The top Red Bull driver who is fighting for a fifth straight F1 world championship now knows where he will be driving in the future.

A Red Bull driver has issued a statement after the FIA confirmed that he has been disqualified after the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa.

Max Verstappen will reportedly remain with his lifelong team through the 2026 season after clearing an exit clause following the Belgian Grand Prix, ESPN's Nate Saunders reported Monday.

What makes this tough for McLaren is the context. Norris has been their guy since 2019. He stayed loyal when the car was barely fighting for points. He was patient when others — Carlos Sainz, Daniel Ricciardo — came and went. He’s also just 25. This was supposed to be his era.

Red Bull have introduced a new front wing configuration at the Belgian Grand Prix, which features changes to the camber and incidence of the mainplane and secondary flap, with the most obvious visual changes to be found in the outboard section (green arrows), whereby there’s some small changes to the twist geometry.

A new Red Bull era begins under Mekies at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. He was appointed after 18 months at Racing Bulls. He worked at Ferrari for five years, as deputy team principal and racing director, and at the F.I.A., which governs Formula 1, for four years, initially as safety director and then deputy race director.