Red Bull boss Christian Horner admitted the team has a “mountain to climb” at the Qatar Grand Prix as Max Verstappen branded his Formula 1 car’s balance “terrible”. The reigning champions experienced a challenging Sprint race at the Lusail International Circuit as Verstappen collected a single point with a struggle to eighth place.

A Red Bull F1 star is one of two drivers to have been hit with a late demotion at the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race after changes were made under parc ferme conditions. Parc ferme, French for 'closed park' is a strictly policed section of F1 where teams and drivers are not allowed to make changes to their cars after a certain point across a race weekend.

Max Verstappen won big in Las Vegas with his fourth world title but the fight for Formula 1’s biggest cash prize is hotting up this week in Qatar.

Max Verstappen took a moment ahead of this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix to reflect on his fourth world title and on 2025.

Qatar Grand Prix betting tips. George Russell to win the Qatar GP - 13/2 Betfred. A British driver to win the race and Lance Stroll first retirement of the race - 16/1 William Hil

McLaren made a statement in their constructors' championship fight against Ferrari and Red Bull on Saturday in Qatar, extending their narrow lead in the last sprint race of the year. Lando Norris led from lights to the final corner,