Saturday’s F1 news includes an update on Franco Colapinto after a 50G Las Vegas GP crash and Jos Verstappen’s vow to Red Bull amid those lingering rumours that Max Verstappen could join Mercedes in F1 2026.

Red Bull has admitted in public that it is sounding out what it would take to bring Franco Colapinto on board – but while a deal to extract him from Williams would be expensive, it could be the long-term solution to the team’s second driver conundrum in Formula 1.

Franco Colapinto’s hopes of sealing a seat on the F1 grid next year may have been dashed by his latest crash in Las Vegas. The Argentinean driver, 21, needed medical checks after qualifying after swerving too early into Turn 16, with his Williams car then careering into the wall.

Franco Colapinto’s red-hot form has cooled as the F1 season nears its conclusion, raising new questions about his future. Williams driver Colapinto has no race seat for 2025 because his team will sign Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to drive alongside Alex Albon.

Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher claimed that Williams junior driver Franco Colapinto moving to Red Bull was "fixed" for the 2025 season.

Franco Colapinto was taken to the medical centre after a heavy collision with the wall in qualifying at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Argentine driver, who has been linked with a seat at Red Bull for 2025,

Franco Colapinto, driving for the Williams Formula 1 team, experienced a heart-stopping 50G crash during the qualifying session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Th