# Verstappen

George Russell expresses a desire to compete head-to-head with Max Verstappen in 2026, signaling potential shifts in the F1 landscape.

### About Verstappen
Max Verstappen is a Dutch-Belgian racing driver competing in Formula One.  

### Insights
- verstappen creators is up 21.48% from the previous week.
- verstappen engagements is up 108.43% from the previous week.
- verstappen posts created is up 133.33% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [----------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:verstappen/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/verstappen/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [----------]  
Daily Average: [----------]  
[--] Week: [-------] +108%  
[--] Month: [-----------] -61%  
[--] Months: [-------------] +103%  
[--] Year: [-------------] +134%  
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-12-06  
1-Year Low: [---------] on 2025-02-17  

Engagements by network (24h):
TikTok: [---------]
Reddit: [------]
News: [-----]
YouTube: [---------]
X: [---------]

  
  
### Mentions: [-----] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:verstappen/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/verstappen/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [-----]  
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Week: [-----] -5.70%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-11-23  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-02-15  

Mentions by network (24h):
TikTok: [---]
Reddit: [---]
News: [--]
YouTube: [-----]
X: [-----]

  
  
### Creators: [-----] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:verstappen/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/verstappen/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Verstappen in the last [--] hours which is down 0.40% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Week: [---] +21%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-11-23  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-02-17  

The most influential creators that mention Verstappen in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                        | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                        | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts) | [--]    | [----------] | [--]     | [--]          |

[View More](/list/creators/verstappen/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 80%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:verstappen/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/verstappen/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 80%  
Daily Average: 76%  
[--] Week: 78% +5%  
[--] Month: 65% -14%  
[--] Months: 65% +6%  
[--] Year: 65% -6%  
1-Year High: 91% on 2025-11-01  
1-Year Low: 45% on 2025-06-02  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Verstappen's Future and Mercedes Interest: (50%) Speculation surrounding Max Verstappen's potential move to Mercedes.
- Verstappen on Championship Competitiveness: (50%) Max Verstappen's confidence in winning the championship with a different car.
  
Most Critical Themes:
  

### Top Verstappen News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"George Russell 'wants to go head-to-head' with Max Verstappen in [----] - BBC Sport Mercedes driver George Russell says his hope for the [----] F1 season is to find himself in a title fight with Max Verstappen"  
[News Link](https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/c1klx1vzxdzo) [@BBCNews](/creator/x/BBCNews) 2026-02-06T00:20Z 15M followers, [----] engagements



### Top Verstappen Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"People saying mean shit abt figure skaters and deflect by saying this is a sport this is why fs will never be taken seriously bunch of snowflakes. You need to know that figure skating is a close community it isnt like every other sport. Fans interact with athletes casually-"  
[X Link](https://x.com/suggestme_name/status/2020509037163675660) [@suggestme_name](/creator/x/suggestme_name) 2026-02-08T14:44Z [---] followers, 16.5K engagements


"@93M4RQUEZ_ @OPiastronaut Personally my order (around about) Russel Verstappen Oscar Antonelli Leclerc Norris Hulkenberg (think audi will suprise) Hadjar Hamilton Sainz Bortoleto Alonso Albon Bearman Gasly Lawson Stroll Colapinto Ocon Bottas Linblad Perez"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Fulham_FanTalk/status/2020494942603530589) [@Fulham_FanTalk](/creator/x/Fulham_FanTalk) 2026-02-08T13:48Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"Pierre Gasly on $12 million per annum Estimated [----] driver salaries: Verstappen - $70 million Hamilton - $60 million Leclerc - $34 million Russell - $34 million Norris - $30 million Alonso - $20 million Piastri - $13 million Sainz - $13 million Gasly - $12 million Albon - $12 million @Racingnews365 Estimated [----] driver salaries: Verstappen - $70 million Hamilton - $60 million Leclerc - $34 million Russell - $34 million Norris - $30 million Alonso - $20 million Piastri - $13 million Sainz - $13 million Gasly - $12 million Albon - $12 million @Racingnews365"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcEdition/status/2020481365083292058) [@MarcEdition](/creator/x/MarcEdition) 2026-02-08T12:54Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Max Verstappen living his vlog party era [----] Again this silly sign 😭🤘 📸:video archive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Mercury98568210/status/2020478103139570082) [@Mercury98568210](/creator/x/Mercury98568210) 2026-02-08T12:41Z [---] followers, 10.5K engagements

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