#max-verstappen

#max-verstappen

Lambiase's move to McLaren comes at a critical time for Red Bull, as Verstappen is seriously considering leaving F1 after the 2026 season.

The energy management is required by drivers because the new engines have an almost 50-50 split in power delivered by internal combustion and electrical energy. Maintaining and deploying the electrical energy requires techniques preventing drivers from attacking flat-out, slowing to harvest power and cornering at the optimum speed for recharging rather than on the limit of what might be possible according to grip and conditions.

After all the debate about fair application of Papaya Rules and which of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri is really McLaren's number one driver, the answer, as it is turning out, is neither of them. One race is a fluke, two is coincidence, three is when you really start considering that the car and driver have real pace, and four is when you start taking the continued failures of the championship leader very, very seriously.

Max Verstappen criticized the FIA for delaying the Belgian Grand Prix start, suggesting drivers could have managed the weather conditions, claiming visibility was sufficient after some laps behind a safety car.

"First of all, there is no delay in George's contract situation because it's pretty clear since a long time what our timings were."

Max Verstappen is one penalty point away from a race ban after being penalized for a collision with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix.