Valtteri Bottas tops the morning session in Portugal ahead of Max Verstappen in second. Lewis Hamilton struggled and could only fifth fastest. read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas led the way in opening practice for Formula 1's 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix, pipping Max Verstappen to the fastest time. read more »

Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes tops first practice ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao. read more »

Valtteri Bottas finished just ahead of Max Verstappen to top the timesheets in first practice for the Portuguese GP, with Mercedes and Red Bull - true to form - neck and neck... read more »

Neither Valtteri Bottas or his car show any lingering after effects from Imola, as the Finn heads opening practice in Portugal, ahead of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. read more »

Mercedes took on Max Verstappen for the top spot in FP1 in Portugal, with Valtteri Bottas P1 as Verstappen fell foul to bad vibrations. read more »

At a time his Father - Max, the originator of the infamous 'Verstappen-slappen - warns the title fight with Lewis Hamilton could boil over, Max appears to be taking a more... read more »

Now armed with a challenger that can compete for the World Championship, Max Verstappen says he must pick his moments to "shine". read more »

Helmut Marko believes Lewis Hamilton's driving is already being affected by the strong challenge Max Verstappen is posing to his dominance. read more »

Max Verstappen has insisted he will "settle" for a result rather than gambling on his trademark aggression in order to dethrone seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Max Verstappen looks to finally have a car that could take him to F1 title glory, so why doesn't he want to talk about it?  read more »

Max Verstappen has explained that he will tweak his approach if required this year owing to the knowledge that he has a chance of fighting for the Formula 1 title. Red Bull has... read more »

Sergio Perez joked that he understands now why the media bill Max Verstappen as the "terrible" team-mate - but he is not the person they portray. read more »

Jos Verstappen says Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton's shoulder bump was the rivals showing they won't "let the other push them aside". read more »

In our latest F1 gossip, ex-Red Bull driver David Coulthard believes it is Max Verstappen's title to lose in 2021, while Helmut Marko has described Yuki Tsunoda as... read more »

The Milton Keynes-based team has had an encouraging start to the 2021 campaign, with Max Verstappen taking pole position for the season opener in Bahrain and winning last time... read more »

On the back of his crash at Imola, Ralf Schumacher predicts more mistakes from Lewis Hamilton as he comes under pressure from Max Verstappen. read more »

David Coulthard thinks "only the racing gods" can stop Max Verstappen from becoming World Champion this year. read more »

Max Verstappen is eyeing a second race win of 2021 this weekend in Portugal after taking victory last time out at Imola. read more »

The 2021 technical regulations have introduced an interesting side-plot into Formula 1, especially with the way it has affected the teams running low-rake aero concepts.In... read more »

Honda have revealed Max Verstappen's flying start at Imola resulted from work sparked by Red Bull's tardy getaways in the wet at Turkey last year. read more »

Max Verstappen's triumph at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was helped by a sensational getaway from third on the grid that helped him leapfrog pole man Lewis Hamilton.The... read more »

F1 returns to Portugal for the second year in succession as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen prepare to do battle once again. read more »

Now that he goes into every race with a realistic chance of pole and victory, Max Verstappen is competing with a "different mindset". read more »

Max Verstappen has never topped the standings. Red Bull haven't done so for a long time. That can all change in Portimao. read more »