Motorsports
Verstappen reveals key differences between him and his former Red Bull teammate
Max Verstappen has spoken about the significant, yet seemingly insignificant differences in the setup of the cars he and Yuki Tsunoda raced during their joint tenure at Red Bull.
Tsunoda joined Red Bull ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix. In 22 races and five sprints, the Japanese driver scored only 30 points, while Verstappen earned 385 points. Tsunoda’s best result was sixth place at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Verstappen, on the other hand, won eight races and finished the season just two points behind champion Lando Norris, making a strong breakthrough after the summer break.
Previously, Verstappen’s former teammates Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon, Sergio Perez and Liam Lawson have repeatedly stated that adapting to the Dutchman’s environment is a difficult task. Verstappen prefers a very sharp nose to attack corners with precision, which is not everyone’s cup of tea.
Commenting on working with Tsunoda, Verstappen stated that the Japanese pilot still chose a slightly different balance in the car.
“Finally, Yuki came and said that it was still not easy to drive our car. They are trying to drive with my settings, but every driver has his own style.”
In terms of settings, Yuki always rode with a little more understeer, but over time we moved in the same direction. Especially in the second half of the season, the philosophy was much the same; “His car just had a little more bottom end.”
Verstappen also emphasized the importance of detail and work throughout the race weekend.
“The difference depends on how you structure the weekend and how you work with your engineer. These are all little things. I wasn’t too happy after free practice in Abu Dhabi either, but thanks to minimal changes we got two tenths of a second. And on the current grid, that’s a huge advantage.”
In the 2026 season, the four-time champion will partner Isak Hajjar, who is having an outstanding season with the youth team.
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The season finale and Monaco’s failure will be shown. Where are the most overtakes in F1?
The Formula 1 2025 season was full of competition and transitions. Although fewer in number than last year and fans and drivers not always able to enjoy the action on track, there were still plenty of genuine overtakes.
On some routes there were very few, as expected. The fewest overtakes took place in Monaco; There were only four overtakes during the entire race. And most of them were at the season finale, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – 60th.
Below is the exact number of actual overtakes on each stage; this number does not take into account position changes on pit road during the first lap as the driver exits or exits the track. The chart only reflects actual overtaking on the motorway.
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The Verstappen Racing team has opened a new page in the history of the Max Verstappen racing program by signing an agreement with Mercedes-AMG Motorsport.
According to the agreement, the team will continue to compete in GT World Challenge Europe and will switch to the Mercedes-AMG GT3 car for the Sprint Cup and Endurance Cup series from 2026.
Chris Lalham will continue to compete in Sprint Cup for the second consecutive season. He will be joined by Daniel Juncdella, who has extensive experience in GT3 and a strong background at Mercedes-AMG. The duo will compete in five Sprint Cup rounds at iconic European tracks.
Verstappen Racing will also compete in the Endurance Cup GT World Challenge Europe in 2026. Lalham and Juncdella will be joined by Jules Gougnon on five Endurance tours, including the legendary 24 Hours of Spa.
The team’s opponent will be Ukrainian Ivan Klimenko, who competes in the Silver class in the same championship.
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Mercedes driver George Russell received a rather unusual Christmas gift from Charles Leclerc as part of Secret Santa.
The Briton received a chart showing his overtakes at the Dutch Grand Prix, arguably one of the most exciting moments of the season.
After unwrapping the gift, Russell said: “Look at him. He’s such a nice guy. He can only overtake illegally, so that’s all he has going for him – taking people off the track. I’m speechless to be honest.”
When asked if he wanted to wish Leclerc a Merry Christmas, the British driver playfully added:
“He doesn’t deserve this. Maybe I’ll give him another photo of Kimi knocking him out of the race and remind him of what happened a few laps later. Thank you Charles. Thank you for nothing.”
🎁 | Amigo secreto!
There is no information that George Russell bought Charles Leclerc.😂
“It’s a very delicate piece. It means having a form that’s not legal. It means they’re unarmed… much better.” pic.twitter.com/O7MLLWdTtB
— Team George Russell Br🇧🇷 (@teamgeorgerllbr) December 23, 2025
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