Unlike most other teams, Red Bull decided that the aforementioned work entailed further effort on its 2025 challenger, which paved the way for this unlikely title bid, with the team adamant it won’t hamper its chances for F1’s new technical era in 2026 – if anything it should prove beneficial, according to Verstappen.

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be F1's first title decider in years. Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri can all win the ultimate trophy in the 2025 finale.

The last time Verstappen was in a proper world championship battle was 2021, against Hamilton. Sure, in 2022, it looked like Ferrari and Charles Leclerc could challenge at the start of the season, but the Red Bull driver pulled away, later winning the title in October after a rain-soaked Japanese GP.

The finale of the 2025 season brings F1 back to Abu Dhabi with Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen in a three-way battle to win the title.

Max Verstappen is one of the biggest names in Formula 1, holding the record for the most consecutive wins in one season. He became F1's youngest driver in 2015, when he made his debut at just 17 years old at the Australian Grand Prix.

The three-way F1 title fight will go down to the last race of the season after Max Verstappen took full advantage of a McLaren blunder to win the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday.It was Verstappen's seventh win of the season,

Lando Norris passed Kimi Antonelli on the penultimate lap in Qatar after an error from the Mercedes driver; Max Verstappens engineer suggested Antonelli had pulled over and let Norris through; watch t

Verstappen looks set to challenge for pole, while McLarens are hot on his heels, promising a thrilling session for F1 fans. Stay tuned for lap-by-lap action

Max Verstappen has said he's happy to see Adrian Newey appointed as team principal of Aston Martin in the days before the Qatar Grand Prix.