At his cagey press conference at Silverstone, in a Red Bull motorhome heaving with print journalists asking similar questions to last week's Austrian Grand Prix, Verstappen quickly laid down the law by announcing he wouldn't respond to questions about 2026, and a few creative attempts didn't break his resolve.

Max Verstappen to Mercedes': that's the bit of news the F1 world is hung up on, and it Silverstone the situation was no different. Despite contentious rumours in the media surrounding Verstappen's

Crash.net's F1 reporter on the ground recaps the story which dominated British Grand Prix media day. One topic dominated the build-up to this weekend’s British Grand Prix in the Silverstone paddock during Thursday’s media day; Max Verstappen’s future.