Verstappen challenge return confirmed before F1 title defence

Max Verstappen and Team Redline's Real Racers Never Quit sim-racing series will make a return later this month ahead of the new F1 season.

The series, initially created during the Covid-19 pandemic as a way to fill the racing void, featured Verstappen and a host of Team Redline's star drivers alongside other stars of the sim-racing world.

After making a successful comeback with a charity event after flooding in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy led to the cancellation of Imola's F1 race - which featured a hilarious impromptu cameo from McLaren's Lando Norris - a new six-race series has been confirmed.

The first event is scheduled for January 16, though all further details will be announced at a later date.