about his friendship with Max Verstappen and what it means to represent the Netherlands as part of a wide ranging interview with Mirror Sport

Christian Horner spoke about Red Bull's pre-season and how it has been affected by the punishment from their 2021 budget cap breach, as well as Sergio Perez's latest Max Verstappen comments

Hamilton and Mercedes look to be off the pace of the top teams again heading into the new F1 season, though Verstappen and Red Bull are not counting them out just yet

Mercedes star Hamilton covered a wide range of topics as he spoke to reporters on media day ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix – the first race weekend of the 2023 F1 season

Perez's feelings about his partnership with Verstappen were made very clear on the eve of the new season, with fireworks likely at Red Bull if his demands are not met