Promoting Verstappen from Toro Rosso, as their sister team now known as Racing Bulls was called then, proved a masterstroke by Horner, as he won the 2016 Spanish GP on his debut for Red Bull.

Red Bull know that Verstappen has a get-out clause in his contract, and both Mercedes drivers, George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, are coming to the end of their current agreements.

Verstappen had a ‘final standoff’ with Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff as he demanded Horner be sacked. After getting the ...

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have reached the halfway stage of the 2025 Formula 1 season without a victory following the British Grand Prix, excluding Sprint events.