Max Verstappen

Verstappen took a masterful victory in a hugely eventful Qatar Grand Prix, a race that featured three Safety Car appearances, numerous incidents and a penalty for Lando Norris that dropped the Briton down the order after earlier battling for the lead, Formula1.com reports.

Verstappen has sealed a surprise pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix, the Dutchman bouncing back from earlier struggles in the Sprint to beat George Russell in the final moments of qualifying by just 0.055s while Lando Norris took third place, Formula1.com reports.

Verstappen became a four-time world champion with an assured drive to fifth place during Saturday night's Las Vegas Grand Prix, while pole-sitter George Russell and the charging Lewis Hamilton earned a one-two finish for Mercedes, Formula1.com reports.

Verstappen has stormed to a remarkable victory in a frenetic Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the Dutchman climbing through the field from an original starting position of P17 to score his first race win since June amid changing weather conditions and huge drama along the way - which also saw Alpine score a double podium result, Formula1.com reports.

Red Bull driver Verstappen has been hit with a five-second time penalty following the Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sprint race, dropping him to fourth in the classification behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Formula1.com reports.