F1 news: Legend's heartbreaking update as driver changes teams and Max Verstappen has dig at McLaren

The is in the books and we're all still processing in 2025. But and team-mate had to settle for second and third at Suzuka.

can rarely be considered a surprise winner given his record over the last few years, but even after he snatched pole from both McLaren drivers, few truly thought he would have the pace in his to keep them behind for the whole race.

That's what he did, though, sparking plenty of juicy comments particularly from the Red Bull camp. have faced some criticism over their approach to the race and the likes of Verstappen and team principal haven't shied away from sticking the boot in.

Elsewhere, there was news of another driver swapping teams in the aftermath of the Suzuka race, though admittedly it wasn't quite as dramatic as before the flight to Japan.

And has also provided a gut-wrenching update on his wife Lady Helen's condition, having battled against dementia for more than a decade. Mirror Sport has all the headlines:

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McLaren have 'made their bed'

The obvious difference between Red Bull and McLaren right now is that the latter have two drivers in Norris and Piastri being given equal treatment, while Verstappen is the undisputed number one at his team. And .

"The problem they have is they have two drivers that are fighting for the championship," he said. "The difficulty they have is that they've made a bed where they're going to let them race. So that's the compromise that inevitably comes with it."

Verstappen's dig at Norris failure

Verstappen has many impressive performances in F1 under his belt but Sunday's Suzuka win was certainly up there. His car does not have the race pace of the McLaren machines but, in those conditions that meant tyre degradation was so low, he had enough to keep his rivals behind.

And, afterwards, for failing to get past him by telling Dutch media: "I'm very happy with what I'm doing right now, but I could think what would happen when I would be in that other car [the Mclaren] - you wouldn't see my anymore!"

Haas poach driver from rivals

Despite only having signed for as a reserve and test driver in January, . With his new employer, he will be the only reserve rather than one of several in the Alpine pool.

The 31-year-old is set for four practice appearances for in 2025, the first coming in Bahrain this weekend. "It's a real pleasure to work with a racer of his driving acumen," team principal said of Le Mans winner Hirakawa.

Sir Jackie says wife's condition has worsened

Lady Helen Stewart was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2014. As it is a progressive disease, her health has worsened over that time and, speaking to the , her husband .

"Just the other day it was time for dinner, she's getting up and I'm sitting close by, and she says, 'Where's Jackie?'," the three-time F1 champion said. "That's the first time that's happened and that's only a few weeks ago. A bad feeling came over me."