Overview
- New reports from Germany link Oscar Piastri to Red Bull and revive talk of Max Verstappen moving to McLaren, following months of turbulence inside Red Bull.
- Autosport, cited by Crash.net, reports Red Bull has identified Piastri as its Plan B if Verstappen leaves the team.
- Auto Motor und Sport reports an alleged clause could let Verstappen exit if he is not at least second in the standings by July 1, and this claim has not been verified.
- McLaren notes Piastri’s long‑term contract, and CEO Zak Brown says he intends to keep both Piastri and Lando Norris.
- Former Ferrari engineer Rob Smedley and ex-team boss Otmar Szafnauer caution that leaving a front-running car to be a clear No. 1 elsewhere often backfires for drivers.