{"id":339482,"date":"2025-12-12T02:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/339482\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T02:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:29:09","slug":"f1-today-exclusive-verstappen-number-news-wolff-with-a-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/339482\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Today | Exclusive Verstappen number news, Wolff with a warning"},"content":{"rendered":"

News about Max Verstappen<\/a>‘s racing number for the 2026 season continues to grow, with only one more step remaining. Along with that, Toto Wolff<\/a> has stated that Mercedes will no longer supply one of its teams.Max Verstappen is just a step away from landing his favourite number three on his Red Bull Racing<\/a> car for the 2026 season after the FIA confirmed to GPblog\u00a0this Thursday that the new race number rules have now been finalised.The Dutchman will no longer be able to race with the number one emblazoned on his machine in 2026 after Lando Norris<\/a> became World Champion.However, from next season, Formula 1<\/a> drivers will be allowed to change their race numbers during their careers, and after Verstappen already confirmed that he does not wish to return to his original number 33<\/a>, the 28-year-old is now very close to changing his number.\"20251207-0824\"\/<\/p>\n

Max Verstappen missed out on the World Championship by just two points behind Lando Norris – Photo: Race Pictures<\/p>\n

A review of Mercedes’ power unit supply will take place, according to CEO, team principal and co-owner Toto Wolff.<\/p>\n

For the 2026 season, McLaren<\/a>, Williams<\/a> and Alpine are set to have engines from the German team in their machines, with Aston Martin moving to Honda engines in 2026.<\/p>\n

However, Wolff stated Mercedes may be looking to cut a team or two from its list of\u00a0F1\u00a0customers.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur current mindset is, also discussing with Ola, that we will reduce the number of teams we\u2019re going to supply in the next cycle,\u201d the Austrian told the Beyond the Grid podcast, noting that\u00a0\u201cbetween two and three\u201d\u00a0customer teams would be the sweet spot.<\/p>\n

McLaren sees several social media slams<\/p>\n

It’s been a hugely successful 2025 for McLaren with their drivers’ and construcotrs’ title triumphs. However, not everyone on social media has been full of praise.<\/p>\n

Hollywood actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, \u00a0best known for his role in the hit TV series\u00a0The Walking Dead, had some choice words for McLaren CEO Zak Brown<\/a>, calling the American “such a weanie” and that he “deserves s**t all”<\/a>.There was also some mocking of Lando Norris and his ‘underdog story’ from a hit BBC TV show. That saw former World Champion Damon Hill come to the defence of the Brit, calling it ‘pathetic’<\/a>.\"20251207-1115\"\/<\/p>\n

Lando Norris became the 35th F1 driver in history to become World Champion – Photo: Race Pictures<\/p>\n

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