This is why the drivers salaries should be included in the budget cap so big budget teams can't buy drivers and offer them more than for 1 year than a small team can for 5 years. This completely negates the budget cap.

@Rozic745

21 күн бұрын

Driver salaries won't be added to the cap. From my understanding, the only reason the cap rule passed was the section of having a driver's salary included was removed. The drivers don't want to make less money. They have more influence on rule making then people believe.

@trentsayers951

21 күн бұрын

@@Rozic745 Ya, I know that drivers salaries won't be included in the budget cap but they should be. Obviously their sponsorships and bonis structures shouldn't be but their base salary should be to make it more fair. Teams can still pay drivers what they want but it takes away from what they can spend on the car. Also if they included driver salaries i would raise the budget cap to 300 million euros.

@FlipDeRiviera

21 күн бұрын

Budget cap is killing F1. Total domination of one team and no one can do shit.

@trentsayers951

21 күн бұрын

@@FlipDeRiviera So you're saying you would rather have Mercedes Ferrari and Red Bull spend 3 times as much money as every other team and win every year while there is a rotation of teams being bought and sold at the bottom of the field. Also yes i know how money Stroll and Aston Martin have so they would spend probably more than everyone but never win because Lance will never lose his seat and Stroll will go bankrupt and have to sell to the Saudi's and somehow they will still stop Andretti from joining F1 and piss off all the fans in North America.

Imagine all the little mercedes fans if this happens. The amount of tears will be unreal. Or will max all of a sudden become amazing in their eyes?

@willepicwest

22 күн бұрын

Id assume given that the only reason ham went Ferrari is the ambassadorship, and they're offering that to max. Most of them will leave. On top of that they need to fork out £500million to rbr plus whatever they need to pay max. Shows how much the team never cared about Hamilton and that won't sit well with most people especially with the last 2 years of not listening to him

@magikindian

22 күн бұрын

Daimler motors is loosing millions on this F1 team. They cannot afford max because their products have been on a steady decline since 2015 even though Lewis was winning everything. Motor racing no longer sells cars.

@magikindian

22 күн бұрын

​@@willepicwestF1 has not been about the drives in more than a decade. It's a technology race and the engineers knows this. A driver with no technical knowledge will never be taken seriously.

@willepicwest

21 күн бұрын

@@magikindian yet his information got proven right when mercedes decided to switch design. People are very lazy and want to believe in a machine rather than facts and the bloke who's actually turning the steering wheel

@Rebecca-qx1et

21 күн бұрын

I don't think so...Hamilton made the right choice and the only crying will be George. 😂

Would love to see Max prove himself at Mercedes but he already has struggled with that in his early years with RB. Stay and win another few more Championships or leave and challenge himself more. I think he wants to be the best ever he’s not leaving, definitely wants to surpass Lewis and Michael

I'm sorry but Wolff never had Michael Schumacher under contract but Ross Brawn did. Wolff and Hamilton arrived at the same time at Mercedes.

There isn’t enough cash to get Max to jump ship unless a team can field a car comparable to what Red Bull is producing

@FlipDeRiviera

21 күн бұрын

Max is aware that 2026 reg is coming, he’s actually very smart. RB are in big trouble to build an even decent engine with no support from Honda in 2026, and Mercedes-AMG new generation engine will be an absolute monster. Downforce won’t be nearly as important as it today.

@AjG007

20 күн бұрын

@@FlipDeRiviera Ford!

@notastone4832

20 күн бұрын

@@FlipDeRiviera lol they bought out the honda F1 tech and some of the most important people from honda's side went to work for RB..

"No fan looks back at Shumachers time and say that it was boring" uuuum yes they do.. all the time! And they say the same about Lewis years aaaaand they are afraid that f1 will stay as boring as it was back then with Max winning everything

@chipsawdust5816

22 күн бұрын

As a die hard Schumi fan, I agree it got boring, processional. As not as much of a Hamilton fan, that, too got boring. Now with Max, it's starting to get boring. All we can do is wonder who's going to come in 3rd and behind.

Inappropriate messages would be INCREDIBLY easy to prove and get evidence of

With the regulation changes a move from the now dominant team may not be so absurd. Also with rb and ford tackling a new challenge a factory backed team may hold an advantage.

Let's be honest: RB is new at making an engine with the aid of Ford. Silver arrows might make a good engine. So 2026 might be very interesting.

Breaking news... Max has signed with Williams, he's looking for a challenge.

what is the point putting those cover pictures with saying 'SIGNED' or 'ITS HAPPENING' if the video has no legitimate information????

Looks like if you can't beat a team by racing you go for the heart and the insides

Max is so dominant on the track that all we see is the off track drama being highlighted every week.

Hypothetical scenario here: Carlos to RB // Max to the Silver Arrows // Lewis is already a Ferrari driver. Now that would throw a wrench in Audi’s plan to try to attain Carlos but it is what it is.

The insanity would be moving to a midfield team from the top at the peak of your career. No one wants to drive for Merc right now, much less Verstappen.

@hanspeter4552

22 күн бұрын

"No one wants to drive for merc right now" sure no one...

@michaelgomez3044

22 күн бұрын

Adrian Newey is leaving. Red Bull will no longer be on top.

@bigbaderek1978

22 күн бұрын

The next reg change is and engine reg…merc tends to do well during those

@michaelgomez3044

22 күн бұрын

@@bigbaderek1978 Merc only did well because they had a headstart over other teams on 6 cylinder engines.

@bigbaderek1978

22 күн бұрын

@@michaelgomez3044 they have always done well with new engines

Max loves to win, most of all drivers atm, money is not what he is driven with. Can't see this happening lol

@FlipDeRiviera

21 күн бұрын

Everybody has a price in this world mate. Furthermore, Mercedes-AMG will have a beast of an engine for the new regulations, he’s aware of that.

