Today | Red Bull make Verstappen contract move as F1 teams announce upgrades

Alex Albon has agreed a deal to stay with Williams through 2027, the team confirming the move ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix. The report also highlights new contract speculation around Max Verstappen, with F1-Insider claiming Red Bull has offered him a revised five-year contract that would keep him at its Milton Keynes base until 2033. An exit clause remains a sticking point, and Verstappen is reportedly leaning toward a one-year extension to reassess options. At Aston Martin, attention is on Honda’s power unit upgrades at Zandvoort, with chief engineer Shintaro Orihara saying a new power unit specification will be introduced there after progress with the chassis in Hungary.