Max Verstappen has aimed a subtle dig at Red Bull during a discussion about his former F1 team-mate Sergio Perez 's future. The Mexican driver was brutally let go by the team at the end of 2024, after he struggled to remain competitive in the second car alongside Verstappen and finished a lowly eighth in the drivers' standings.

Longtime Red Bull team principal Christian Horner was fired on Wednesday after a 20-year stint that included eight Formula 1 drivers’ titles and a rise to celebrity status. Red Bull did not give a reason for the decision in a statement on Wednesday,