Max Verstappen believes the identity of his teammate next season "won’t matter" as long as Red Bull can produce a fast car.

Yuki Tsunoda has a plan to ‘prove Red Bull wrong’ after the Milton Keynes squad opted to replace Sergio Perez with Liam Lawson. The Japanese racer enjoyed a stellar 2024 campaign, but was still overlooked in favour of his inexperienced team-mate.

Max Verstappen has insisted the driver in the sister Red Bull is less important to the team’s Formula 1 title prospects in 2025 than the competitiveness of its RB21. Verstappen seized his fourth consecutive Drivers’ Championship in 2024, but Red Bull lost out on the Constructors’ crown amid Sergio Perez’s persistent struggles.

Crypto exchange company Bybit joined as a sponsor of the team in 2022, in a deal that saw Red Bull receive a reported £119 million over the course of the three years, but the bra

Max Verstappen said last year Helmut Marko "has to stay" at Red Bull, which he admitted "wasn't a bluff" on his part.