{
  "id": 8481256,
  "title": "Max Verstappen Offers to ‘Move Aside’ for F1 Legend’s Son at Red Bull",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/max-verstappen-offers-to-move-aside-for-f1-legends-son-at-red-bull",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T14:56:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/max-verstappen-offers-move-aside-145639693.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Max Verstappen joked about vacating his Red Bull F1 seat for Kimi Raikkonen's son Robin, who joined the team's Junior Programme following the Italian GP at Monza. Raikkonen's son, who started karting at 11, was signed by Red Bull prior to his retirement, surprising many. Despite his retirement, Raikkonen has remained active with Robin in karting. Four-time champion Verstappen met the Raikkonen family during the Italian GP, expressing happiness about seeing them. When asked about Robin's potential future in F1, considering the decade gap between them, Verstappen jokingly replied, \"Yeah, who knows, right? I mean, maybe, maybe not. I guess eventually they also need a seat for him in the team, so then yeah, maybe I'll move aside.\"",
  "summary": "Max Verstappen jokes about vacating his Red Bull F1 seat for Kimi Raikkonen’s son Robin, who has joined the team’s Junior Programme. Post the F1 Italian GP weekend at Monza, Red Bull announced Raikkonen’s son Robin as its new junior…",
  "key_points": [
    "Max Verstappen joked about giving up Red Bull seat for Kimi Raikkonen's son Robin.",
    "Raikkonen's son Robin joined Red Bull's Junior Programme after karting since age 11.",
    "Verstappen said he might move aside if Robin joins the team in future."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}