F1’s Latest Rumours, Talk: Max Verstappen to Red Bull, Kimi Raikkonen and More

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Published: May 5, 2016

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Max Verstappen's rapid rise through the ranks of Formula One continued on Thursday morning when the teenager was promoted to Red Bull Racing.

Little more than a year after making his grand prix debut at the age of 17, Verstappen will represent the four-time world champions from next weekend's Spanish Grand Prix after Red Bull decided to punish Daniil Kvyat for his Russian GP crimes by sending the 22-year-old back to Scuderia Toro Rosso.

Verstappen's graduation to Red Bull is likely to be good news for Kimi Raikkonen, who has already seen off one of the prime candidates for his seat at Ferrari.

After clinging onto his place in F1 at the end of an inconsistent 2015 campaign, this season was expected to be the 2007 world champion's last in the pinnacle of motorsport.

But Raikkonen has indicated he would be willing to remain at Ferrari in 2017 while admitting his future is not in his hands.

With Stoffel Vandoorne pushing for a promotion to McLaren-Honda for next season, Jenson Button may also find he has little control over his future.

Having survived two successive retirement sagas in 2014 and '15, the 2009 world champion will be left with no option but to retire at some stage, but it has been claimed Button could be set for a surprise move back to the place where it all began.

Elsewhere, the FIA's Charlie Whiting has explained what F1 is aiming to achieve with its pursuit of increased cockpit-safety measures, and Renault has explained why it wants to continue to supply engines to Red Bull in 2017.

Could a little va-va-voom power Verstappen to his first world championship next season? That discussion, we think, is for another day.

For now, here's this week's roundup.

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