Max Verstappen says he does not have the pace to fight for higher than fifth in the Mexico City Grand Prix and needs to stay out of trouble in Sunday’s race.Red Bull came into the Mexico weekend in strong form,

Max Verstappen believes he will need cars ahead of him to “retire” to go up the order in Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix after only qualifying fifth on the grid. In a surprise turn of form, Red Bull’s Verstappen struggled for pace and will start on the third row,

After the Dutch Grand Prix brought the campaign back into action following the summer break, Verstappen was 103 points behind World Championship leader Oscar Piastri. Four races later, that deficit stands at 40, and over the last couple of rounds, Red Bull have boasted the fastest car in the field.

Jacques Villeneuve has named four-time and reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou as the "perfect" driver to occupy the second Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen in 2026.

Max Verstappen won the last four Formula One World Drivers’ Championship titles. By late summer, his pursuit of a fifth in a row was dead. Or, at least, it looked that way. On Aug. 3, following a P8 finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix,

While the 38-year-old Hulkenberg is unlikely to get the nod from Helmut Marko ahead of his in-house options, the Red Bull advisor is close to making a decision. The Milton Keynes squad are expected to decide their driver pairings after this weekend’s Mexican GP.

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