Former F1 race winner Juan Pablo Montoya believes Max Verstappen will receive an offer from Aston Martin “he can’t refuse” next year. Four-time world champion Verstappen has a contract with Red Bull, the team he has raced in since his debut for junior team Toro Rosso in 2015, until the end of the 2028 season.

Max Verstappen to Aston Martin is an inevitability, believes Juan Pablo Montoya, who suggested when the Dutch driver may switch allegiances.

Max Verstappen will receive an 'offer he can't refuse' and join Aston Martin in 2027, former driver Juan Pablo Montoya has predicted. The Dutchman has been backed to give Red Bull one year after sweeping technical regulation changes are made in 2026.

Red Bull will honor that eight-year partnership at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, using a bespoke white livery that is a tribute to the RA272, the car that gave Honda its first F1 victory back in 1965: Red Bull also shared an image of the RB21 alongside the RA272, highlighting the similarity between the two paint schemes:

With two rounds of the 2025 season behind us, Lando Norris is the early pacesetter. He won the season opener in Melbourne and finished second to team-mate Oscar Piastri in Shanghai, meaning he sits eight points clear of Max Verstappen heading into the Japanese GP.