Formula-1
Verstappen could move to Mercedes to replace Hamilton, negotiations will take place in May
Max Verstappen / Photo: © Mark Thompson / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Three-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen and his representatives will hold negotiations with the management of the Mercedes team about a possible contract, reports F1-Insider.
The source notes that the meeting of the parties will take place between the stages of the championship in Miami (May 3–5) and Imola, Italy (May 17–19). The German team will have the financial means to attract Verstappen from Red Bull, as Lewis Hamilton, who earns €50 million a year, will move to Ferrari next year. Mercedes is actively looking for a replacement for the seven-time champion and hopes to sign Verstappen.
Representatives of the Dutch pilot can bet on the 2026 season, when the balance of power in the championship may change in favor of Mercedes due to a change in regulations.
Verstappen has been driving for Red Bull since 2016 and has won three titles with the team. The driver is now the leader in the overall standings of the current Formula 1 season, having won four out of five races.
The next stage of the championship will take place from May 3 to 5 in Miami.
Source: Sportbox
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Formula-1
Michael Schumacher took first place in the ranking of the richest drivers in the history of Formula 1
Michael Schumacher. Japanese Grand Prix 2000. First title with Ferrari / Photo: © Clive Mason / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher took first place in the ranking of the richest drivers in the history of Royal Racing, Racing News 365 reports with reference to GQ Sports.
The German pilot’s fortune is estimated at $790 million.
Second on this list is seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton ($304 million). In third place is two-time championship winner Spaniard Fernando Alonso ($264 million).
World champion Kimi Raikkonen (254 million) took fourth place in the ranking, three-time champion Niki Lauda (203 million) was in fifth place.
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Three Formula 1 teams filed a lawsuit due to the possible technical advantage of Mercedes and Red Bull
Formula 1 track in Las Vegas / Photo: © Alex Bierens de Haan / Stringer / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
The Ferrari, Audi and Aston Martin teams have filed a joint lawsuit with the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) over the advantage that Mercedes and Red Bull may have in the 2026 season under the new technical regulations, The Race reports.
In 2026, Formula 1 will switch to new technical regulations, which provide for a reduction in the fuel compression ratio in power plants from 18:1 to 16:1. This indicator will be monitored off the track.
According to the source, Mercedes and Red Bull have found a way to pass the tests while maintaining the actual race compression ratio at 18:1. This could give teams an advantage of 0.3-0.4 seconds per lap.
— The regulations clearly define the maximum compression ratio and the method for measuring it, based on static conditions at ambient temperature. This procedure remains unchanged despite the reduction in the permissible compression ratio for 2026, the FIA said in a statement.
The FIA does not intend to change the regulations at least until the tests are carried out. Teams are allowed to update their power unit designs every six races of the season.
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The British driver of the McLaren team, Lando Norris, received the Formula 1 championship cup for winning the individual competition of the 2025 season, the series press service reports.
The FIA Awards ceremony took place in Tashkent.
The capital of Uzbekistan is hosting the FIA General Assembly, which held elections for the organization’s president on Friday. President Mohammed bin Sulayem was re-elected to a second four-year term. Ben Sulayem took part in the awards ceremony for Norris and other FIA Awards winners.
On Sunday, 26-year-old Norris finished third in the final race of the 2025 season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and won the championship title for the first time in his career, ending the four-year hegemony of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. In the team competition (Constructors’ Championship), McLaren won.
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