The first of Formula One’s three U.S. races will be contested this weekend as grand prix racing converges on South Florida for the Miami Grand Prix. There is so much to watch for, as usual, and No. 1 on the list is Red Bull’s two-man battle for the top spot in the standings. Max Verstappen enters the weekend with a six-point lead over Sergio Perez, with each driver having scored a pair of race wins this season. Hall of Fame Collection is proud...
F1, INDYCAR STARS GET SEASONS OFF TO STRONG START Max Verstappen and Marcus Ericsson were the first-race winners last weekend as Formula One and IndyCar got their respective 2023 seasons rolling. Verstappen led a 1-2 charge by Red Bull Racing at the Bahrain International Circuit, with Fernando Alonso giving Aston Martin hope for the season ahead. In St. Petersburg, Fla., Ericsson moved past Pato O’Ward with three-plus laps to go in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg to score his first IndyCar...
The wait is over. After one of the most thrilling and dramatic Formula One championships in history, the series is set to begin anew. This weekend’s race is in Bahrain. All eyes this season will be on reigning champion Max Verstappen and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, but there are popular drivers throughout the scheduled 20-car field. including former series champions Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel and rising stars Lando Norris and George Russell. Hall of Fame Collection will again make available authentic and...
Formula One’s two-week tour of Austria saw Max Verstappen and Red Bull dominate Sunday’s Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, continuing their recent run of grand prix success. Verstappen beat Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton by 35.7 seconds to extend his championship lead to 18 points. Red Bull has won the past four races while Verstappen won consecutive races for the first time in his F1 career. He now has 14 career wins. The venue that is Red Bull’s home track also...
The “younger” drivers have certainly emerged as legitimate championship contenders as Formula One prepares for next week’s French Grand Prix. As summer begins to take hold, Max Verstappen (23 years old) stands as a real threat to derail Lewis Hamilton’s bid for five consecutive world championships. Verstappen holds a four-point lead over Hamilton, 105-101. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc (also 23) has put himself in the “Big Three” category, having won the past two pole positions at Monaco and Baku. The Scuderia Ferrari driver...
By now everyone knows that Max Verstappen is one of the most impressive still-young drivers in Formula One, with nine race wins to his name. Verstappen, 23, became the youngest race winner in F1 history in 2016 when he won the Spanish Grand Prix, and he keeps knocking at the door for more wins. He started second at the Intercity Istanbul Park circuit already possessing nine podiums on the season. He finished sixth. (The photo in this blog is from his 2017...