Verstappen joins Lewis Hamilton, who signed an exclusive collectibles deal with Fanatics earlier this year. Though Hamilton was the first F1 driver to have a card of his sell for over $1 million in 2024, Verstappen’s record card sale was in 2022 when his one-of-a-kind 2020 Topps Chrome F1 autographed Superfractor sold for $534,000.

Red Bull’s influential auto racing adviser Helmut Marko is retiring from his role at the age of 82 after 20 years in which he helped Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen develop into four-time Formula 1 champions.

Helmut Marko’s career in Formula 1 was cut short after just 12 months at the wheel, but the rivalries he shared with some of the sport’s greatest drivers remained into the following decades. The 82-year-old recently announced that he would be retiring from his role at Red Bull after serving 20 years as a special advisor to the F1 team.

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be F1's first title decider in years. Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri can all win the ultimate trophy in the 2025 finale.

Helmut Marko will leave Red Bull at the end of this year, despite initially holding a contract for 2026. But what are the reasons behind his exit, and what does it mean for Max Verstappen?

Max Verstappen leads the highest-paid drivers with an estimated $76 million, fueled by salary and performance bonuses. Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris