As reported by sport.de's Felix Gorner, Verstappen has ‘100% decided' that he will be racing for Red Bull in 2026. The report stated: "Max Verstappen will drive 100 per cent at Red Bull Racing next year.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has suggested that potential "self-interest" from both McLaren drivers could see his team benefit as

Former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill was full of praise for Max Verstappen after he won the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, but he believes McLaren "should not worry" about the championship. The Grand Prix around the circuit of Imola last weekend saw a stunning lap 1 overtake from Verstappen on pole sitter Oscar Piastri to take the lead,

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the F1 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola with Lando Norris second and Oscar Piastri third.

If McLaren do end up losing this title to Red Bull and Max Verstappen, they will look back at weekends like this and wonder what they could or should have done differently.

Max Verstappen reignited his title hopes by beating the McLarens to victory at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix; the leading teams all brought upgrades to Imola; watch every session of the Monaco Grand Prix from this Friday,

Verstappen pounced on pole-sitter Oscar Piastri at the start to claim his 65th grand prix victory, while Lando Norris took second place ahead of his McLaren teammate

Max Verstappen won at Imola to keep in touch with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in the F1 title race and Red Bull boss Christian Horner questioned McLaren's approach to the race

Just when McLaren appeared to be mounting a credible title challenge in Formula 1’s 2025 season, speculation has emerged that a pair of Technical Directives issued by the FIA ahead of last weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix may have curbed team papaya’s momentum.

McLaren opted not to order Piastri to allow Lando Norris past in a bid to challenge Verstappen but the British driver ultimately made a brave move on his team-mate with five laps to go to finish second. Piastri’s lead to Norris was cut to 13 points, with Verstappen now 22 points behind the Australian.