Red Bull insider reveals huge Max Verstappen PROBLEM after major team shakeup

A Red Bull Formula 1 insider has opened up on a huge issue the team are facing due to four-time world champion Max Verstappen.

Verstappen is undoubtedly the sport's dominant force at present and has been for some time now.

That was highlighted once again last season, with the Dutchman having the skill and speed to win a fourth consecutive drivers' championship without always having had the quickest car.

Red Bull were not successful in the constructors' championship, however, with Sergio Perez struggling alongside the Dutchman.

Red Bull facing Max Verstappen problem

Ahead of the new season, Perez has been replaced with junior driver Liam Lawson promoted up to the main team for 2025.

As Verstappen's team-mate, the former VCARB driver will be taking on one of the toughest jobs in motorsport, hoping to consistently finish high up in the points without interfering with Verstappen's own championship campaign entirely.

Now, ahead of the duo's debut season as team-mates, Red Bull mechanic Calum Nicholas has opened up about the issue the team faces pairing drivers with Verstappen.

Speaking on the High Performance podcast with Jake Humphrey, the Red Bull mechanic said: "More than anything, it’s resilience. What we’ve seen, certainly with Max’s team-mates over the years, what they struggle with is how resilient Max is.

"You can have a bad weekend where the car’s not great and he will drag something out of it. For a lot of the drivers who have sat alongside him in the garage, it’s really hard to see.

"It’s really hard to suck up. You might go out and put a great lap in and think, ‘I’ve dragged the most out of that car’, then Max will find two-tenths on you.

"Mentally, that really takes its toll on people, through no fault of Max’s. He’s just there to go the quickest but it’s a tough one to swallow sometimes."

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