Fernando Alonso has said that rumours linking Max Verstappen with a switch to Aston Martin are "very good for the team" but insists it is "very unlikely" the pair will ever be teammates.

Max Verstappen's name has been linked to several team swaps, including Aston Martin — but Fernando Alonso is skeptical.

Red Bull’s disastrous showing – by its standards – in last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix has fanned the burning embers of speculation that Max Verstappen will join another team for 2026.The most lucrative offer on the table is understood to come from Aston Martin,