Jacques Villeneuve offers a fresh perspective on the Red Bull teammate gap, arguing that the car isn’t tailored to Max Verstappen—rather, Verstappen builds the car through relentless development.
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Max Verstappen seized a vital pole position for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating championship leader Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after McLaren had led the way in practice. With Verstappen starting ahead of both McLarens for the title decider at Yas Marina, qualifying has dramatically reset the balance of power before Sunday’s showdown.
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Yuki Tsunoda began his final Grand Prix as a Red Bull race driver with a poor FP2 at Yas Marina, ending the session just 17th and far from Max Verstappen’s pace. As Helmut Marko highlights Red Bull’s uncomfortable position against McLaren, Tsunoda’s struggles mean Verstappen is effectively left without meaningful support in Abu Dhabi.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has warned that the team “cannot rely on mistakes” from McLaren to save its Abu Dhabi weekend. With Max Verstappen lacking confidence in his car and Lando Norris leading the way, Marko concedes Red Bull is “not in a very comfortable situation” and must find genuine performance instead of banking on a third error from its main rival.
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After the first day of running at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen acknowledged that Red Bull lacked pace compared to Lando Norris’ McLaren. Despite solid long runs, the Dutchman believes the team must find performance overnight to challenge for pole and victory at Yas Marina.
Max Verstappen approaches the 2025 Abu Dhabi title showdown with a strikingly calm mindset, saying that whether he wins the championship or not “doesn’t really matter” because he already considers his season outstanding from a personal performance point of view.
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Red Bull has ended speculation over its 2026 driver line-up by announcing Isack Hadjar alongside Max Verstappen, rewarding the Frenchman’s impressive rookie campaign at Racing Bulls and underlining the team’s faith in its junior programme.
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Max Verstappen expressed satisfaction with second on the grid in Las Vegas, admitting Red Bull wasn’t a contender for pole in treacherous conditions that felt “like ice.”
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Red Bull has accepted full responsibility for Yuki Tsunoda’s disastrous Q1 elimination at Las Vegas, with team principal Laurent Mekies apologizing for critical tyre pressure setup errors that left the Japanese driver unable to compete effectively in treacherous wet conditions.
Red Bull chief Paul Monaghan labels McLaren’s cost-cap queries a “hand grenade,” insisting Max Verstappen’s fresh Honda PU in São Paulo was legal. The FIA admits the rules contain a “weakness” that will be closed in 2026.
