Former Head of Operations at Red Bull Racing Richard Hopkins believes that Max Verstappen "has something in his contract" that allows him to have a say on who his teammate is. To the annoyance of the Dutchman,

That is the claim of Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko, who has been left aghast that the simulator sent the team down the wrong path at the Japanese Grand Prix. Max Verstappen told t

Max Verstappen’s engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, rarely sounds as impressed as he did on the radio when his driver’s pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix was confirmed. He had been through this routine 40 times before, congratulating Verstappen after a job well done.