Jos Verstappen, McLaren and Oscar Piastri
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Jos Verstappen has dismissed claims from Sergio Perez that the Red Bull car is specifically tuned and built for four-time champion Max Verstappen. Sergio Perez will return to Formula One next season with Cadillac alongside experienced team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
Max Verstappen’s team was thrown into chaos halfway through 2025 when Red Bull announced the dismissal of Christian Horner. The split followed months of tension behind the scenes. Horner had well-publicised clashes with figures like Helmut Marko and Jos Verstappen,
Jos Verstappen claims that the atmosphere at Red Bull is "completely different", and Max Verstappen is "in good hands".
Red Bull were severely lacking in pace to McLaren for much of the early parts of the 2025 season, with Verstappen only managing to win two of the first 15 grands prix of the season, falling over 100 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri at one stage.
Jos Verstappen has brushed off Sergio Perez’s comments at the Mexican Grand Prix. The former Red Bull driver expressed his belief that the team’s cars are built around Max Verstappen, and that even the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc would be unable to extract performance in the seat alongside the reigning world champion.