Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates his fourth World Drivers' Championship with his crew in pit lane - Source: Getty
F1 pundit Robert Doornbas has said it would be difficult for Red Bull to keep hold of Max Verstappen after the 2025 season. The Dutch driver won his fourth consecutive driver's world championship with the Austrian team after he finished P5 at the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix. After he won his first title in 2021, he signed a long-term contract with the world champion constructor which would see him race for it until the end of 2028.
However, while appearing on the Crash in the Kitchen, Doornbad believed it would be tough for Red Bull to keep Verstappen in the new engine regulations in 2026. He said (via PlanetF1):
“It will be difficult for Christian Horner to keep Max Verstappen on board. Did you expect him to say something different after winning a fourth-world title? What more do you need to develop it [the car]? The regulations don’t change. You can’t expect to get a completely different concept car.
