Max Verstappen “won’t be” at Red Bull at the start of the F1 2026 season amid persistent rumours of a move to Mercedes. That is the opinion of former Red Bull driver Robert Doornbos, who believes it will “be difficult” for the team to convince the newly crowned four-time World Champion to stay beyond next season.

Despite Max Verstappen securing his fourth world championship title, his father, Jos Verstappen, noted that Max is no longer consistently winning races. Given t

Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache has provided a worrying update, warning that Max Verstappen ’s Drivers’ Championship title defence will be anything but straightforward with the team ‘not confident’ about the 2025 season.