Red Bull are currently enduring a difficult 2025 Formula 1 campaign and have faced multiple hard truths throughout the year.

Max Verstappen’s hopes of a fifth consecutive drivers’ championship have disappeared and their second car has been plagued by multiple issues.

Well in advance of the summer break, Red Bull’s title aspirations were over, with the team now having gone seven races without a podium for the first time in 10 years.

Fortunately for them, the outside noise from the Formula 1 driver market has calmed down and their superstar driver will be remaining with them for 2026.

It was Verstappen’s decision to stay at Red Bull, and they will now be preparing for the new regulations next year, which could shake up the running order completely.

Helmut Marko has made a Verstappen promise to let him walk away from the sport if he doesn’t like next year’s rule changes. It’s a bold move.

Red Bull got Max Verstappen’s Spanish Grand Prix strategy ‘totally’ wrong

Verstappen could grow tired of Red Bull if they fail to find a competent solution for their second driver from next year.

It’s pivotal to have someone they can depend on for the sake of both championships, and being able to back their Dutch driver up in the strategy department.

It has been one of their weaker areas this season, with Jeroen Bleekemolen pointing out that their Spanish Grand Prix strategy was ‘totally’ wrong and compromised Verstappen.

“Yeah, didn’t have anything else available at the time,” he said. “[There] was also a bit of confusion, I think, between him and the team. Yeah it was totally the wrong tyre.

“And then, of course, his frustration came out, which ultimately resulted in a collision with Russell and time penalty. That’s also Max and that’s also Verstappen.

“I don’t even have to say that’s Max, that’s Max and Jos and that is Verstappen. That’s also nice, isn’t it, that at some point you reach a point where you’ve had enough.”

Are Red Bull capable of meeting Max Verstappen’s F1 demands?

For 18 months, Red Bull’s car upgrades have led them down a difficult hole, and they seem to be far from finding a solution with the RB21.

It’s fair to say they might already have given up on it, bearing in mind there are just 10 races to go until it becomes a museum piece.

Red Bull aren’t ‘capable’ of meeting Verstappen’s demands, despite having 18 months to bring developments to their car.

Continuously, their upgrades have failed to the extent that the second car for Yuki Tsunoda has been undriveable for the most part. They have a lot of work to do to rectify their issues.