Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson both finished ahead of Max Verstappen during second practice at Suzuka, and it’s not the first time Racing Bulls has been faster than the senior team on Fridays this season.

Max Verstappen's Red Bull future continues to be a talking point with Mercedes touted as a future destination - which could spell bad news for their rookie driver

F1 fans think Max Verstappen may have secretly revealed his next move before this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen has opened up on where Red Bull needs to develop its 2025 Formula 1 challenger to improve against

In the opening practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix – Tsunoda’s home race – he would end the session just a tenth down on Verstappen, while FP2 was a story of red flag stoppages with Jack Doohan suffering a high-impact crash, Fernando Alonso spinning into the gravel and several grass fires igniting.

Max Verstappen says it "was not a mistake" that he liked a comment on social media that criticised Red Bull's decision to demote Liam Lawson.

Max Verstappen has hinted at a future relationship with Honda after the Japanese engine maker's highly successful partnership with Red Bull finishes at the end of the Formula One season.

He has not put a foot wrong this season, but until Russell's Mercedes future is secured beyond this year the speculation will persist