Verstappen's Red Bull Exit Clause Is the Sword Hanging Over F1 2027
Stefano Domenicali says he believes Max Verstappen will stay in Formula 1. Lovely.
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Stefano Domenicali says he believes Max Verstappen will stay in Formula 1. Lovely.
Toto Wolff had multiple meetings with Jos Verstappen, visited his office, hosted Max and Jos at his Vienna home, and still walked away empty-handed.
Max Verstappen is sixth in the championship, 110 points behind the leader, and apparently never happier than when he is driving a GT3 car through the German night.
Ayao Komatsu has done something refreshingly rare in Formula 1: told the truth.
Mercedes are dominant, debt-ridden in engine components, and heading straight for a grid penalty headache.
McLaren are the reigning constructors' champions and they currently sit 159 points behind Mercedes. Let that sink in.
One word. That is all it took.
Honda has pulled back the curtain on its Spec 2 power unit, revealing genuine technical changes to the combustion chamber, piston design, and lubrication system.
Ferrari had a similar diffuser concept rejected by the FIA four months ago. Mercedes showed up in Montreal with their own version. Ferrari complained. The FIA intervened.
George Russell has announced his engagement to long-term partner Carmen Mundt during the F1 summer break.
Max Verstappen helped transform the Netherlands into one of the most passionate motorsport nations on the planet. Zandvoort went from 35,000 weekend visitors to 305,000.
Not bad for a man still having pinch-me moments.
James Vowles talked a big game about 2026 being Williams' moment. The reality?
Mattia Binotto says he is perfectly happy with his Audi drivers.
Cadillac are pulling the plug on their 2026 development push. Not dramatically, not immediately, but the direction is clear.
Toto Wolff is done being polite about it.
The Dutch Grand Prix is going out with a bang.
Mercedes spent eleven seasons letting Gwen Lagrue quietly build one of the sharpest talent pipelines in Formula 1. Now Red Bull have hired him to fix theirs.
Toto Wolff thinks Ferrari is spending money like it doesn't exist. Fred Vasseur thinks that's rich coming from Mercedes.
Oscar Piastri said it plainly at Spa: qualifying grids being decided by computers misbehaving is a pretty crap way of going racing. The FIA's response?