Max Verstappen has wished those battling to become his Red Bull team-mate next season the best of luck going into one final day of track action he will again not be involved in.
The curtain will finally fall on a record-breaking 24 Grands Prix campaign in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Verstappen has already been crowned the drivers' champion for a fourth consecutive year.
The battle to be the constructors' champion, however, is going down to the wire, with McLaren holding a 21-point cushion over Ferrari after an unsavoury ending to the Qatar Grand Prix involving Lando Norris.
On Tuesday, the now regular end-of-season test will take place at the Yas Marina Circuit. Verstappen confirmed to media in Qatar, including RacingNews365, that he will not be taking part. He said: "No, I've skipped that one for a while."
It is a crucial test, however, for many drivers, and it could play a pivotal role in determining who will be Verstappen's team-mate in 2025.
With Sergio Perez's days with Red Bull appearing numbered, it appears to be a straight fight between Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson for the potential vacancy.
After four years with the junior team, now RB, previously AlphaTauri, and due to be known as Racing Bulls next season, Yuki Tsunoda will finally get an opportunity to drive and prove himself in Red Bull machinery.
Verstappen will be monitoring from a distance, adding: "I'm not even going to watch." However, he did conclude by saying: "I wish them good luck.
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Keith Ashman
Typical to arrogant to care who may become his team mate.
Lize van Wyk
Why would he care. Neither of those two will stay in the 2nd seat for more than 6 months and crumble like all the previous ones. When will RB learn that they need stability and not a second driver who think his the main cheese. Max will always be the only driver they look after until he leaves RB. And neither of these two are team players. But good luck RB your world are slowly starting to crumble due to bad management and not looking after more than one driver.
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Keith Ashman
True Red Bull need to build a more equal team pairing. You are correct he does not care!