F1 is back in the Middle East after a wild night in Sin City. At the Las Vegas Grand Prix, four-time defending drivers’ champion Max Verstappen held off championship front-runner Lando Norris to pick up a crucial win in order to keep the Red Bull driver’s hopes alive.

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Red Bull Racing announced that Isack Hadjar would be promoted from Racing Bulls to replace Yuki Tsunoda next season. Hadjar will be the fourth teammate for Verstappen in the last three seasons, as the team has struggled to find someone to remotely keep pace with the four-time champion.

Arvid Lindblad will replace Hadjar at Red Bull's junior team, completing the four-driver lineup for Red Bull's first season in alliance with Ford.

Formula 1’s 2025 grid featured several new faces, most notably Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, and naturally the large influx of rookies meant a repeat for 2026 was improbable. The majority of teams have opted for consistency owing to the overhaul of regulations, but Racing Bulls have made the much-anticipated move by promoting young gun Lindblad.

Driving a Formula One car is physically demanding. They can reach speeds of over 200mph miles per hour, and drivers can experience significant G-forces, with peaks often reaching 5 to 6 Gs during hard braking and cornering.

As the 2026 Formula 1 season concludes in Abu Dhabi Dec. 7, former IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe of FOX Sports and F1 TV describes his test in a Formula 1 car.

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