Red Bull Racing started the season confidently, winning a double at the Bahrain Grand Prix, but off the track the crisis continues to grow within the team. We told you that manager Christian Horner held a meeting with Max Verstappen’s management, and as it turned out, there were good reasons for this.
The fact is that on Sunday evening in Bahrain, Jos Verstappen, Max’s father, was seen in the company of Toto Wolff, which immediately gave rise to a wave of rumors about the Dutch driver’s potential transfer to Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton.
Against this background, the German publication F1-Insider reported that Verstappen’s contract has a clause according to which Max can leave Red Bull Racing early if Helmut Marko is no longer part of the team. Moreover, the publication quoted Marco in which he says that he will not interfere with Verstappen if he decides to leave the team.
“If Max decides to leave, I won’t stand in his way,” Marco said.
Events in Red Bull Racing are developing rapidly. Less than a month ago, Helmut Marko ruled out the possibility that Max would not complete his contract, valid until 2028, and now Christian Horner is holding emergency meetings with the driver’s representatives.
In Jeddah, Max Verstappen will speak with the press, and there is no doubt that he will be asked to comment on the words of Helmut Marko and the rumors of recent days.
2024-03-05 10:43:00
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