Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane has definitively shut down any suggestion that Max Verstappen could get behind the wheel of the junior team’s machinery in a bid to find greater performance.

This comes shortly after Permane stated that a “top-line” Formula 1 driver — such as, perhaps, Verstappen — could get behind the wheel of the easier-to-drive VCARB machine and extract the machine’s maximum performance.

No Racing Bulls test for Max Verstappen in the near future

While Red Bull Racing has struggled to find its footing with its RB21 machine thus far in the F1 2025 season, its sister team Racing Bulls has thrived.

The VCARB 02 has enabled its drivers — Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar — to bring home critical points for the team. Lawson, who struggled to find his footing in

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