Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Max Verstappen is free to let off steam in other motorsport series, but reaffirmed that the Dutchman’s “focus has to be” on Formula 1 following a secret test at the Nurburgring last week.

Max Verstappen says it is unrealistic to expect Red Bull to close its race pace deficit with McLaren in the short term despite a range of upgrades coming to the 2025 Formula 1 car.Verstappen finished 40 seconds behind McLaren's race winner Oscar Piastri at the most recent Miami Grand Prix,

Yuki Tsunoda has confirmed he will run the same Red Bull RB21 as Max Verstappen at Imola, but he has no idea if the team’s new floor will bring any notable gains. Red Bull upgraded the RB21 at the Miami Grand Prix,