SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Formula One champion Max Verstappen won a "cat and mouse" Belgian Grand Prix sprint on Saturday in Red Bull's first race under the leadership of Laurent Mekies following Christian Horner's dismissal.

Max Verstappen has conquered the sprint race at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix to start Red Bull's new era with a win. On the first lap of the 15-lap contest, Verstappen used his Red Bull's superior top speed to draft past polesitter Oscar Piastri at Les Combes, much like the championship leader had feared before the start.

McLaren's Lando Norris starts on pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix as he seeks to keep his winning run going and boost his Formula 1 title chances against teammate Oscar Piastri.

As Max Verstappen slips to fourth place in qualifying, Red Bull says it has upped its downforce levels anticipating a wet Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday

Lando Norris took pole position Saturday for Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen won the sprint race earlier in the day.

Max Verstappen claimed his 12th career sprint victory, and his second at Spa after also triumphing there in 2023. The Dutchman's win was his first in five sprints since the 2024 United States Grand Prix,

Max Verstappen overtook Oscar Piastri to win the Formula 1 sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix as Red Bull begins a new era without fired team principal Christian Horner

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has pointed out where his Belgian Grand Prix qualifying lap went wrong, with a Sunday prediction made.

In a year where every single point counts, Oscar Piastri adopted a pragmatic approach to his world title quest as he secured a second-placed finish in the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race behind Red Bull’s reigning world champion Max Verstappen.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen met the media ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, and sounded a little like San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan

Francorchamps, securing victory in the Belgian Grand Prix Sprint and handing Red Bull their first triumph since Christian Horner's dismissal a fortnight ago. The four-time world champion demonstrated his exceptional racecraft,