The top Red Bull driver who is fighting for a fifth straight F1 world championship now knows where he will be driving in the future.

Helmut Marko said on July 28 that the Dutchman would return to the team next season. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The biggest Formula 1 2025 silly season story by far has been the constant speculation that Max Verstappen could quit Red Bull to replace George Russell at Mercedes

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has named George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli as the team's priority for the 2026 Formula One season. The revelation comes after Max Verstappen was strongly linked to Mercedes.

Amid Mercedes’ interest in Verstappen and Red Bull’s decline in performance, Horner’s abrupt axe was interpreted by some as an attempt to keep the champion at the team. However, Brundle confirmed the Verstappens' position on Horner, and whether they were behind his sacking.

Max Verstappen ’s dreams of winning a record-equalling fifth successive Drivers’ Championship crown were shattered at the Belgian Grand Prix. Sky Sports F1 pundit and co-commentator Martin Brundle declared the title fight dead in the water after Oscar Piastri ’s tyre management masterclass.