Red Bull Make Bold Change to Max Verstappen's Car That Could Hand Him F1 Title

Red Bull have reportedly made a change to Max Verstappen's car ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

After winning last weekend's Qatar Grand Prix, four-time world champion Verstappen remains firmly in the hunt to win his fifth title.

Heading into this weekend's finale in Abu Dhabi, Verstappen trails Lando Norris by 12 points and is four points ahead of Oscar Piastri.

To put it simply, Verstappen needs to win the race on Sunday and hope Norris finishes fourth or lower to win the world title.

Ahead of the weekend, it has been spotted that Red Bull have appeared to make a slight tweak to Verstappen's car.

When compared to the team's set up in Qatar, it looks like Red Bull have gone for less downforce for the Grand Prix around the Yas Marina Circuit.

As per Formula_Aerodynamics, Red Bull appeared to have 'opted for a bit less downforce than they had in Qatar, something that should help them on the two long straights in Abu Dhabi'.

Meanwhile, rivals McLaren have largely stuck with the same rear wing as they ran in Qatar, bar a minor change in the wing tip.

Max Verstappen speaks out on F1 title decider

Speaking ahead of the race, Verstappen stated that he is feeling 'very relaxed'.

The Dutchman said on Thursday: "I spent some time with my daughter. I figured some stuff out for GT3 for next year, figured out some stuff for my sim racing team as well, planning for next year. Pretty straightforward stuff before arriving here.

"I’m very relaxed, nothing to lose. I’m just enjoying being here, but for me it’s not even about being here – I’ve been enjoying the second half of the season, working with the team and how we’ve been able to turn things around from difficult times."

Verstappen continued: "[We’ve gone from] having a debrief after the race, feeling very disappointed and frustrated with the performances, to just enjoying, smiling, having these wins again. It’s fantastic, so I’ll just take it.

"To me everything here is just a bonus and sitting here fighting for the title. That’s also what makes it really straightforward for me. We will just try to have a good weekend, but even then it’s not really in my control, so I guess I’ll just try to enjoy it."