The victory on a hot afternoon at Le Castellet was Verstappen's seventh of the season and 27th of his career.
Formula One leader Max Verstappen won the British Grand Prix on Sunday as Red Bull stayed unbeaten in 2023 and equalled McLaren's 1988 record run of 11 victories in a row.
Formula One's governing body is proceeding as planned with a budget cap for 2010 and Ferrari are taking legal action in France to try to stop them, FIA president Max Mosley said on Friday. Despite an apparent impasse after talks between the teams and governing body at London's Heathrow airport, Mosley doubted the champions would carry out their threat to walk away at the end of the season.
Max Verstappen fought back from a slow pitstop to win the US Grand Prix in Austin on Sunday as his Red Bull team clinched the Formula One constructors' title a day after the death of billionaire owner Dietrich Mateschitz.
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said the 'circus' track of the Singapore race and the use of the safety car had been humiliating for Formula One.
Ferrari would not swap Brazilian driver Felipe Massa for McLaren's Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, president Luca di Montezemolo said. Hamilton, 23, who became the youngest world title-winner after he edged Massa by snatching fifth place on the final bend of November's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix, said last week that he would never leave McLaren.
The genius of M F Husain may have passed away but his legend lives on in Dubai, a city he loved and spent a lot of time in, and more interestingly drove around in his red Ferrari.
An angry Leclerc dropped to fourth after Ferrari called him in again for slicks and then told him, too late, to stay out after Sainz also pitted and went directly from wets to the dry tyres.
The Dutch driver won the race at Suzuka, with Leclerc demoted from second to third behind Red Bull's Sergio Perez for cutting the final chicane while defending from the Mexican on the last lap.
Champions Ferrari will be the first Formula One team to reveal their 2009 car with an unveiling scheduled for their Maranello factory on January 12, the Italian team said on Monday. The wraps will come off Hamilton's new McLaren at that team's Woking factory in England on January 16, a day after Toyota launch their challenger on the internet.
Max Verstappen won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday
Formula One's governing body has charged championship leaders McLaren with unauthorised possession of confidential Ferrari information.
Poland's Robert Kubica, tipped as a future Ferrari driver, backed the Italian team's Felipe Massa on Thursday as his favourite for this year's Formula One title. Brazilian Massa has won four of the season's 12 races so far, the same number as McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, and is six points off his championship-leading rival.
Charles Leclerc claimed pole position for his home race
Felipe Massa led a Ferrari one-two to win the French Grand Prix on Sunday and take the lead in the Formula One championship for the first time.
The Indian cricket icon said there should be a unifrom policy for all sportspersons.
The Delhi high court took the decision because Sachin Tendulkar is yet to be filed notice in the case.
Ferrari will still win the Formula One championship despite failing to score any points in Britain at the weekend, according to their double world champion Fernando Alonso.
Ferrari felt the pain on Sunday after emerging with just two points from a hard day in front of their home fans at the Italian Grand Prix.
Last year team orders forced Rubens Barrichello to move over and let Schumacher win at Spielberg.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will line up alongside on the front row after a final qualifying session that ended with Verstappen's Mexican team mate Sergio Perez crashing at the final corner.
Max Verstappen clinched his second win of the season as the Australian Grand Prix was halted with three red flags.
Ferrari chief desigener Rory Bryne said the F1 champions would start next season with an interim version of their F2004 car.
Max Verstappen leads Red Bull front row sweep in Bahrain
Max Verstappen dashed Ferrari's home hopes and won the Italian Grand Prix
Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen made a flying start to the Formula One season on Friday with the fastest times in free practice for the Australian Grand Prix.
The German said Barcelona was a circuit that showed a car's true potential, particularly in terms of aerodynamic performance.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso believes the new Ferrari F10 is the best car he has driven and says the team were hiding their true potential in last week's Jerez test.
Verstappen won a sprint race on Saturday to put Red Bull on pole position
As impressive as those results have been, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner took the opportunity after the race to issue a scary warning that his team is capable of winning every grand prix this season.
Leclerc had seized the lead at the start, and held it through an initial safety car period, before Verstappen made up for his poor getaway and passed the Monegasque -- whose tyres were fading fast -- with a late move around the outside.
Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two on Sunday
Points rather than a podium finish may be the best Ferrari can hope for from their home Italian Grand Prix this weekend, said the Formula One champion.
IMAGES from the Belgian F1 Grand Prix
Minardi's hopes of competing in Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix depend on Ferrari's Jean Todt, said team owner Paul Stoddart.
The German roared around the twisty Hungaroring circuit in one minute 19.882 seconds.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Fernando Alonso will start the Miami Grand Prix on the front row alongside pole sitter Sergio Perez, providing Aston Martin the chance for a win, believes team principal Mike Krack.
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