Max Verstappen, four-time Formula 1 world champion, has extended his contract with Red Bull Racing, keeping him with the team through the 2030 season.

No break from Formula 1, no retirement from the Grand Prix scene – quite the opposite: Max Verstappen is under contract with Red Bull Racing until the end of 2030, a strong commitment from the Dutchman to the premier class.

Max Verstappen can give his home Dutch Grand Prix a fitting sendoff this weekend by becoming Formula One’s sixth different winner in six races. The old-school seaside circuit is slipping off the calendar after this year’s race and victory on Sunday would be a bittersweet occasion for Red Bull’s four-time world champion and his throngs of orange-shirted supporters.

ESPN's Laurence Edmondson assesses whether Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and the chasing pack can stop Kimi Antonelli winning the 2026 F1 title.