Max Verstappen F1 News: Champion ‘DONE’ following Red Bull nightmare

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Verstappen ‘DONE’ following Red Bull nightmare

Max Verstappen has made an honest admission about his Red Bull drive

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Saturday 25 January 2025 21:06

Max Verstappen has admitted to being 'done' with Red Bull after a nightmare Formula 1 scenario emerged last season.

The Dutchman may have earnt his fourth consecutive world title last year, but the 2024 season was far from seamless at Red Bull.

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Not only was the team rocked by internal instability at the beginning of the year, but their woes soon materialised on-track where the RB20 failed to behave as predicted in their performance simulations.

Red Bull subsequently fell behind their rivals as their performance continued to decline, allowing McLaren and Lando Norris to launch a title bid midway through the season.

Max Verstappen was disappointed with Red Bull's pace in 2024

Lando Norris challenged Max Verstappen in 2024

Will Verstappen leave Red Bull?

Whilst Verstappen managed to clinch the drivers’ title after a dominant start to the season, Red Bull’s waning performance allowed McLaren to usurp them for the constructors’ championship.

Red Bull’s issues in 2024 also fuelled rumours that Verstappen could make a shock exit from the team, however the champion has asserted on multiple occasions that he remains happy at the team and to this day has pledged his commitment to honouring his contract that runs until 2028.

However, speaking to Viaplay during an end of year interview, Verstappen revealed at one point he was 'done' with Red Bull after a disastrous outing at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The 27-year-old finished the race in fifth, after delivering a series of petulant team radio messages, with his frustrations culminating in an embarrassing crash with Lewis Hamilton.