Former FIA steward Johnny Herbert has finally opened up on his true feelings about Dutch F1 champion Max Verstappen.

If Aston Martin are to have any chance of snapping up Verstappen, they will need to make short-term improvements. Team Silverstone ended the 2024 campaign battling Williams and Sauber at the bottom end of the grid, leaving Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll frustrated.

With Red Bull being caught by the chasing pack by the end of 2024, and with new regulations coming in 2026, could the time be right for Max Verstappen to make a switch at the end of 2025?

Johnny Herbert has spoken out for the first time since being sacked as an FIA steward, and he hasn’t minced words about “certain people” he feels had an impact on his firing. Namely, Herbert is discussing allegations of bias that were lobbed his way by the Verstappen family during a contentious 2024 season that saw the Dutch driver go head-to-head with Briton Lando Norris.

Johnny Herbert, the former Formula 1 steward, predicts that Max Verstappen will leave Red Bull Racing in the not-too-distant future. According to the Brit, the Dutchman is likely to make a switch to Aston Martin.