Red Bull's Max Verstappen thinks the narrow gaps between team-mates in 2026 are being helped by this generation of cars being easier to drive on the limit, with McLaren team boss Andrea Stella offering a different view.
At Zandvoort Liam Lawson qualified eighth, one tenth behind Verstappen, on a one-off outing for Red Bull to deputise for the injured Isack Hadjar. Meanwhile, reserve driver Yuki Tsunoda also impressed in Lawson's Racing Bulls car, conceding a similar gap to the team's regular driver Arvid Lindblad on the Japanese driver's first race weekend of 2026.
