Max Verstappen was handed a 10-second time penalty for colliding with George Russell in the Spanish Grand Prix, but the Mercedes man has no plans to discuss the incident with his Red Bull rival

The most famous example of this last season came during Daniel Ricciardo's final F1 race, when the Australian finished last but claimed the fastest lap on the final lap of the Singapore GP, taking the extra point away from Norris and helping Verstappen's 2024 title bid.

BARCELONA, Spain — In a year in which McLaren has emerged as Formula One’s dominant team with a brilliant car and two outstanding drivers, Max Verstappen’s efforts to stay in the hunt for the World Championship must be applauded.

Oscar Piastri will start the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position ahead of McLaren teammate Lando Norris on Sunday with the papaya-colored cars poised to continue their early dominance of the Formula 1 season.

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Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he no longer knows how to qualify well in a worrying statement ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. He has struggled to match the pace of Charles Leclerc against the clock and was second-best to George Russell last season.

Max Verstappen is bidding to win a fifth straight F1 title, but has been told by Christian Horner he needs to start beating at least one McLaren every weekend.

Verstappen has complained of the difficulties he faces this season piloting the infamously tricky RB21 which already defeated Liam Lawson and is now starting to trigger questions over Tsunoda's future as he also appears to have failed to overcome the challenge of inhabiting the second Red Bull seat.