Saturday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes Christian Horner leading tributes to Red Bull icon Felix Baumgartner as his former employer is warned of a \u201cdisaster\u201d if Max Verstappen leaves for Mercedes.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s dive straight into the day\u2019s main F1 news headlines\u2026<\/p>\n
F1 news: Christian Horner leads tributes to Red Bull legend Felix Baumgartner<\/p>\n
Christian Horner, the former Red Bull F1 team principal, has led tributes to Felix Baumgartner following the death of the iconic daredevil and skydiver.<\/p>\n
Baumgartner, 56, died on Thursday following a paragliding accident in Italy.<\/p>\n
He rose to fame in 2012 after jumping to Earth from the edge of space as part of the Red Bull Stratos project.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0Christian Horner leads tributes to Red Bull icon after heartbreaking news<\/a><\/p>\n F1 news: McLaren warn of Red Bull \u2018disaster\u2019 if Max Verstappen leaves for Mercedes<\/p>\n Zak Brown, the McLaren chief executive, has warned that the departure of Max Verstappen would prove a \u201cdisaster\u201d for Red Bull.<\/p>\n It was claimed earlier this week that Mercedes chief executive Ola Kallenius has approved Verstappen\u2019s proposed move from Red Bull for the F1 2026 season.<\/p>\n Brown has admitted that he would prefer Verstappen to stay put, quipping that the prospect of the reigning four-time World Champion in a 2026-spec Mercedes is \u201cpretty uncomfortable\u201d for McLaren.<\/p>\n F1 news: Lewis Hamilton in \u2018conflict\u2019 with Ferrari brand?<\/p>\n Guenther Steiner, the former Haas F1 team principal, has claimed that is \u201csometimes a conflict\u201d between the Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari brands.<\/p>\n Hamilton joined Ferrari from Mercedes at the start of F1 2025 in one of the biggest transfers in the sport\u2019s history.<\/p>\n Despite a lack of on-track success, the partnership between Hamilton and Ferrari has already proven a commercial juggernaut.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari \u2018conflict\u2019 emerges as Steiner awards special status<\/a><\/p>\n F1 news: Jonathan Wheatley lifts lid on Red Bull exit after Sauber switch<\/p>\n Jonathan Wheatley revealed how an article published after the 2024 Miami Grand Prix created a \u201cdifficult situation at work\u201d for him at Red Bull.<\/p>\n A report after last year\u2019s Miami race claimed that Wheatley had ambitions of moving into an F1 team boss role after almost two decades as Red Bull sporting director.<\/p>\n The claim emerged just days after Adrian Newey announced his decision to leave Red Bull, with Wheatley\u2019s move to Sauber announced last summer.<\/p>\n