The three-time Formula 1 world champion, Max Verstappen seeks to calm the waters amid the controversies that Red Bull is going through arising from the accusation against its director, Christian Horner, for alleged misconduct with a team employee.
That is why the winner of the first two tests of this 2024 season called for calm. The Dutchman, who has also been the protagonist of rumors about a possible departure from the Austrian team, wanted to do his bit to lower the tension.
“I have always said that the most important thing is that we work together as a team and that we all keep the peace. I think we all agree within the team. Let’s hope that from now on that will also be the case.”Max Verstappen assured the English network Sky Sports.
“Everyone is trying to focus in the same direction and I think the positive thing about all this is that our performance was not affected. “It is a very strong team.”Verstappen continued, referring to the good performances of the energy drink team that has achieved 1-2 in the two tests held.
The words of Red Bull’s star driver came this weekend after his conquest at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix where he repeated the success achieved two weeks ago in Bahrain. Not even the iron dominance of the Dutchman has been able to overshadow the controversies that continue to arise.
After it became known that Christian Horner had been acquitted by the Red Bull GMBH company, the team’s parent company, of the accusation made by a team employee (who ended up being suspended), Max’s father, Jos Verstappen, began his attack against the British.
The former driver assured that as long as the current director of Red Bull remains in his position there will be tension in the team and the possibility of his son leaving the team with which he has won his three Formula 1 championships appeared, a position that left out of the paddock in Saudi Arabia.
Additionally, Helmut Marko, team advisor and a kind of mentor for Max Verstappen, has also been affected by controversy. to the point of being investigated by Red Bull for an alleged leak of confidential information to the press, so he could end up outside the team, an unthinkable situation for the Dutch driver.
After the first two tests of the F1 season this weekend there will be a break to resume action at the Australian Grand Prix which will take place on the 24th of this month. It will be a good opportunity to try to calm the waters a little within the Austrian team.
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