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🚨 | Max Verstappen on a potential Le Mans appearance with Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel: “He's [Daniel Ricciardo] a smart man to choose me in the car. But we have to see. It just depends on a lot of things.” “Also for me, if I want to do it, I want to do it proper with really good prep. And at the moment I cannot do that. I don't have the time, the free time to dedicate to a Le Mans project with all the other things that I'm also doing outside of Formula 1.”

🚨 | George Russell: "I'm 28, I see Lewis competing very well at 41, Fernando is [45]. Lewis won the majority of his titles in his thirties." "I've been racing more years of my life than I haven't. I've had more successful years than relative failures." "It is not the end of my journey, I had a good 12-15 years left in me."

🚨 | OFFICIAL! Kimi Antonelli is recovering from a viral illness and will miss Thursday's mandatory media duties at the Mexico City GP. The FIA has excused him as a precaution to allow him to rest. Mercedes expects him to return on Friday.

🚨 | FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem revealed that Pierre Gasly received 13,000 death threats after his clash with Franco Colapinto at the Spanish GP. He warned that both fans and media members could be banned from F1 events over online abuse: “If the hate comes from someone who is a spectator, we ban them. If they are part of the media, we ban them because we have the authority. And if they are hiding on the internet, AI will expose them.” 📰 @Racingnews365c

💸 Charles Leclerc is the most marketable driver in Formula 1, according to SportsPro's 2026 list. Charles Leclerc – 9 Lewis Hamilton – 22 Max Verstappen – 43

Max Verstappen - 48*

🚨 | Sergio Pezer: "I think it will be very difficult for whoever comes in to match my pace." "If Valtteri is having problems, I think it will be even harder for them."

🚨 | Toto Wolff: "George [Russell] is a champion for everyone in our team and has won in every category." "I think he belongs among the absolute best."

Max Verstappen overtakes Hamilton and Bottas into Turn 1 💀

🚨 | Red Bull’s start problems won’t be fully fixed until 2027. Laurent Mekies: “A proper solution will require significant design and hardware changes, and this is something we will only see next year.”

🚨 | Kimi Antonelli says he may not use the number 1 in 2027, with his choice linked to his F4 days and Ayrton Senna: “I first need to do my job in Mexico, but I think I’ll continue racing with number 12.”

🚨 | Oliver Bearman is reportedly seeking €6 million for his Haas contract in 2027. Haas is unwilling to pay the British driver that amount, with negotiations currently slowing down. 📰 @MarcLimacher

🚨 | Max Verstappen is getting tired of Red Bull’s radio problems: “Maybe we just start communicating in sign language." "It’s probably cheaper as well.”

❌ If Kimi Antonelli seals the title in Mexico, Lando Norris will lose his crown with four races still to go, the earliest a reigning #1 has been dethroned in 34 years.

The championship without Kimi Antonelli. 💀

🤬 Max Verstappen: "Yeah, that was terrible. The pace, the wrong tyre, shit pitstop, shit engine braking." "Nothing worked. Lucky with the VSC at the end."

Verstappen: “What the fuck?? What an idiot! I almost crashed.” 🤬 #USGP 🇺🇸

Esteban Ocon 💀

Max: “It should not happen that a car suffers such an impact at such a high speed. I take painkillers here; I don't normally need them.” Hamilton: “People are complaining, I'm 42 and my back is fine.”

🚨 | Max Verstappen is taking painkillers due to COTA’s bumps and hits back at circuit boss Bobby Epstein: “I invite him to drive my car. I think he’d get out after five laps and wouldn’t be able to walk anymore.” 📰 @ErikvHaren