Tuesday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes Ralf Schumacher raising the prospect of Red Bull driver Max Verstappen making a surprise move to McLaren with Oscar Piastri heading in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s blast through the day\u2019s main headlines at breakneck speed\u2026<\/p>\n
Ralf Schumacher: Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri could swap seats<\/p>\n
Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri could swap seats in the years to come.<\/p>\n
That is the claim of former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, who reckons Verstappen could follow long-serving race engineer GianPiero Lambiase to McLaren if he leaves Red Bull.<\/p>\n
Verstappen is officially under contract with Red Bull until the end of 2028, the year Lambiase is due to start work with McLaren at the latest, with Piastri signing a multi-year extension to his McLaren deal ahead of last season.<\/p>\n
Read more: Piastri out, Verstappen in for McLaren in Ralf Schumacher\u2019s future prediction<\/a><\/p>\n F1 2026 progress review: Aston Martin<\/p>\n Aston Martin has had a troubled start to the F1 2026 season, failing to score a point across the opening three rounds in Australia, China and Japan.<\/p>\n The AMR26 has been hamstrung by severe vibrations from its Honda engine, leaving Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll in for an uncomfortable ride.<\/p>\n PlanetF1.com\u2019s Thomas Maher assesses Aston Martin\u2019s start to the season.<\/p>\n Read more: Adrian Newey faces brutal Aston Martin reality as AMR26 reliability crisis bites early<\/a><\/p>\n Indian Grand Prix return ruled out for F1 2027 season<\/p>\n Formula 1 has ruled out any possibility of a return to India for the F1 2027 season following media reports that the Buddh International Circuit could be included on the calendar.<\/p>\n Reports out of India suggested that a return of the Indian Grand Prix could be viable in 2027, but PlanetF1.com understands these claims are wide of the mark.<\/p>\n India last featured on the F1 calendar in 2013, the year of Sebastian Vettel\u2019s final title triumph with Red Bull.<\/p>\n Read more: F1 rules out India 2027 return despite Buddh circuit comeback claims<\/a><\/p>\n Juan Pablo Montoya questions Red Bull role in GianPiero Lambiase<\/p>\n Juan Pablo Montoya believes Red Bull could have offered GianPiero Lambiase a more senior role to convince Max Verstappen\u2019s race engineer to stay.<\/p>\n McLaren announced the signing of Lambiase last week after months of speculation over his future.<\/p>\n Lambiase will arrive at Woking \u2018no later\u2019 than 2028 in the role of chief racing officer.<\/p>\n