Max Verstappen doesn’t have the car to consistently fight for victories, and can only win sporadically. On the long-term, however, this is not a sustainable situation for someone like Verstappen, who demands the very best from himself, but also from his team. So, what happens if he decides to leave Red Bull?

According to Jonathan McEvoy at the Daily Mail, Max Verstappen has a clause in his current contract at Red Bull Racing that allows him to leave the team cost-free if he falls out of the top three in the drivers’ standings.

The departure of Adrian Newey did hurt Red Bull Racing somewhat, but the role of former chief designer Rob Marshall has been somewhat overlooked. Marshall joined McLaren in 2024, and the team from Woking managed to claim the constructors' title last year for the first time in 26 years. Does Marshall's departure hurt Red Bull more than we think?

Max Verstappen has said he could rethink his future in Formula 1 due to his row with the FIA over swearing over team radio.

McLaren nearly scored maximum points, by finishing first and third, but missed out on the extra point for fastest lap as that was snatched by Daniel Ricciardo on the very last lap. It’s no secret that this might well have been the eight-time Grand Prix winner’s final race in F1, and if it is, the Aussie has gone out by helping his former team-mate Max Verstappen take away one point from Lando Norris.

The MCL38’s front wings were already deemed legal by the FIA earlier this month after complaints from Red Bull and Ferrari, but now, attention has turned to the other side of the car, and its already infamous mini-DRS.

Lando Norris says he is not worried about Red Bull Racing anymore, as the Briton thinks McLaren’s main threat is now Ferrari.

Lando Norris went viral for calling out Max Verstappen overtaking other cars under Virtual Safety Car conditions on the cooldown lap.

For their crash, both Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez were summoned to the stewards post-race, as were McLaren, as was Max Verstappen, who overtook multiple cars on his cooldown lap post-race while Virtual Safety Car rules were still in effect.

A former world champion has warned George Russell that he could see the Briton getting replaced in the future at Mercedes.

Mercedes’ Andrew Shovlin has admitted that the team’s 2025 driver Kimi Antonelli needs to work on how to approach a race weekend following his big FP1 crash on Friday.

According to Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko, the team has made breakthrough findings in the wrongs of the car following the Italian Grand Prix.

According to the Daily Mail, Aston Martin are set to announce the signing of engineer Adrian Newey before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix next week.

There will be no favouring one driver over the other at McLaren this year, as according to F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve, Oscar Piastri has it written into his new contract that the team cannot give Lando Norris priority over him.

Max Verstappen feels it is no longer feasible for himself and Red Bull Racing to win the championship following their setback at the Italian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen has admitted that it was 'impossible' to pass Lewis Hamilton at the Belgian Grand Prix, insisting that it was only after the Mercedes driver dropped out of DRS range that he could then overtake him. Meanwhile Toto Wolff has compared his relationship with Lewis Hamilton to his marriage to Susie Wolff as he said he doesn’t want to ‘divorce’ the seven-time world champion.

Lewis Hamilton has predicted that the fastest teams in Formula 1 will continue to shift after the summer break, even as teams start to focus their development on the 2024 season. Meanwhile, Fred Vasseur has admitted that Ferrari took a shot in the dark at their setup for the Belgian Grand Prix, with heavily reduced running time due to the sprint weekend format and the wet track for the only free practice session.

McLaren driver Lando Norris has hit out at Lewis Hamilton for complaining about his Mercedes car, reminding the seven-time world champion that he has never had to race for 19th or 20th position. Meanwhile Former F1 driver David Coulthard has questioned the long-term future of Logan Sargeant, who he suggests is performing worse relative to his team-mate than Nyck de Vries. And a brand new film taking a deep dive into AlphaTauri is set to be released in September, with a glitzy world premiere set to take place in Venice.

Nyck de Vries was fired by AlphaTauri last Tuesday after ten races in the 2023 Formula 1 season, his first season in the premier class. Daniel Ricciardo will be his replacement from the Hungarian Grand Prix. For De Vries, this means that he has to look for something else. What are the options?

Toto Wolff has suggested that Christian Horner wants F1 engine rules to change because perhaps ‘his engine programme is not coming along’. Meanwhile Carlos Sainz has accused Ferrari of failing to treat him as an equal with team-mate Charles Leclerc, after the Spaniard revealed that he felt "like a fool" with the team's strategy.

The first F1 race weekend of the year is in the books and in this GPFans Special we will discuss everything that we learned from the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The season opener in Bahrain is one to forget for Ferrari, as Charles Leclerc has endured a heartbreaking retirement from the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Former F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen has identified two key factors – outwith the suspected lack of race pace – that could be holding the team back.

Lewis Hamilton has claimed he 'doesn't care' if he fails to win another F1 race when addressing his "responsibility" to speak out on issues surrounding equality and inclusion.

Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed Max Verstappen pleaded for Liam Lawson to stay on at the team before his demotion.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen is in "great shape" heading into the new F1 season.  Hitech GP has registered an interest in joining the F1 grid.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has suggested the new W14 is "balanced in the right way" after avoiding porpoising in its first session of running.

