Guenther Steiner fears Max Verstappen will become “very difficult to manage” at Red Bull if the team does not make a flying start to F1 2025. That comes after the admission from Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache that their new creation – the RB21 – “did not respond” how the team expected at stages of the Bahrain test,

One of these came in Hungary, where Verstappen slated his team on the radio after a misjudged strategy call. The four-time world champion was widely criticised by pundits, but he refused to admit any wrongdoing,

Max Verstappen will need to be on his best behaviour in the first half of F1 2025, with his FIA superlicence tally making for uncomfortable reading. And F1 technical analyst Sam Collins suggested this could lead to a “really interesting opportunity” for Yuki Tsunoda to make his Red Bull debut.