Felipe Massa knows a thing or two about seeing domination in F1. He was in the wings during Ferrari’s dominant years with Michael Schumacher. He saw the beginning of the Mercedes domination on track. Therefore, he isn’t really surprised with Max Verstappen dominating the sport in his Red Bull RB19.
‘Max Verstappen is going to win everything till 2026’
According to Felipe Massa, there is no way any team or driver is catching Max Verstappen before 2026. He believes that Red Bull has cracked the perfect formula for these regulations. Therefore, it will keep giving Max race-winning cars.
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And as long as Max Verstappen maintains his superior form, he is going to make the most of it. According to the Brazilian, 2026 will bring in a big change for the teams. There will be new regulations and new cars. The only doubt will be whether Red Bull can maintain their superiority, because Max Verstappen is on another level, according to Felipe Massa.
The Cost Cap restrictions
The F1 cost cap may be a factor behind the comments of Felipe Massa. Unlike previous years, big teams like Mercedes, Red Bull, and Ferrari can’t throw money at the problem. While Red Bull finds itself on the luxurious end of this ordeal, Mercedes and Ferrari will feel hamstrung. All credit should be given to the team at Red Bull. While Adrian Newey, Christian Horner, and Max Verstappen get all the attention, every team member ensures they stay on top.
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Max Verstappen’s Potential Exit
Mark Hughes wrote the biography of Max Verstappen and therefore, has a great understanding of the World Champion. According to him, Max might as well leave the sport after 2025. He says that winning one world championship was Max’s ultimate dream.
Max has hinted at an early exit multiple times since winning his first championship in 2021. He isn’t really concerned with the all-time records. So what do you think will happen? Will he keep winning everything in F1 till 2026 as Felipe Massa predicted? Or will he retire at the end of 2025 like Mark Hughes suggests?
Editors pick
