Formula 1 has gone into meltdown after Max Verstappen escaped with just a 10-second penalty for ramming into bitter rival George Russell during the Spanish Grand Prix.

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri will start today’s 2025 Spanish Grand Prix on pole position after beating Lando Norris with a stunning lap in qualifying. Piastri leads his McLaren team-mate Norris by three points after eight races in the 2025 World Drivers’ Championship standings.

Max Verstappen was at the center of yet another controversy, this time after colliding with George Russell during the final laps of the Spanish GP.

Christian Horner has responded to the latest claims about a key contractual clause in Max Verstappen ’s deal with Red Bull. Verstappen’s big-money contract ties him to Red Bull until the end of 2028 but his future has been constantly debated for the past year, as the team’s dominance has waned.

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.

Max Verstappen delivered a cryptic response when asked about Red Bull teammate Yuki Tsunoda's dismal qualifying. On Saturday afternoon, the qualifying sessions ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix took place around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Former Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen still partakes in rally racing at the age of 53 but suffered a crash which saw his Skoda Fabia roll over in Sweden on Friday

McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have dismissed the claim from Max Verstappen that he isn't in the fight