According to Tom Coronel Red Bull Racing have to come up with an excellent plan if they want to keep Verstappen with them even longer. The odds seem to lie with him Mercedes, but whether that is really an option?
Honda announced on Friday morning that at the end of 2021 they will retire from their activities as engine supplier to Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri and leave Formula 1. The Honda power unit has done extremely well over the past two years and the relationship between the engine supplier and Red Bull Racing has also been very good. It was hoped that Honda would be the key to the success and the news has hit fans of Verstappen and Red Bull Racing like a bomb. Many wonder whether Verstappen should not even think about moving to another team.
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According to Coronel it is very simple: “If Red Bull wants to keep Max, they really have to come up with a very good plan,” he adds. Motorsport.com from. According to Coronel, the world championship is the sole focus for the Verstappen family and therefore the key to retaining the Dutchman. “Max will always go for the best package and that is the package that can make him world champion.” The question, however, is whether Red Bull will be able to deliver this package.
“At the moment they don’t have the best package. It also takes time to build something with another engine supplier.” According to the racing driver, it is clear that Mercedes has the best package, but it is still the question whether that is a possibility. “What I know is that Max is still one of the two hot boys of Formula 1. “Hamilton and Verstappen are the only drivers who could become world champions at the moment, according to Coronel.” Do you dare to put those two side by side in one team? ”
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