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"Make all mistakes now" – Why Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar want Red Bull to experiment for 2027

Red Bull is shifting its focus toward the future as the current Formula 1 season enters its final stretch with roughly seven or eight grands prix remaining. Driver Max Verstappen and teammate Isack Hadjar are looking ahead to subsequent campaigns, encouraging the squad to run aggressive trials now rather than later.

The organization faces a dual mandate to avoid finishing a championship completely empty-handed for the first time in over a decade while simultaneously gathering valuable data for the upcoming rules cycle. With Baku identified as a key theoretical testing ground in prior discussions, the outfit hopes that taking risks immediately will pay dividends in later years.

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