Former F1 race winner Juan Pablo Montoya believes Max Verstappen will receive an offer from Aston Martin “he can’t refuse” next year. Four-time world champion Verstappen has a contract with Red Bull, the team he has raced in since his debut for junior team Toro Rosso in 2015, until the end of the 2028 season.

Max Verstappen to Aston Martin is an inevitability, believes Juan Pablo Montoya, who suggested when the Dutch driver may switch allegiances. Verstappen is under contract until the end of F1 2028, but that hasn’t stopped there being plenty of speculation that the four-time F1 World Champion may seek pastures new before the end of his deal.

Barely three months ago, Yuki Tsunoda’s window to drive for Red Bull Racing in Formula One appeared to have closed. Despite putting forward a strong case through the 2024 season for its sister team, RB, Red Bull passed over Tsunoda when replacing Sergio Pérez. Instead, it promoted Tsunoda’s teammate Liam Lawson into the seat.

Red Bull will honor that eight-year partnership at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, using a bespoke white livery that is a tribute to the RA272, the car that gave Honda its first F1 victory back in 1965: Red Bull also shared an image of the RB21 alongside the RA272, highlighting the similarity between the two paint schemes:

Red Bull will sport a striking all-white livery at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix in a tribute to engine partner Honda. Japanese F1 star Yuki Tsunoda will make his Red Bull debut this weekend, having replaced the axed Liam Lawson after the first two races of the 2025 season.

Red Bull’s entry on the Formula 1 grid will look a lot different than we’re used to at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix. The team is celebrating its partnership with Honda by unveiling a white and red livery that draws inspiration from the 1.