ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing and Laurent Mekies, Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing talk prior to the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Jordan McKean/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing and Laurent Mekies, Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing talk prior to the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Jordan McKean/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: Gianpiero Lambiase, Head of Racing of Oracle Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing talk in the garage prior to the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: Gianpiero Lambiase, Head of Racing of Oracle Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing talk in the garage prior to the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage prior to the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage prior to the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing enters the garage prior to the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: Liam Lawson of New Zealand and Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on in the garage prior to the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)