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.

If Verstappen wins his fifth straight title on Sunday, he'll owe it to a less-than-a-millimeter mistake by McLaren

Lando Norris leads the Drivers Championship from Red Bulls Max Verstappen and his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri going into the final round; watch the title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP live on Sky Sports F

Red Bull has finally announced its line-up for the 2026 season, with Isack Hadjar replacing Yuki Tsunoda. The Frenchman, who has impressed throughout his rookie

Hadjar will be under the spotlight racing for Red Bull and alongside an F1 legend like Verstappen, and he will be doing so during a year that will bring the "biggest shake-up to the technical regulations for several decades in 2026 and the debut of Red Bull Ford Powertrains on track," per the announcement.

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.

Max Verstappen could become only the second driver after Michael Schumacher to win five Formula One titles in a row this weekend but the Red Bull driver was relaxed about it on Thursday.