F1 Today | Mclaren on cheating allegations, Sainz never considered at Red Bull

Brown believes the arguments against McLaren have reached a breaking point, as he stated in an exclusive interview with PlanetF1, "That’s where the sport is today, but I believe it’s gone too far.”

The CEO urged the FIA to step in and solve this issue that is a waste of the governing body's resources by calling for a deposit style process for when team's submit their complaints. He believes this could act as a deterrent and control the "politickery" within the sport.

After it was announced last year that Hamilton would be leaving Mercedes for Ferrari, questions were raised as to where Carlos Sainz would move to for the 2025 season after being left without a seat.

The performance of Perez last year caused for speculations as to whether Sainz would be able to fill this position, in a team he was affiliated with up until 2018. However, the Spanish driver announced that Red Bull was not a possibility for him.

Verstappen would now be able to participate in a hypercar race in WEC (World Endurance Championship), after receiving his platinum rating by the FIA. In Spain today, the defending F1 world champion joked about wanting a different rating instead.

"I was secretly hoping for a bronze rating. I might appeal the platinum, get silver at least," Verstappen joked.