But to hear the driver tell it, he is “not too worried” about his championship chances. In an interview with Lawrence Barretto published on the official F1 website (a free subscription is required), Verstappen opened up about the state of play at Red Bull in 2025, and his future in the sport.

Red Bull junior team Racing Bulls consciously worked to make its car relatively easy to drive, which it says would benefit “a top driver” as well as its rookie racers. So why hasn’t Max Verstappen jumped in that car for a filming day?