max verstappen f1: seventh on 91 points, and the Red Bull future talk is not going away
Per jolpica/Ergast live championship data dated 2026-07-19 19:00 UTC, Max Verstappen is seventh in the 2026 drivers’ standings on 91 points with zero wins. Per the same live data, Red Bull is fourth in the constructors’ standings on 151 points with zero wins.
That is the hard reset on max verstappen f1 in 2026. Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads the standings on 204 points and six wins, Lewis Hamilton is second on 159, and George Russell is third on 154, so Verstappen now trails Antonelli by 113 points, Hamilton by 68, and Russell by 63.
Austrian Grand Prix qualifying also offered a blunt recent marker: Verstappen crashed, while George Russell took pole. Against that backdrop, the talk around Verstappen’s Red Bull future has only grown louder ahead of Hungary.
Verstappen 2026 snapshot
Per jolpica/Ergast live championship data dated 2026-07-19 19:00 UTC, this is the current Verstappen picture.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Drivers' standing | 7th |
| Points | 91 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Team | Red Bull |
| Team constructors position | 4th |
| Contract status | Under contract until the end of 2028 |
| Next race | Round 11, Hungarian Grand Prix, 2026-07-26 at 13:00:00Z at the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary |
Driver context and Red Bull context
Per jolpica/Ergast live championship data dated 2026-07-19 19:00 UTC, these are the key drivers around Verstappen, plus the current constructors’ picture.
| Driver | Position | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 1 | 204 | 6 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 159 | 0 |
| George Russell | 3 | 154 | 0 |
| Charles Leclerc | 4 | 126 | 0 |
| Lando Norris | 5 | 111 | 0 |
| Oscar Piastri | 6 | 98 | 0 |
| Max Verstappen | 7 | 91 | 0 |
Verstappen’s season is no longer about controlling the title race. It is about trying to stop a gap to the front that has already become severe, with Antonelli, Hamilton and Russell all ahead of him on the live table.
Per jolpica/Ergast live championship data dated 2026-07-19 19:00 UTC, the constructors’ table looks like this.
| Team | Constructors Position | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes | 1 | 358 | 8 |
| Ferrari | 2 | 285 | 0 |
| McLaren | 3 | 279 | 0 |
| Red Bull | 4 | 151 | 0 |
That Red Bull line explains why the noise around Verstappen has not gone away. A fourth-place team on 151 points and no wins is not a steady backdrop for a driver whose name still dominates the market conversation.
Why Hungary matters on July 26
The next checkpoint is Round 11, the Hungarian Grand Prix, scheduled for 2026-07-26 at 13:00:00Z at the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. It arrives with Verstappen already 113 points behind Antonelli and still without a win.
That makes Hungary more than another race on the calendar. It is the next chance for Verstappen to change the feel of his season before the paddock talk about his future becomes even louder.
Why his future is back in the spotlight
Multiple reports in the record state Verstappen is contracted to Red Bull until the end of 2028, but that has not stopped the speculation. Autosport-style future reporting says Verstappen’s future remains one of the main talking points in the paddock despite that Red Bull contract.
Sky Sports reports that Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has admitted uncertainty over Verstappen’s future with the team. RacingNews365 says Verstappen’s manager provided a contract update and said, “We want to make a decision.”
Corpus reporting has also linked Verstappen with McLaren and included a warning about switching there to follow Gianpiero Lambiase. That keeps the future discussion specific, rather than generic, even with a long contract still in place.
For now, the 2026 story is simple. Verstappen is seventh, winless, and chasing a season that has moved far away from title control, while the questions around Red Bull are getting harder to ignore.