Amid mounting speculation and a shifting Formula 1 landscape, Max Verstappen is now considered "more likely to stay" at Red Bull for the 2026 season, according to reports.

Max Verstappen is “more likely to stay” at Red Bull for the 2026 F1 season, it has been claimed. Veteran BBC F1 journalist Andrew Benson has suggested that Verstappen will likely remain at Red Bull for next year but warned, “that could change.”

Carlos Sainz says he ‘doesn’t understand’ why Red Bull and Christian Horner didn’t sign him to partner Max Verstappen for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Last year, after it was announced that Sir Lewis Hamilton would be taking his seat at Ferrari, Sainz was looking to join a new team and had become a very desirable target.

The Williams driver raced alongside Max Verstappen at Toro Rosso in 2015, but was passed up for a move to Red Bull after he was dropped by Ferrari for 2025

Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton is a legend both on and off the track and as a result, he has built a huge fanbase that spreads even outside the sport. McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella has called for a meeting with the FIA after the British Grand Prix.

By sacking Christian Horner, Red Bull has made a big change to try to return to F1 winning ways. But there are other steps it must take, too

Max Verstappen‘s time on the grid in the 2025 season has been very challenging. The Dutchman is rendered unable to The post Ex-Red Bull Driver Refuses to Rule out Max Verstappen from 2025 Title Fight appeared first on FirstSportz.

Despite being under contract for the long haul, Max Verstappen has become a focal point of the Formula 1 driver market. Red Bull will be desperate for Max Verstappen to honour his current contractual agreement.