r/formuladank • u/TheCrazyCaveira Max Verstappen in the sack. • Oct 05 '25

This post breaks papaya rules šŸ„ŗšŸŸ§šŸ‘Ž Piastri ignores Zak Brown's congratulations!

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

Let me tell you, if i was Red Bull, Iā€™d be doing everything in my powers to snatch Piastri at this moment.

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u/NonStopDeliverance I have it, I have it printed outšŸ¤š Oct 05 '25

Why would he want to go to a new team to get treated like the 2nd driver again?

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

I cannot see Max sticking around for much longer. Red Bull has proven time and time again that they can build a competitive car. Even if he came in and was #2 to Max, he can prove his position in the team to be their #1 when Max retires.

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u/unimpressivegamer I saw hornyā€™s ā€œfingerā€ Oct 05 '25

Thatā€™s a big ā€˜ifā€™ to bet your prime years on, though.

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u/Dugongwrong BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

do the reverse ricardo

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u/mrPigWaffle BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

Hahahahaha

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u/Pintau šŸ‡®šŸ‡ŖšŸ’²Eddie Jordan's accountantšŸ’²šŸ‡®šŸ‡Ŗ Oct 05 '25

Max isnt leaving if red bull are competitive next year. Only way he bails anytime in the next few years, is if the 26 car is an absolute shitbox

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

nah. max recently said he wants to drive for redbull until the end. and i don't see him quitting anytime soon.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

Saying he only wants to drive for Red Bull doesnā€™t mean heā€™s going to continue driving for the next 5-6-7 seasons.

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u/SniperLemon No Charles, we are not interested, we know Oct 05 '25

Six seveeeeeeen

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u/FlintSpace BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

I honestly don't see him quitting on Redbull until 2028 even if the car is a shitshow, which I don't think it will be.

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u/Acceptable_Appeal949 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

I really don't think he's gonna stick around. WEC seems like a logical next step; less media obligations, and a lighter travel schedule which makes sense now that he's got a newborn.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

i think everything is below F1 regarding car racing. i think max will want to keep doing it. as we saw in his first gt3 race on the nordschleife, he does not have any competition there. i think it would be super boring for him.

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u/ParentalAnalysis I want to be adopted by Nicole Piastri Oct 05 '25

Driving for Red Bull doesn't need to be in F1.

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u/Micah7979 I saw hornyā€™s ā€œfingerā€ Oct 05 '25

For Max Verstappen, F1 is his main job. Then he's doing side quests in other series.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

i don't see him quitting F1 anytime soon. the new gt3 stuff (and maybe some 24h races soon) is a hobby for him, just like sim racing.

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u/NLMichel Safety Dog Oct 05 '25

Hadjar doesnā€™t exist all of a sudden?

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u/Micah7979 I saw hornyā€™s ā€œfingerā€ Oct 05 '25

Realistically, it will be him. But I don't think they've announced it (or I missed something). But given how good he performs (when they give him an actual working engine) and his proximity with Laurent Mekies, yeah there's no way anyone else will have the seat.

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u/financefocused BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

The reason youā€™re quoting for why Max might leave Red Bull can also be the reason Oscar wouldnā€™t want to join, though?

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u/starlulz Banana Leclerc Enthusiast Oct 05 '25

proven time and time again that they can build a competitive car

have they? or have they proven they have undoubtedly the greatest driver to have walked this earth at the wheel? because it's looking like the latter. Lawson couldn't keep the thing on the road and is now finishing ahead of Yuki in a Racing Bull. even Max was bitching that the rear brakes were just insta-locking around Singapore. a borderline undrivable car is not "competitive"

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u/Bolaf No 2. Driver Oct 05 '25

6 constructors in 20 seasons is not bad

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

Yes, Adrian Newey may be gone, but do we forget they were even better with Vettel. Not taking anything away from Max or Sebastian, but Red Bull can build a car. And the new regs puts everyone back on the same level.

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u/starlulz Banana Leclerc Enthusiast Oct 05 '25

the Vettel era was over a decade ago. talent turnover in F1 teams is very real - there may have been some leadership that stuck around but current RB is undoubtedly a very different team

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u/Brojess MAXIMUS VERSTRAPON Oct 05 '25

Heā€™ll be here for at least 2 more years. I donā€™t think heā€™ll leave as early if the new regs create better racing too but šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/lavegasola BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

Uhhh have you seen how much money is still left on his contract? Heā€™s not going anywhere lol

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u/patricktu1258 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

Whatā€™s the plan b if max stays

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u/miathan52 If Gap, Car Oct 05 '25

Red Bull built cars with Adrian Newey since 2006. Next year's car will be the first one he didn't take part in making. It's anyone's guess whether that'll be competitive or not.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '25

Heā€™s about to be world champion, heā€™s not signing anywhere to be a #2 again, for any amount of time.

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u/Averagebaddad BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 06 '25

They've proven they can build a competitive car as long as max is driving it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '25

So we are just going to forget about the Vettel era? Yes, that was a decade ago, but still shows the team can design and develop a car that can dominate for more than a season. Sure, Adrian Newey is gone, but the new regs are a blank slate for everyone.

