Red Bull Racing superstar Max Verstappen has been dealt a huge blow ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. After a three-week break on the back of the British Grand Prix, Formula 1 returned on Friday as the Belgium race weekend got underway.

Now, Verstappen's manager Raymond Vermeulen, his father Jos Verstappen and Red Bull advisor Marko have been spotted by GPFans in the paddock at Spa having a meeting ahead of this weekend’s Belgian GP, with the mood between those present appearing pretty happy, as Jos could be seen 'smiling a lot'.

Meanwhile, Yuki Tsunoda was outqualified by Verstappen for the 12th time in as many qualifying sessions since he joined Red Bull, failing to reach Q3/SQ3 for the seventh time in a row; his deficit on the Dutchman was six tenths, and he ended up 12th. It is worth noting that he was not given the upgrades that Verstappen is running this weekend.

The Dutchman holds the record for the most wins in a single year (19 in 2023), along with the most consecutive grand prix victories (10 between Miami and Italy in 2023)

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has named George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli as the team's priority for the 2026 Formula One season. The revelation comes after Max Verstappen was strongly linked to Mercedes.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri recovered from an early scare to take the sprint race pole at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen will have a new race engineer for the Belgian Grand Prix as Gianpiero Lambiase is absent due to personal reasons.

Formula One fans are not happy with Red Bull racing after hearing Yuki Tsunoda's comments about teammate Max Verstappen ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen has revealed that he misses his personal life due to his commitments in Formula One, addressing the topic of his potential retirement. The four-time world champion and his partner, Kelly Piquet, welcomed their first child together in May 2025.

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has broken his silence on the possibility of signing Max Verstappen, as he confirmed George Russell and Kimi Antonelli are the 'absolute priority'