{"id":334595,"date":"2025-08-11T02:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T02:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/334595\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T02:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T02:02:12","slug":"max-verstappen-misunderstood-as-red-bull-deliver-2026-second-seat-update-racingnews365-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/334595\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen ‘misunderstood’ as Red Bull deliver 2026 second seat update \u2013 RacingNews365 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen has been praised for his mentoring and advice-giving by rookies Isack Hadjar and Gabriel Bortoleto, whilst former team-mate Alex Albon has labelled him “possibly the most misunderstood driver” in F1.<\/p>\n

The Dutchman reached the milestone of 200 grands prix with Red Bull at the Hungarian Grand Prix, and whilst the landmark event for the four-time F1 drivers’ champion was a miserable affair, the Milton Keynes-based squad commemorated the “Max Verstappen Era” by chronicling his tenure with the team.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: ‘Misunderstood’ Max Verstappen trait revealed: ‘He doesn’t show this to the cameras’<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tRed Bull deliver major Max Verstappen team-mate update<\/p>\n

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has delivered the biggest update yet on the team’s driver pairing for next season, confirming the evaluations of its drivers will start “after the summer break”.<\/p>\n

The second Red Bull seat is currently available for 2026, with Yuki Tsunoda only contracted until the end of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Red Bull deliver major Max Verstappen team-mate update<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tCharles Leclerc sent stern Ferrari warning over Lewis Hamilton threat<\/p>\n

Juan Pablo Montoya believes life at Ferrari will get “harder” for Charles Leclerc as Lewis Hamilton becomes more ingrained within the Italian team.<\/p>\n

The former Williams and McLaren driver suggested that the more “comfortable” the seven-time F1 drivers’ champion becomes, and the more the Scuderia adjusts its car to him, the more difficult it will be for his team-mate.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Charles Leclerc sent stern Ferrari warning over Lewis Hamilton threat<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tLando Norris delivers surprising F1 title stance: ‘We\u2019ll all be dead’<\/p>\n

Lando Norris has dismissed the idea he will need to get under Oscar Piastri’s skin to beat the Australian to a maiden F1 drivers’ championship.<\/p>\n

The McLaren team-mates are locked into a tightly-fought battle for the title, but the British driver is remaining grounded, maintaining none of it will matter in two centuries because “we’ll all be dead.”<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Lando Norris delivers surprising F1 title stance: ‘We\u2019ll all be dead’<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tToto Wolff assigns blame over Kimi Antonelli struggles at Mercedes<\/p>\n

Toto Wolff believes Mercedes’ inconsistent car is responsible for the difficulties Kimi Antonelli has endured in his rookie F1 season.<\/p>\n

The team principal of the Brackley-based squad pointed the finger at the W16, explaining that its idiosyncrasies make it “harder” for the young Italian to “adapt.”<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Toto Wolff assigns blame over Kimi Antonelli struggles at Mercedes<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tAlex Albon delivers clear message on Williams future: ‘My stock has gone up’<\/p>\n

Alex Albon has delivered a clear message that he is committed to Williams for the long-term future, despite his stock value having significantly “gone up”.<\/p>\n

The Thai-British driver is currently contracted until at least the end of 2026, following a new multi-year deal having been signed last season.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Alex Albon delivers clear message on Williams future: ‘My stock has gone up’<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen has been praised for his mentoring and advice-giving by rookies Isack Hadjar and Gabriel Bortoleto, whilst…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4103],"tags":[859,4199,1076,1074,1077,1075,997,707,4200,998,1073,1072,1071,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-334595","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-f1","8":"tag-daniel-ricciardo","9":"tag-f1","10":"tag-f1-calendar","11":"tag-f1-live","12":"tag-f1-results","13":"tag-f1-standings","14":"tag-ferrari","15":"tag-formula-1","16":"tag-formula1","17":"tag-lewis-hamilton","18":"tag-max-verstappen","19":"tag-motorsport","20":"tag-racing","21":"tag-sports","22":"tag-uk","23":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115007674612489558","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}