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Verstappen on his F1 future and love of racing

Max Verstappen says he could “easily stop” in Formula 1 but still loves racing, as he discussed his mindset heading into the summer break with Red Bull. Verstappen said: "I'm of course 28 years old, so it's a little bit different. I mean, of course I can easily stop, it's not a problem, but I love racing, and I'm just trying to deal with what we have, even though what we have at the moment is not what I like."

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Max Verstappen gives future update going into F1 summer break: "Of course I can easily stop, but I love racing"

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Verstappen on Antonelli's second-season step forward

Max Verstappen says he never doubted Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli would make a big step forward in his second Formula 1 season and become consistently competitive, as the 19-year-old leads the championship after taking six wins so far this year. Verstappen said: "Of course, when you're driving for a top team, it's always highlighted a little bit more. But for me, there was never a doubt that he would make a jump the year after and already be a lot more consistently competitive. It's normal in the progression of a driver. In your rookie season it can be quite tough, but at the moment, of course, he's doing an amazing job."

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Max Verstappen heaps praise on F1 rival: 'Never a doubt'

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Leclerc on how his relationship with Verstappen has changed

Charles Leclerc says his relationship with Max Verstappen has changed over the years, admitting he once thought the Red Bull driver was a “bad person”. Leclerc said: "Our relationship has matured over the years; I was convinced he was a bad person and he thought the same of me. But now our relationship has changed."

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Leclerc considers Max Verstappen to Ferrari in ‘bad person' admission

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Hamilton on his 2026 form and title talk

Lewis Hamilton says he rates his 2026 season so far as "slightly above average" and is not getting drawn into talk of a title battle. Hamilton said: "I'm not thinking about the second part [of the season]. I'm thinking about just this weekend, one race at a time. I'm just trying to figure out how I can maximise each weekend. I'm genuinely not thinking about [future] races from here."

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Lewis Hamilton gives personal rating of F1 2026 performances

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Briatore on Alpine not beating McLaren or Ferrari

Flavio Briatore says he does not know why Alpine are not beating McLaren or Ferrari, insisting the team has “everything” it needs to win grands prix. Flavio Briatore said: "We have everything to win, because, you know, the agreement we've done with Mercedes is a super agreement, because we picked up the right partner. And we're investing in CapEx a lot of money in the factory. We need to put the pieces together... take more risk than what we take now. But I'm sure this team… I don't know why we're not winning. I don't know why we don't beat McLaren. I don't know why we don't beat Ferrari."

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Flavio Briatore questions why Alpine trail McLaren and Ferrari

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Stella on Norris and Piastri's stronger team-mate relationship

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have become even closer as team-mates despite fighting each other for last season’s world title until the final race. Stella said: "It wasn't a given that, after last year -- when they found themselves battling for the world title right up to the final race -- the harmony they'd built would remain intact: yet not only has this not changed, but the relationship between them and with the team has actually become even stronger."

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