"inappropriate emails". So let's stop the world.

Max is not moving. Although Red Bull clearly have internal issues, this is not stopping Max as he will likely place his hands on the trophy again this year (no competition). The person and surprise that I can see coming would be Vettel returning for the seat at Mercedes.

I blame the horndog for all of this

2 Points. First, Max Verstappen's achievements are already celebrated, just not by Lewis fans. It will not take a few years. Second. This is not about money so there doesn't have to be a ludicrous deal on the table. For team Verstappen, it is all about winning, so as long that is continuing (in the Red Bull) there is not need to change, regardless of the offer on the table. The critical point will be the 2026 car. And I think that, especially given the recent track record of Mercedes not getting to grips with the 2022 regulations, promises and good intentions, are not what would entice team Verstappen to make a switch. So, I think that they will wait until they find out what is happening in 2026 and then make their decision. And that would be the most sensible thing to do. Unless they have prior knowledge, for example towards the end of 2025, about the 2026 car and then compare it to the data from let's say Mercedes. Anything that is decided this year, is betting on a dark horse and I just don't see team Verstappen doing that. They will continue to want to win this year and at least 2025 and only Red Bull will give them the highest chance for Max to become a 5 time World Champion. After that, anything is possible. And don't rule out a move to Aston Martin, given that they will have Honda engines in 2026 so they could be a really interesting option plus Max and Fernando get along really really well and Laurence Stroll can make most things happen with his spending power.

Horner: No Toto, No Toto, No, No....

He might do it!

Bro there is a massive difference between an apostrophe and question mark!?!?!?

Mercedes are still currently falling backwards through the field, so I think there's no real incentive beyond money for anyone to sign that contract at the moment. Pretty sure I'l be right in saying by the close of this season both Max and Checco will still be with Red Bull who will undoubtably take both trophies. Roll on '26!

Max will move to Mercedes with big clauses that Mercedes should give him a top car, otherwise they he will be able to move freely by actioning the exit clause. It will be a blow to Horner, and RB will struggle to keep the performance. With the exit of Newey, and other staff, Red Bull will not be a good option and even Sainz will not go there if he is smart. Take the Audi deal as they will have a lot of money and a good lineup with Hulkenberg.

Would love to see Honda and Verstappen together to be honest.

Imagine Max moving to mercedes and winning a championship in 2026 😮😮

get max to merc and give carlos the seat at redbull. that would make for a great season

He will have to settle. He is not going to succeed anymore. The era of Merc dominance is over. I strongly believe it was Ross Brawn, Niki Lauda and Michael Schumacher who's vision and hardwork put Mercedes in the dominance era (yes a lot of things worked out helped). Having said that I also don't think Max will move to Mercedes

The Mercedes delusions are crazy right now. Can't wait to watch them figth for 1 point in 2025.

'But you get to drive s 🚜' Msx : I'm good. 😐

for.d must have a complete shit-fit with the r.b situation?

Max isnt going anywhere....hes going to stay at RB till that car loses then maybe he thinks about it or quits. Lets be real.

YALL NEED YOUR PRIORITIES CHECKED CUHHHHHH

Max is all about winning. No way will he move to an inferior car! And his father is a controlling and aggressive!

loads of money and a shit car lol

Bring Carlos to drive with the Mexican

Verstappen knows he has the car and the personal performance to beat all records, so why would he move to Merc? Click baits like this should be banned.

🎣

I would love to see valteri bottas back at Mercedes, I don't think sauber has treated him fairly

@texasmr2

22 күн бұрын

But Sauber is now Audi and has already signed The Hulk but he may surprise us.

Max wont be bought. Money is not a driving force for him

I almost choked on my lunch when the deep voice said the offer includes "Helmut moving to Mercedes"

Let him go! He will regret it within the first few races but will have $165 million salary......so when you're only 24 with that kind of money who cares!

Disappointing episode. Just assumption that would never happen. We all know max loves racing and racing in the fastest car. He would never leave RB for a Kart racing team.

Money or not I dont see Max going to merc because he cant win in thier car. All Max wants to do is win.

The Verstappen family will destroy Mercedes.

Man, the team that's been consistently deranged over Max's mere presence for years, including tons of abuse from fans, spearheaded by an angry German with a silly name whose only prior experience was as a board member for Williams is offering $100 Million per season to drive a pensioner's car? Perhaps Toto should click his heels three times and get the hell outta here.

nothing is happening but keep making content for the sake of making content

Another Mercedes tabloid and its usual rabble rousing

You can't move Max with money, he has plenty and will make probably billions in his life. Fix your car toto....

It wasn't Horner that caused the problems RB is having. Jos and Marko are the two that want's the demise of Horner. I feel bad for Max because he is a product of a father that see's max more as a commodity then a son living vicariously through Max.. Marco is more like the evil villain in this whole situation helping Jos in his quest for the TP of Redbull.

@toolegittoquit_001

22 күн бұрын

Jos is a cancer

@rolanddeschain965

22 күн бұрын

Imagine a scenario where jos finally gets his way takes over rb and max uses it as an oppurtunity to finally get dad out of his paddock by signing elsewhere😅 He must get tired of his drama.

Salary’s should be included the cost cap, all of them.

lies lies

If Horner did it with vettel and with verstappen what would hold him back from rebuilding and doing it with another talent?

@stevenwitts6968

22 күн бұрын

Anybody could be WDC in that car, even Checo

Wet dream but it would be fun to see max still win in a mid field car.

BUT ISNT RUSSEL THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST>>>ERR>>I

Maybe they didn't want to race with a Moral Loser Team Principal anymore and the Racist sidekick! JMO