Christian Horner has provided an update on the future of star driver Max Verstappen as 'outside noise' continues to build. Max Verstappen has voiced his concerns about Red Bull’s budget cap limit, following a huge incident at the Imola Grand Prix.

McLaren opted not to order Piastri to allow Lando Norris past in a bid to challenge Verstappen but the British driver ultimately made a brave move on his team-mate with five laps to go to finish second. Piastri’s lead to Norris was cut to 13 points, with Verstappen now 22 points behind the Australian.

Max Verstappen has won four times in a row at Imola but a fifth next year looks unlikely with Formula One set to drop the Italian circuit.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen had a busy schedule during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying day. First, he went for qualifying and finished in P2 behind Oscar Piastri. In the night, he won the iRacing Simulation championship.