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Max Verstappen says 'no reason to believe in' Formula 1 title defence after another Red Bull retirement

Max Verstappen says “there is no reason to believe in” his chances of defending his Formula 1 title after a rocky start to the season. Red Bull’s Verstappen has suffered from reliability issues and has failed to finish two of the three races so far in Bahrain and Australia. Ad/> The one race he did finish in Saudi Arabia he won, but he is still 46 points behind championship leader Charles Leclerc.

Australian state of Victoria named host of 2026 Commonwealth Games

The Australian state of Victoria has been confirmed as the host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

F1: How dominant Charles Leclerc galvanised Ferrari to become title front-runner

As Charles Leclerc emerged victorious from Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, it seemed as if virtually every member of the Ferrari team on the ground in Melbourne wanted their moment with him.

Mercedes’ odds of winning the title are ‘eight-to-two’ says Wolff

Toto Wolff says the odds of Mercedes winning this year’s Drivers’ title are “eight-to-two” but that this is racing and “anything can happen”.

'I'm already speaking to people' - Rowntree sets sights on appointing backroom team

Munster's head coach in-waiting Graham Rowntree says preparations are already under way to recruit his backroom team.

‘Max goes over the limit, he wants too much’

Max Verstappen was “over the limit” in qualifying for the Australian GP, ruining his chances of taking pole position says Helmut Marko.

Fernando Alonso's Australian Grand Prix qualifying crash blamed on £1.50 oil part

Fernando Alonso's qualifying accident was caused by a part that cost the team just £1.50, according to team principal Otmar Szafnauer. The Alpine boss confirmed the failure was down to a faulty o-ring for an oil seal.

Ben Stiller explains awkward Nick Kyrgios moment that left people thinking they had 'beef'

Ben Stiller has spoken out after finding himself the subject of a Nick Kyrgios comeback during the Aussie's Indian Wells quarter-final clash against Rafael Nadal. The 26-year-old was jeered on by someone in the crowd when he quipped back with a joke involving the actor, who was sat front row to watch the popcorn match eventually won by the Spaniard.

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Max Verstappen says 'no reason to believe in' Formula 1 title defence after another Red Bull retirement

Australian state of Victoria named host of 2026 Commonwealth Games

F1: How dominant Charles Leclerc galvanised Ferrari to become title front-runner

Mercedes’ odds of winning the title are ‘eight-to-two’ says Wolff

'I'm already speaking to people' - Rowntree sets sights on appointing backroom team

‘Max goes over the limit, he wants too much’

Fernando Alonso's Australian Grand Prix qualifying crash blamed on £1.50 oil part

Ben Stiller explains awkward Nick Kyrgios moment that left people thinking they had 'beef'