Max Verstappen’s participation in a charity sim racing event saw the Dutch driver fall foul of a practical joke by an F1 fan. Verstappen was taking part in a 23-hour endurance event, called ‘The Race for Mental Health’,

His frustrations with Herbert actually spanned back to the race in Singapore, after which the former Sky Sports F1 pundit criticised Verstappen for swearing during the Thursday press conference. The FIA punished him for this, but the Red Bull driver was furious thereafter and has stood his ground on the matter since.

Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, have confirmed a huge change ahead of next weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix. In recent races, the FIA have made headlines after controversial moments during races in Mexico and the United States. Max Verstappen was handed a controversial 20-second in Mexico after forcing Lando Norris off track.

But, unlike in the United States Grand Prix when Verstappen escaped with no action taken by the FIA stewards, it was a very different story in Mexico as the stewards hit the reigning World Champion with not one, but two penalties that were worth a whopping 20 seconds in total.

The FIA have changed three of the stewards who handed Max Verstappen two 10-second penalties in Mexico ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix. Former driver Johnny Herbert, who received criticism from Verstappen's father last weekend, is the only steward who remains in place as teams head to Brazil.

An FIA steward has dropped a bombshell over the impact of a Max Verstappen DNF result at the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Dutchman edged closer to his fourth world title after a spectacular victory at the Brazilian GP,

Verstappen won last year’s inaugural race in Vegas, when Charles Leclerc claimed second place on the last lap with an overtake on Sergio Perez.

Jos Verstappen has shared the team-mate he would prefer to see alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull in 2025 - in contrast to his son's choice. ➡️ READ MORE A former Red Bull driver is set to make a shock mid-season team switch,