As a Max Verstappen fan, this is my flex:
-4 consecutive world championship
-10 consecutive wins
-Youngest race winner
-Most sprint wins
-19 wins in a single season
-Most points in a season and much more
Best peak in F1 history.
Events of the last 48 hrs
🔹Max and Toto were within 5 kms of each other in the UK
🔹Max & Raymond were in Austria with entire Redbull Gmbh bosses
🔹Toto and Jos were within 2kms of each other in NL
🔹Max won against Audi & FIA announces approved path to 60/40 PU
Whatever is happening is bigger than the season itself and we are all eager to know what's happening. What could possibly be cooking?
The Backfired Rhetoric on Max Verstappen
For years, the activist British media painted Max Verstappen as the villain, aggressive, arrogant, "not a team player," the bad boy who'd ruin F1's gentlemanly image. They pedaled endless hit pieces, framing his dominance as somehow unfair, his radio outbursts as proof of immaturity and his rivalries as toxic.
But Max never bent. He stayed unapologetically himself, blunt, competitive, zero PR filter. No fake smiles, no scripted soundbites as their favourite goddesses. Just raw talent and real personality.
Now? The narrative is crumbling. Fans and even former critics are discovering the Max off-track: the hilarious streamer who geeks out on sim racing, the loyal friend, the guy who laughs at himself, builds genuine connections across the paddock, gentle and kind to all motorsport fans and shows up with zero pretense.
His charity work, his love for his family, his dry Dutch humor, it's all coming out. The "monster" they tried to create was never there. Turns out, authenticity wins.
The British press tried to bury him with words. Instead, they buried their own credibility. Max just kept driving... and living.
And the world is finally seeing the champion he always was, on track and off.
Max Verstappen demanded reg changes.
Today, the FIA confirmed the 60/40 split for 2027/28, agreed by FIA, F1, FOM, the teams and the manufacturers.
Generational dictatorship 🙌
Guys, prepare yourselves. This could be the biggest signing in F1 history.
Max Verstappen to Mercedes is starting to feel very real.
Why?
• Toto Wolff has been chasing Max since 2014
• Mercedes currently look like the stronger long-term project.
• Red Bull’s Constructors’ position could trigger Max’s exit clauses.
• Russell is under serious pressure next to his teammate.
• Mercedes could activate his exit clause if they want to make room for Max.
• Red Bull has lost too many key figures including GP.
• There is no “shark” left at Red Bull to fight the political battles against Toto/Zak Brown.
• Mercedes already works with Max through his GT racing team.
• Waché has failed to build a top-level chassis
• Max cannot waste his prime waiting for Red Bull to recover.
At some point, loyalty is not enough.
Thoughts?