George Russell says he can understand if Max Verstappen takes a break from Formula 1 while he’s not enjoying it, but believes competitive position is playing a significant role in his complaints.

Max Verstappen told his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase he would be stupid not to take the offer he received from McLaren, after asking the Dutchman for his thoughts on the move.

Lambiase is well-known for his partnership with Verstappen, but has also been Red Bull’s head of race engineering, and is a long-term target of McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown and team principal Andrea Stella to join the constructors’ champions.

Red Bull is well-placed to solve the issues that it is currently facing with its car that leaves it a distant fourth in the pecking order, according to team principal Laurent Mekies.

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Max Verstappen has confirmed he’s weighing up leaving F1 at end of season due to his distaste for the new regulations.

Max Verstappen said “I'm not even frustrated anymore, I'm beyond that,” as his discontent with Formula 1 this season continued with a tricky qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli secured his second consecutive pole position as Mercedes was untouchable in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli returned Mercedes to the top of the time sheet for final practice at the Japanese Grand Prix, with teammate George Russell making it a Mercedes 1-2.