As champagne sprayed atop the podium, Max Verstappen crossed the stage to pour his bottle on Kimi Antonelli, the two drivers smiling as the doused each other. It presented a sharp contrast to their tense battle on the track during Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix.

“Credit to Max for the sensational drive,” said Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies. “He won last year here from P17 on the wet, and I think we would probably agree that it was as sensational as last year to bring it to P3 from the pit lane on a dry, relatively uneventful race.”

While attending the Brazil GP, Max Verstappen's girlfriend Kelly Piquet received exciting news that puts her at the center of a powerful new campaign.

Why Max Verstappen is starting from pit lane in Formula 1 race today originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Max Verstappen had a nightmare qualifying round. The Formula 1 superstar was eliminated from the first round of qualifying after his Red Bull car didn't deliver.

Red Bull went back to the drawing board with their floor in Brazil, as Max Verstappen switched back to the old floor solution for the race.

After Interlagos delivered yet again, Sky Sports F1s Martin Brundle delves into the major talking points from a dramatic Sprint weekend which featured starring drives from Lando Norris, Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen,

He tried so hard and got so far but, in the end, it didn't even matter. As he took the chequered flag being waved by Linkin Park frontman Mike Shinoda, Max Verstappen completed the sort of comeback drive – a second in as many years at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix – that reminded us that he remains the dominant force in Formula 1.

Max Verstappen’s Brazil GP weekend worsens as the FIA confirms he’ll start from the pit lane for exceeding engine component limits — a major blow to his title hopes.