30/07/2025 07:25
Max Verstappen has firmly rejected the idea that Red Bull cannot
learn anything by continuing to develop its RB21 car. Given the
huge sweeping changes coming to F1 in 2026 with the overhauling of
the power units and chassis, teams have started to turn development
off for '25, and onto next season. Teams often bring one big
update package after the summer break before switching to the
following year's machine, but with the scale of changes for 2026,
this has happened even earlier, with the Belgian GP packages
expected to be the last for a number of teams. Verstappen's Red
Bull team has suffered a poor 2025 and will not win the
constructors' championship, with the Dutchman finding himself 81
points behind leader Oscar Piastri in the drivers' standings. With
this in mind, Red Bull switching its full focus to 2026 early would
make sense, but Verstappen feels there are still some learnings to
be had with the '25 car. "No, I think it is still important also
this year to learn certain things," Verstappen told media ,
including RacingNews365. "Because they will also have an effect on
next year, the cars will be completely different, but there are
still things we can work on and take to next year. "So, of course,
engineering and car design are on next year, but we can still learn
a lot about this year."
