George Russell and Kimi Antonelli remaining without contracts for next season at Mercedes, Red Bull’s struggles in recent weeks, and reporting that Verstappen was inching closer to a shocking move to Mercedes — the paddock has been ablaze with speculation about the four-time champion’s future.

Christian Horner on the status of Red Bull's in-house engine project. Christian Horner says it would be "embarrassing" for Mercedes if Red Bull comes out of the blocks with a faster and a more reliable power unit in Formula 1 next year.

The Red Bull boss says his team hasn’t spoken with drivers including George Russell as its “focus” remains on retaining Max Verstappen long-term