The story of Red Bull has now moved to Versppen because it seems that the world championship driver will soon have to find a new home.  With all the happenings that are going on regarding the development of the car as well as internal power struggles have revealed the team’s weaknesses, can Vstappen accept new challenges in their career?  And if so, what role does Mercedes play in this picture? Despite the diplomatic answers from Wolf regarding this issue, there is no doubt that the future of Max Vstappen at Red Bull is still sure.  And whether a shocking move takes place a lot depends on how the Austrian research team will develop their car.  It is not a secret when Red Bull has struggled a lot with RB20 and RB21 nor does it give us a lot of confidence.

Therefore, when Yospera Stappen shared concerns that his son would no longer stay in the team if the car did not win, the reality was happening right before our eyes.  Red Bull has become the focus of attention since 2025 began, but for wrong reasons.  One of them is the change of the racer after only two races, marking the shortest term of any Red Bull driver with Lorson.

There was a source that Max was very dissatisfied with his group’s move and raised these concerns in the meeting in Dubai.  But Red Bull decided not to decide to arrange Cenoda next to Max.  The reason why Vstappen was worried not because he was afraid that Cenoda could surpass him, but because engineers did not pay attention to the process of developing the car and the real problem, because they wanted to find a second racer, he would have to find a way to speed up that car.

This was something that Helmet Marco confirmed, he continued to say, “We know Max is not happy, but we need two cars ahead, not only for the championship of the racing team but also help Max win the title of the fifth world championship. It is funny to see us expect a completely different Yuki this year.

He did not make any mistakes in the first weeks. He is agile. He has a new management board and full of confidence. But it is rumored that Max is really worried about Yuki’s career because he has just been given at Red Bull. After all the waiting time, the Japanese racer will have the opportunity to prove themselves as the most competitive driver ever sitting next to Max after Ricardo.

But it may be likely that Max will no longer be part of the team because all the troubles are poisoning now. First, the development of the car, capable of causing the team to be eliminated from the competition in both championships, can also be moved to 2026. Although we have issued new rules, Red Bull is still not confident that they can lead.

And what is even worse for them is that even when the prescribed in 2026 is delayed, they will still suffer what they have now.  The team has lost a lot of valuable personnel and even Marco even commented that Newi’s absence is harming the team in the long run regardless of whether everyone in the team wants to admit it or not.

Explain this and Adrian’s importance to the team’s core.  Marco said, “Of course we are missing such a person. A newi is Newie, but we are a team of nearly a thousand people. The team behind him was gradually built. It is true that RB21 is very difficult to drive. Racing Bull is easier to control and very fast on a division ring, but in the race, it is far inferior to Red Bull racing car.

The fact is that Marco compared the performance of these two cars, even if just to justify the demoting Lawson, showing that Red Bull really had some serious problems that need to be overcome in the immediate future. And with Max is the center of this problem because his bad achievement always makes people on the net be alert, the situation is likely to progress towards the world champion four times looking for a new home.

There are two teams out there that Max is capable of being the next challenge for him and that is Aston Martin and Mercedes. Yes, he has committed to Red Bull so far and he has declared it to the public, but we know how fast it can change if he finds that the team is unable to overcome the problems and create a car that won the championship.

Let’s remember something very important.  Max is committed to helping the car’s errors.  He did not commit to stay with them if they could not do so.  We know for sure that Zack Brown’s statements are not worthy of what he does, criticizing Red Bull and trying to spark a conflict when there is a chance, thereby making the situation in the opponent more instability.

However, this may be shown when the boss of the grassroots team said that Max would no longer be part of Red Bull from the following year and the next destination was likely Mercedes. Explaining this, Brown said, “Oh, I think Max will leave later this year, most likely to Mercedes.

There are talks about Aston Martin with the participation of Adrien Newi, but although Adrien is great and he is the greatest person ever, you need a team around you. You need culture, and that needs time. If I bet, I will bet on Merc. Over the past 10 years, they have won the championship seven or eight times. Last year, they won five races.

They have stability and we know Toto likes him. And I think we all feel the high -performance transmission system is best equipped on the transmission side towards new engine regulations next year. In addition, Russell will run out of contracts at the end of this season and Antonyelli will have a series of contracts a year.

And Brown’s statement revealed a very important thing. The factor that Mercedes holds in hand when it comes to signing a potential contract with Vstappen is the engine. In 2026, it will be all about the engine and Mercedes and Ferrari are the leading people in this field. Therefore, if the plan comes back to 2028 and the use of sustainable fuel for the V10 engine is delayed, it is likely that Vstappen will have a different discussion with Wolf about the realization of this agreement.

We know that Yoss and Toto are also very close and now Hamilton is gone, biased opinions can be dismissed and a completely new conversation can be started between the Vstappen and Brackley team. This really puts great pressure on both Max and Mercedes when they have to prove that they can afford to maintain this relationship, especially when you know that Wolfe once flirted with this idea not long ago.

Of course, the situation has changed a lot since then, and now, the Austrian racer is still determined that he will not change the current squad for any reason, claiming that keeping both Russell and Antonelli until 2026 is a public secret. We have witnessed some incredible performances from Russell and this Italian rookie are also excellent.

And whether we like it or not, it seems that Mercedes is the second strongest power on the current race. When talking about the opportunity to bring Versppen to Mercedes or committed to the riders, Wolf has now provided a very diplomatic response when claiming that we want to keep our riders in the long term is an almost public secret.

We do not publicize every discussion with the driver and that’s why everything goes in the way as expected. But such a contract not only guarantees the driver that he will sit in the car. There are conditions that you have to discuss for the benefit of the team and the driver. Therefore, this is a structural process.

I don’t think Russell or Antonyelli really cares more about Mercedes than Max. And despite Wol’s statements, we all know how he feels about the world champion four times not long ago. Even in the Drive to Survive series, we saw Vstappen as the first candidate he contacted when the team raced to receive bad news from Hamilton.

And while he could see many potentials in the current squad, he would definitely not miss the opportunity to sign a contract with a racer like Vstappen if he had the opportunity. All of this shows new rules that contain more answers than what we can imagine.

And while many of them will focus on ranking in formula 1, the future of many riders will also be resolved. So far, it seems that Vstappen is the leader in this conversation and the world champion four times will be quite open to Red Bull when it comes to his future. With all this, do you think Vstappen will best suit Mercedes? And if not, you think we will see where he drove from 2026 onwards? Let us know in the comment section below. And after done, please