A former F1 champion has opened up on some apparent growing issues at Red Bull after the Spanish Grand Prix. The team swapped Max Verstappen onto hard tyres during a late safety car, a move which indirectly resulted in the most controversial single moment of the 2025 season so far.

Mika Hakkinen, the two-time F1 World Champion and former McLaren driver, says he was “very surprised” that Max Verstappen did not challenge Red Bull’s decision to fit hard tyres at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen has received immense backing from a two-time Formula 1 world champion over Red Bull's treatment and strategies.During the Spanish Grand Prix, the team decided to bring the Dutch racer into the pits under a late safety car with