On paper, Verstappen is a Red Bull driver next year and beyond. A Red Bull spokesperson said: “Max has a contract to 2028.” At the same time, Verstappen and his management have talked with Mercedes about the possibility of moving there next year. And it’s likely Verstappen could find a way out of his Red...
Russell’s comments imply that his own contract talks with team principal Toto Wolff are being delayed by Mercedes’ conversations with the four-time champion. Verstappen refused to directly comment when he was asked on Thursday whether he would be staying with the team next year. “I don’t think we need to talk about that,” he said....
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Red Bull’s protest was “petty” and “embarrassing” as George Russell finished first ahead of four-time world champion Max Verstappen at Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. Russell claimed Mercedes’ first win of the season as the race finished under the safety car, with Lando Norris having hit McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri’s...
Do you think the Monaco Grand Prix would have been any better without the mandatory two-stop rule? – Sukhpal The new rule introduced for the Monaco Grand Prix this year was a requirement to use three sets of tyres in the race. The idea was to increase the number of strategic options available, effectively force...
What on earth is wrong at Ferrari? – Jonathan After the Miami Grand Prix, the questions in Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur’s news conference focused largely on the team orders debate between the team and drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc during the race. Vasseur became a little frustrated with this, and in the end...
Why do the regulations change just when the field is beginning to close up in competitiveness? The new regs for 2026 seem like a lottery for teams who either nail or fail them, leading to a dominant team and those lagging behind. Stable regs = competitive racing. – Matt F1 has always changed its regulations...
Sir Jim Ratcliffe could use Ineos’ Formula 1 involvement to help revolutionise Manchester United’s data analysis. Amid a wide range of criticisms of United, Ratcliffe used an interview with the United We Stand fanzine to claim the club was “still in the last century of data analysis” and that it “doesn’t really exist here”. Although...