Aston Martin confirm Bahrain test plan after Stroll injury while the F1 Commission has agreed a raft of changes ahead of the new season after a meeting before the Bahrain pre-season test, the FIA has confirmed.

In part 2 of the interview with Blake Hinsey, former performance engineer at Force India and Red Bull Racing, we go into more depth about his Formula 1 career. Hinsey worked at Force India as a junior science engineer and later as a performance engineer between 2011 and 2014, before moving to Red Bull Racing. Here he worked as a trackside performance engineer for Daniil Kvyat and Max Verstappen through 2017, before moving on to work as a simulator performance engineer through 2021.

Formula One drivers sometimes spend hours in their cockpits without getting out in between, which still raises the question of whether they can pee while driving. And if so, how? The answer is simple, although much of the grid chooses to sit out the ride anyway.

Nine of the current 10 F1 teams have reached the top step of the podium but who was the last to achieve this for each outfit? For some teams on this list, you have to delve deeper into the history books than others.

Williams has made a stunning move by appointing James Vowles as its new team principal. But who exactly is James Vowles? We'll answer that question in this GPFans Special.

Netflix has provided a first look at the fifth series of 'Drive to Survive' while confirming a pre-season release date. In this GPFans Special we cover five things we need to see in Drive to Survive Season 5.

Toto Wolff has conceded the difficult 2022 season was more about "live testing" for Mercedes rather than "really racing", FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has called on F1 and the 10 teams to be "more encouraging" of General Motors' attempt to enter the sport and also has denied former F1 race director Michael Masi was forced from his role and has instead blamed social media.

Andretti have announced their partnership with General Motors Cadillac and F1 looks set to gain the US racing stable into their ranks. With the wheels seemingly in motion for Andretti Cadillac, speculation is already rife as to who could be lining up behind the wheel for their first foray into F1. Here at GPFans we’ve had a look to see who we think could be the contenders.

Cadillac F1 advisor and former F1 champion Mario Andretti has confirmed that Sergio Pérez is very much an option for the team when it joins the F1 grid next year.

The world of motorsport is in mourning following the shock death of visionary rally driver Ken Block, Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has conceded an early advantage held by the team within F1's new financial regulations is now beginning to dissipate as rival teams discover loopholes and Max Verstappen has conceded to failing to understand why he and Lewis Hamilton are unable to race cleanly.

A new year is upon us and we are just weeks away from the first car being unveiled ahead of the 2023 season. Red Bull and Max Verstappen will enter the campaign as favourites following their sheer dominance last year, but can Ferrari or Mercedes fight back to challenge? Here, GPFans takes a look at what can be expected this year.

Drivers were asked to assess the performances of all their rivals and come up with a list of the top 10 performers. Unsurprisingly, Max Verstappen topped the vote after securing a record-breaking 15 wins in a single season and registering his second world title. But Lewis Hamilton was the only driver to abstain as all the other 19 F1 rivals voted on who were the top performers in 2022.

It was a season spiced up by new aerodynamic regulations designed to deliver closer racing and more overtaking, and for the most part, it delivered. Unfortunately, the title race ultimately turned into a one-sided affair as Max Verstappen set a new record. GPFans counts down our top 10 drivers of the year.

The FIA has decided to ban those competing in sanctioned competitions from making political statements without prior written permission from the governing body, McLaren CEO Zak Brown is confident Oscar Piastri will prove to be a "sensational" racing driver, and Former Williams CEO and team principal Jost Capito has blamed the team's failings in the first year of F1's new regulatory era on its former regime.

Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has warned Oscar Piastri that selfish species "perish" after a lengthy dispute over the Australian's controversial move to join McLaren.

The silly season in the team boss market has fully erupted. On Tuesday, one announcement after another followed in rapid succession. Time to look at all the moves in this GPFans Recap.

Formula One is about the glitz and glamor. And of course, a lot of the hype that builds up to every single Grand Prix, but sometimes the tracks don't match up to the hype that surrounds the event. Here are some of the overhyped circuits and perhaps some of the tracks that we would be happy to see removed from a stacked Formula One calendar.

Lando Norris has dismissed suggestions that Daniel Ricciardo's struggles with McLaren were due to a car designed to suit the Briton.

Lewis Hamilton has suggested rival Max Verstappen behaves differently around him on track due to his success in F1 with Mercedes while Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has responded to rumours linking him with a sensational move to Ferrari following Mattia Binotto's resignation.

Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has admitted that promoting Liam Lawson to Red Bull Racing in the first place was a mistake from the team.

F1 has been forced to cancel the 2023 Chinese Grand Prix as a result of ongoing Covid restrictions in the country.

Ross Brawn has made it clear he is calling it quits with F1 despite recent speculation linking him with a return to Ferrari, Mattia Binotto has resigned as Ferrari team principal and Max Verstappen has delivered a damning verdict on F1's street tracks as the number continues to grow on the sport's calendar.

Carlos Sainz has revealed "clear instructions" from Ferrari to aid Charles Leclerc at the F1 season finale while McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has addressed speculation that the team could switch from Mercedes power to Porsche in 2026.