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SHOCK: OLIVER MINTZLAFF CONFIRMS CHRISTIAN HORNER’S £80 MILLION SEVERANCE DEAL AFTER SUMMER DISMISSAL

Oliver Mintzlaff breaks the silence on Christian Horner's sacking while Max Verstappen ignores the Spanish GP "guilt."

SHOCK: Oliver Mintzlaff confirms Christian Horner’s £80 million severance deal after summer dismissal
Why Red Bull CEO Mintzlaff finally axed Christian Horner after 20 years.

Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff talked about why they let Christian Horner go earlier this year.

Horner had been in charge of the team since it started in 2005. He saw Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel win a bunch of world championships.

Former Aston Martin strategy engineer Bernie Collins thinks the F1 rankings in 2026 will mostly depend on how good the new engine is.

Next year, there will be big changes to both the engine and the aero rules.

Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff seems sure that Max Verstappen won't decide to race for another F1 team before he retires.

There was a lot of talk about Verstappen's F1 future in the first half of 2025 because the team wasn't doing so well compared to McLaren, which was way ahead.

David Coulthard doesn't think Max Verstappen will be sorry about bumping into George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix, even though it cost him some key points. He thinks only weaker minds would feel that way.

Everyone knows about what happened at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Even if the Red Bull driver had given up his spot to the Brit without any trouble, he still would have finished fifth and gotten 10 points.

Fred Vasseur said that Ferrari will show up at the private test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in January with a spec A car.

The Ferrari boss thinks other F1 teams will do the same. He said that the main thing during the five-day test won't be how fast the car is, but how well it holds up.

Toto Wolff said Mercedes is lucky to have George Russell racing for them after the British driver's great 2025 F1 season.

Russell, who has won five Grand Prix races, did really well that season. He came in fourth overall, behind the top three drivers, and made it to the podium nine times, winning twice.

THE 2026 ULTIMATUM: WHY NEXT SEASON IS "MAKE OR BREAK" FOR LEWIS HAMILTON

After a winless 2025 debut, Lewis Hamilton faces a pivotal year. See why Steiner believes the 7x champ is nearing the F1 exit.

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Hamilton’s exit clock is ticking

Guenther Steiner, who used to run the Haas team, thinks Lewis Hamilton might quit Formula 1 if Ferrari can't get to the top of the Driver's Championship by 2026—he thinks that season will be super important for the racing star.

Hamilton had a tough first year with Ferrari, ending up sixth in the F1 rankings with 156 points.

That was 86 points behind his teammate, Charles Leclerc, and he didn't even get on the podium once, which is a first for him in a full season.

He often said he was bummed out about how his Ferrari debut was going.

Back in November, after the Las Vegas Grand Prix, he told Sky Sports, I feel awful. This has been the worst season ever, and it just keeps getting worse no matter how hard I try. I'm trying everything I can, both in and out of the car.

Hamilton looked pretty sad a lot during the season because he couldn't really fight for race wins.

Steiner told Sports Krone, I think if Ferrari has a good car next season, Hamilton might be able to turn things around. If they are more competitive, Lewis might find his drive again. But if things stay the same, next season will probably be his last in Formula 1. He's not going to go through that again. The situation is tough for him, and you could see that in every interview. So, the next season will be key for him.

What's Hamilton saying about quitting?

When the media asks Hamilton about his F1 future, he doesn't want to talk about retiring.

At the end of the season, when someone asked him what he would say to those who think he might retire soon, the 40-year-old said, I wouldn't say anything to them. None of them have done what I've done, so they don't know anything more than I do.

Last summer, after some rumors that he might leave early, Hamilton said he's staying at Ferrari until his contract is up.

He said, For those writing stories about me thinking about not racing, I've just started here with Ferrari. I've been here for a few years, and I'm in it for the long run, so there's no question about what I'm focused on achieving with this team. There are zero doubts, so please stop making stuff up.

In 2026, everyone will still be wondering about Hamilton's future in F1, mainly if Ferrari keeps struggling with the new rules. And if Steiner is right, another year of not competing for a championship could be the end for him.

MAX VERSTAPPEN NAMED PEER-VOTED DRIVER OF THE YEAR FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE SEASON

Max Verstappen wins his 5th straight F1 peer award, beating champion Lando Norris. Lewis Hamilton drops out of the top 10 for the first time.

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Verstappen Wins Fifth Straight Peer Award

Max Verstappen copped his fifth straight driver-of-the-year award in Formula 1's secret peer vote, even though he almost grabbed a fifth title in 2025 but didn't quite make it.

The drivers all voted in secret, except for four guys. The Red Bull driver beat out Lando Norris, who just won the world championship, for the number one spot.

The voting worked like the normal F1 points system. Drivers ranked their top 10 rivals. Verstappen got 25 points from six votes to win.

Norris, who won his first championship after a crazy season, came in second in the driver rankings for the second year running.

The McLaren driver won the title after fighting off pressure from Verstappen and his teammate, Oscar Piastri, all season long.

George Russell took third, moving up one spot from last year. The Mercedes driver had a killer season with two wins and seven more podiums.

Piastri was fourth, up one spot, even though his championship hopes fizzled out near the end. The Aussie was leading by 34 points at one point before his performance dropped off.

Charles Leclerc finished fifth, down two spots, even though he got everything he could out of Ferrari's SF-25. The Monegasque driver had seven podiums during a tough season that saw Ferrari finish fourth.

Carlos Sainz held onto sixth after a great comeback at Williams. After a rough start, the Spaniard grabbed two podiums in a strong second half of the season.

Fernando Alonso jumped two spots to seventh, and the two-time world champion had some crazy drives in Aston Martin's AMR25.

Alex Albon took eighth after his best season with Williams, while rookies Oliver Bearman and Isack Hadjar rounded out the top 10, getting props for their awesome first seasons.

Pierre Gasly almost made the list, even with 10 Q3 appearances in Alpine's tricky A525.

Lewis Hamilton, who's won seven world championships, didn't show up in the rankings, which is a first since they started doing this poll. It shows how rough his first season at Ferrari was.

The four drivers who skipped the vote were Hamilton, Nico Hulkenberg, Lance Stroll, and Yuki Tsunoda.

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