McLaren is obviously hugely delighted with being able to secure Oscar Piastri for the long-term. As a result, the competition can therefore forget about bringing in the talented Australian for the next few years.

Egginton will move to Red Bull Advanced Technologies on April 1 as their new engineering director, with Racing Bulls appointing chief technical officer Tim Goss, and deputy technical directors Guillaume Cattelani and Andrea Landi to cover the role.

Reigning champion Max Verstappen has said he does not believe Red Bull has a car capable of challenging for victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen has suggested that the RB21 F1 car is not in a position to help secure a race win in the season opener in Australia.

Montoya also added that if Lawson’s 2024 incidents are anything to go by, he would likely have ‘friction’ with Verstappen, warning Red Bull to be poised for team-mate drama during in 2025. "If you look at Liam, he had his run-ins with people last year and everything," Montoya told Mundo Deportivo .

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Verstappen did not display much optimism as testing came to a close, and the Red Bull driver opened up to Dutch media on Friday at a Viaplay event, expressing the extent of his wo

Max Verstappen has been Formula 1 and Red Bull's shining star for almost a decade now. Verstappen has picked up four F1 world championships in his time at Red Bull - including a controversial title in 2021 - while two constructors' championships have been won by the team.

While the initial performance may not be at the level Red Bull had hoped for, Verstappen remains optimistic about fine-tuning the car for Melbourne.

Red Bull will officially decide its 2025 F1 driver line-ups after the season finale in Abu Dhabi but its plan has already become clear.