Max Verstappen reiterated that Red Bull “are not the quickest” heading into the 2025 F1 season. Verstappen comes into the new F1 season as the defending champion. If Verstappen takes this year’s title, he will equal Michael Schumacher ’s F1 record of five consecutive championships.

Montoya also added that if Lawson’s 2024 incidents are anything to go by, he would likely have ‘friction’ with Verstappen, warning Red Bull to be poised for team-mate drama during in 2025. "If you look at Liam, he had his run-ins with people last year and everything," Montoya told Mundo Deportivo .