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Verstappen Criticizes FIA ADUO Grants, Mercedes Gets Upgrades

6/12/2026

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Driver Max Verstappen praised changes and questioned the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) award to Mercedes.
The FIA set the 2027 split at 58-42 and the 2028 split at 60-40.
Mercedes, just over two percent behind Red Bull, received ADUO upgrades for 2026 and 2027.
Ferrari, Audi and Honda each earned two ADUO upgrades.
Red Bull received no ADUO upgrades for 2026 or 2028.

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Driver Max Verstappen praised changes and questioned the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) award to Mercedes.
The FIA set the 2027 split at 58-42 and the 2028 split at 60-40.
Mercedes, just over two percent behind Red Bull, received ADUO upgrades for 2026 and 2027.
Ferrari, Audi and Honda each earned two ADUO upgrades.
Red Bull received no ADUO upgrades for 2026 or 2028.