{"id":10507,"date":"2025-07-20T12:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T12:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/10507\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T12:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T12:46:10","slug":"f1-news-today-max-verstappen-heading-for-red-bull-exit-as-champion-confirms-2026-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/10507\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 News Today: Max Verstappen heading for Red Bull exit as champion confirms 2026 decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher has suggested Red Bull could be in for a bleak future as he tips <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/max-verstappen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen<\/a> for a hasty move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-teams\/mercedes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mercedes<\/a>.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u27a1\ufe0f  <a title=\"READ MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1056304\/max-verstappen-red-bull-f1-exit-bleak-future-mercedes-move-ralf-schumacher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>F1 champion confirms season-end departure<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/042a96e53d839e6f925a50892ee79266302c0541.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nF1 champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/jenson-button\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jenson Button<\/a> has confirmed his departure from full-time racing at the end of the 2025 season, opting to dial down his racing duties for 2026.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u27a1\ufe0f  <a title=\"READ MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1056201\/f1-champion-jenson-button-wec-confirms-season-end-departure\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5f9a91d9f21a7fad54f850ec8cb48462d092bed5.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nLewis Hamilton has confirmed that he is enduring the worst-case scenario in his debut F1 season with Ferrari after significantly struggling with their 2025 challenger.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u27a1\ufe0f  <a title=\"READ MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1056308\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari-f1-worst-case-scenario-confirmed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes star admits &#8216;QUITTING&#8217; consideration amid F1 difficulties<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/acdc4b67b1a2b5b897a0aa64ca33b72db95766b4.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nMercedes F1 star Kimi Antonelli has revealed that he questioned his path after he found it difficult to manage the sport alongside his studies. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u27a1\ufe0f  <a title=\"READ MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1056385\/mercedes-f1-kimi-antonelli-giving-up-school-difficulties\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Fans call for driver to be arrested after FLIPPING rival in insane revenge crash<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/30f8b33dcbc87251097be40fc276092ae13acc10.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nYou thought Max Verstappen completely lost his head at the Spanish Grand Prix, when he shunted into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/george-russell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George Russell<\/a>? 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