Max Verstappen’s engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, rarely sounds as impressed as he did on the radio when his driver’s pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix was confirmed. He had been through this routine 40 times before,

Max Verstappen has said Red Bull has not fixed its troublesome Formula 1 car despite taking a stunning Japanese Grand Prix pole that he called one of his finest career laps.The four-time world champion was bidding for his fourth consecutive pole at Suzuka,

Max Verstappen's Red Bull future continues to be a talking point with Mercedes touted as a future destination - which could spell bad news for their rookie driver