MAX IS REVVED UP FOR BRAVE NEWEY WORLD

MAX VERSTAPPEN says he trusts Red Bull can give him another title-winning car this year - despite designer Adrian Newey's absence.

- DANIEL MOXON

For just the third time in their history, Red Bull Racing will head into a new Formula One season without a car designed by Newey (inset).

He was the architect behind every one of their title-winning racing machines but quit last year at the height of the controversy that centred around boss Christian Horner.

Red Bull's 2025 car is the first since their 2006 effort to not have Newey's fingerprints on its design.

But Verstappen insists he has full confidence in their new-look technical team, spearheaded by Newey's former deputy Pierre Wache, to deliver in his absence.

"I don't think we should think about that too much. It is done. He is not there any more," the Dutchman said of his former colleague.