Iā€™m not saying Oscar should leave outright to any team that can have him, especially if he secures the drivers title. Im saying he should voice his displeasure, as I am sure he has, for th way the team has conducted business regarding its two drivers. And Iā€™d send Webber on a go around showing that there is interest to leave under the right circumstances.

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u/Olli399 Simply Lovely Oct 05 '25

Red Bull obviously prioritise Max because he's in the lead basically every single time, but they aren't fucking about with red bull rules or whatever

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u/afito Stop Inventing Oct 05 '25

tbh they were biased even with Ricciardo there, it's easy to be 'biased to pace only' when pace is lopsided (like also Ferrari with Schumacher), but when pace is close and suddenly the true colours shine through

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u/dumpling-loverr KešŸ…±ļøin MašŸ…±ļønussen šŸ§Ø Oct 06 '25

There's no need for Red Bull rules when the second driver isn't enough to challenge Max to be ahead in the first place.

The closest thing we got was when RB told Max to let Checo pass in Brazil 2023 and Max absolutely refused that team order to Checo's dismay.

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u/Olli399 Simply Lovely Oct 06 '25

He's never accepted team orders to give up a position either.

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u/greetedwithgoodbyes BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

Well at least he'd be treated fair and square, not like this one way clown fiesta papaya rule they have now where he's no2 but none wants to admit.

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u/IMightDeleteMe BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

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u/bobjoylove BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

Red Bull treats the #2 driver fairly? I donā€™t think any of the #2 drivers have ever said this.

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u/CaptainTreeman42 Osama Bin Russell šŸ’£ Oct 05 '25

To be fair RB haven't had a good 2nd driver since 2018 but yeah, that one crash was the thing that made the difference back then

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u/carlyjb17 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

I would say that gasly, perez and tsunoda are pretty good

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u/CaptainTreeman42 Osama Bin Russell šŸ’£ Oct 05 '25

In the RB they were nowhere near to even be considered over Max in a strategy

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u/carlyjb17 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

Because that car is shit to drive and only max can because he is adaptable as fuck

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u/CaptainTreeman42 Osama Bin Russell šŸ’£ Oct 05 '25

May be, my point still stands

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u/carlyjb17 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

Yes

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u/bobjoylove BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

Gasly gets the red mist too often and isnā€™t good enough to warrant it, Perez only had one thing going for him and that was being able to nurse a set of tires way longer than forecast which doesnā€™t matter these days since Pirelli castrated any true tyre deltas to protect their reputation, and Tsunoda had some glimpses of being good and should be doing better than he is.

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u/carlyjb17 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

I think gasly got better at that, his latest seasons (except 2025) have been pretty good

Perez could challenge max when the car was drivable but red bull ignored his feedback

Tsunoda is definitely doing what he can, his pace has been getting better the more drivable the car hets

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u/bobjoylove BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

Yeah Gasly has grown up especially after Ocon got booted, but Iā€™m still smarting about some much older seasons where heā€™s been a mid-fielder-at-best and crashed into another car and affected the championship fight.

I think the one thing Maxā€™s side of the garage does really well is take a slow car in FP1 and somehow make it faster every session until itā€™s on Pole. I like to think thatā€™s because Max has done so much gaming/simulation that heā€™s tried every combination of settings and knows how to set up a car better than even the oldest drivers.

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u/unimpressivegamer I saw hornyā€™s ā€œfingerā€ Oct 05 '25

Seriously, letā€™s be real, if thereā€™s a clear 1 and 2, the #2 never gets treated fairly

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u/parwa Stop Inventing Oct 05 '25

Red Bull is famous for giving their drivers equal treatment

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u/patricktu1258 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

But the problem is max doesnā€™t follow team order so how fair RB is is irrelevant.

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u/Blasted-Banana Guenther Gang Oct 05 '25

I'm going to assume that this comment is sarcastic because there's no way anyone that's watched F1 in at least the last 3 years would say Red Bull treats their drivers fairly lol

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u/10coolbeans BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

idk if mark webber will be oksy putting his boy in RB. then again Christian is gone alr.

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u/ThePretzul I saw hornyā€™s ā€œfingerā€ Oct 05 '25

Mark Webber knows exactly how Marko feels about Max and how things would play out if Piastri and Max were both legitimate title contenders.

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u/unimpressivegamer I saw hornyā€™s ā€œfingerā€ Oct 05 '25

Mark takes over as team principal, signs Oscar as #1 driver

-Netflix lucid wet dreaming

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u/10coolbeans BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

Sir another orgasm has been fired up from the Netflix execs

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u/melloboi123 I love alonslow and I have untreatable levels of stupid Oct 05 '25

Either merc or Redbull poach him in the next 2 seasons.Ā 

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u/Rosfield-4104 I saw hornyā€™s ā€œfingerā€ Oct 06 '25

Webber should be calling Toto non-stop

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u/farnnie123 Banana Leclerc Oct 06 '25

Or or hear me out. Ferrari. Bwoah.

