Carlos Sainz was passed up on a promotion to Red Bull Racing in favour of Max Verstappen, leaving him in the "shadow" momentarily. However, the Spaniard kept pressing on and managed to build himself quite a career in F1.

Helmut Marko has issued a stark warning to Red Bull Racing: provide Max Verstappen with a consistently competitive car, or risk losing him.

Max Verstappen's future with Red Bull faces uncertainty as a Formula 1 insider raises concerns over the team's ability to deliver a competitive car for the 2025 season.

Verstappen still managed to win the Drivers' Championship but his father Jos believes it will be tougher in 2025 without Newey running the show behind the scenes. "I'm a little doubtful," said Jos. " Red Bull needs to build a car that is more predictable in all conditions. Looking at the second half of 2024, you can't be optimistic.