Formula One defending champion Max Verstappen downplayed Red Bull's chances at Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, saying the car is slower than their rivals and still working through some issues.

He heads into the Australian Grand Prix and the 2025 Formula 1 season on the back of four drivers' title wins in a row, but Max Verstappen's expectations for Melbourne are not so high

Verstappen acknowledged there had been improvements to his car in the offseason but said it was too soon to know how it compared to McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes.

Christian Horner will be hoping for his first big win of the year before we even get to Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Lift Me Up, one of the horses he co-owns with wife Geri Halliwell-Horner,

Max Verstappen has a new teammate in Liam Lawson for 2025, but not much has changed since Sergio Perez's departure. According to Verstappen, he's mainly focused on his own performance, stating that he still must perform in order to maintain his number-one role at Red Bull.

Max Verstappen has been caught up in a dispute with his 2025 Red Bull team-mate just days before the new Formula 1 campaign gets under way. The Dutchman will be in action at this weekend's Australian Grand Prix as he begins his quest to win a fifth consecutive world drivers' title.

Entering the season-opening Grand Prix of the 2025 season, Max Verstappen is not completely confident he can begin the season with a victory in Melbourne. On Thursday, the Dutchman addressed the issues with the RB20.