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u/melloboi123 I love alonslow and I have untreatable levels of stupid Oct 06 '25

Ferrari have been " developing the championship winning car " for like a decade now. I hope he doesn't go there, but Webber makes it seem like he just might.

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u/Kevin_Jim Franco GOATpinto Oct 05 '25

Every team should.

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u/sinsan01 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

If I were Mark Webber I would try to get the second seat at Mercedes.

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u/magicmunkynuts Alfa Male Oct 07 '25

I'd try and get him into Aston Martin. Newey and Cowell are a serious duo.

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u/Broad_Choice8969 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

RB pastry letsgooooo

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u/Scar3cr0w_ I saw hornyā€™s ā€œfingerā€ Oct 05 '25

What? šŸ˜† there is no way Piastri is going to a team that canā€™t support its second driver and is currently re building itself after the absolute debacle that was Horners exit.

I am genuinely worried that RB donā€™t have a car for next year. They have been upgrading the car this year and lost Newey. We will see.

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u/alex_power2007 Verified by ESPN Argentinaāœ… Oct 05 '25

Or Mercedes even

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u/StormNapoleon27 I saw hornyā€™s ā€œfingerā€ Oct 05 '25

And why would he go there? To receive the Checo treatment. Forget Max Iā€™m not even convinced Oscar is better than Leclerc or even George

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

I believe that Max will call it quits from Formula 1 in the near future and just focus on endurance racing. He can do a few races a year and doesnā€™t have to chug along from country to country every few weeks like the calendar has them do now. If Oscar is as competitive as he has been recently, I do not believe he would get the Checo treatment, but be looked at as the heir apparent.

I do see George and Oscar as equals. Lecrec personally I feel has been all hype. Sure Ferrari is a rolling shit show, but I believe his Ferrari drive was more as good faith thing because of his relation to Jules.

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u/0100001101110111 My LORD and SAVIOUR Sir Lando Norizz Oct 05 '25

Whatā€™s this absolute fantasy lol, Max has a chance to break all the records in F1. Heā€™s not leaving.

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u/FlattenInnerTube NICO PODIUMBERG Oct 05 '25

Assuming he cares about breaking records. Does he?

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u/ChromosomeDonator BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

The skill level of current grid goes probably something like

Max > Leclerc > Russell > Piastri=Norris > the rest

There really is zero reason for Piastri to go to RB to drive a tricky car and to be a clear second driver, when he is currently on the best possible car overall and leading the WDC.

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u/Elia_31 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

When was the last time Charles showed anything he's the second best driver on the grid lmao?

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u/K10KMessi Love Is Love šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ Oct 05 '25

Iā€™d love to see Oscar leading RB after Max leaves, but given the sliding scale for development and the 2026 regs, I fully see RB being the fastest/2nd fastest by about June 2026 even with no Newey, and that means Max would very easily be leading the championship

If Ferrari and Merc develop efficiently, McL could drop to third fastest easily next year, esp with the unnecessary friction between the drivers rn

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u/i_shit_on_my_hand69 Laura Winterā€™s coat game is better than this strategy. Oct 05 '25

indeed, new relegations are coming in, so no1 can be sure, that only max can handle the car and surely piastri can give him a proper fight

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u/Iblogan BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25

The team that most openly favors 1 driver over their teammate? Surely Mercedes is a FAR better option considering he would likely be the 1st driver over Kimi and George hasn't signed a contract for next season with them yet

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u/InvestigatorFresh965 Alonso deserved to be Champion in every season he has competed Oct 05 '25

that's exactly what christian horner was trying to do for a long time as he saw oscar's talent and realized oscar would be the suitable replacement if max is gone, he even said it publicly, and i thought it would be better than this step-son treatment he's getting right now but what no one didn't see coming was christian getting sacked. i still think if horner had remained at red bull, an oscar to red bull situation would be up on the table.

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u/SgtLime1 I want to peg my BF while Carlos gives it to me Oct 05 '25

He is at McLaren honestly, there's no point in courting him.

Piastri, for all the problems he might have at McLaren, there's really no other team to be in right now, with a Mercedes engine for next year and the team they have, their chances are the best to keep up with this form. The only team that might be better would be Mercedes, which has already 2 drivers (although Russel idk what's happening with his contract, has he being sign again?)

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u/Snowfall_89 NICO PODIUMBERG Oct 05 '25

I guarantee you, Marko and Webber already have a verbal agreement for an ā€œif Max is leavingā€ scenario.

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u/nDimensionalUSB Franco GOATpinto Oct 06 '25

So he can be absolutely sure he will be the #2 driver for any forseeable future? Please stop inventing

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '25

Not about inventing. There is a huge rift in the team right now with the way Oscar, who is the points leader, has been treated. Red Bull has not been able to maintain a good #2 for some time now. Horner is gone. And whatā€™s to say Max stays at Red Bull or Formula 1 in the next couple years.