Formula 1 | Jos Verstappen increases pressure on Red Bull: "We need a more competitive car"

Formula 1 Verstappen Red Bull – After his son Max's fourth world title, Jos Verstappen sent a clear message to Red Bull, calling on the team to develop a more competitive car for next season. According to the former driver, 2025 will be crucial to allow the reigning champion to get closer to Michael Schumacher's record of five consecutive titles. Interviewed by Viaplay, Jos highlighted the importance of timely and targeted technical intervention: "Now they know where the problems are and what needs to be changed. It's up to them to show how much they understand the situation and what they are capable of creating."

Jos Verstappen, what pressure on Red Bull

The 2024 season has been a mixed bag for Red Bull. After a promising start, the team has seen a sharp decline in performance, with few wins in the second half of the year. The Dutchman triumphed in Sao Paulo, at the end of a race managed by a true phenomenon, but this remains one of the few satisfactions of the summer period, also by virtue of the exponential growth shown by Ferrari and McLaren. When asked about the confidence placed in the team for the future, Jos expressed cautious skepticism: “I want to see how it goes next year. We started well this year, but then the performance dropped. Now it’s up to the team to show what they are capable of. They are not driving the fastest car at the moment, otherwise Max would continue to win. Major interventions are needed to return to being competitive in 2025”.

A 2025 that promises to be a great challenge

With the team in third place in the constructors' standings, behind Ferrari and McLaren, the teams' title now seems out of reach. For Red Bull, next year will be crucial to confirm its competitiveness and support the ambitions of the four-time world champion in rewriting the records of Formula 1. An undertaking that today, considering the level of the opponents and the cracks present in Milton Keynes, seems more complicated than ever.