Max Verstappen’s future with Red Bull remains uncertain despite the fact that the three-time Formula 1 world champion has a current contract with the energy drink team until the end of the 2028 season. However, there are those who claim that the Dutchman will not comply with this agreement.
One of them is the German Ralf Schumacher, who assured in an interview published on the Motorsport portal that Max Verstappen will end up following in the footsteps of Adrian NeweyRed Bull’s star engineer, who will not continue with the Austrian team for next season.
“Max Verstappen will leave Red Bull, and he will do so alongside other good engineers who are guaranteed to go somewhere else, some of them with Adrian Newey”commented the former German Formula 1 driver who is not sure when the Dutchman, current teammate of Sergio “Checo” Pérez, will change his scene.
“Max has other options, I am sure he will leave Red Bull, the question is whether it will happen next year or the year after”added Ralf Schumacher, who did not dare to predict which team the current leader of the drivers’ standings could leave for in the 2024 F1 season.
In recent weeks there has been talk of the possibility that the Mercedes team will try to acquire the services of Red Bull’s main star, to whom it would be willing to pay more than $250 million dollars. After the Miami Grand Prix this weekend they could negotiate it.
For Ralf Schumacher, the possibility that Max Verstappen ends up leaving Red Bull is mainly due to all the controversy that arose around the team’s director, Christian Horner, after he was reported for alleged misconduct by a team employee. .
Although that accusation was dismissed by Red Bull’s parent company after having carried out a private investigation, a tense atmosphere was also unleashed within the energy drink team with a dispute between the Briton and Max Verstappen’s father, Josh.
“It’s sad that the team is falling apart like this. “This is because of a staff member who was basically an employee.”the German released, referring to the situation involving the director of Red Bull, who remains in his position after the accusation was withdrawn.
Despite all the extra-sporting inconveniences experienced within Red Bull, the current Formula 1 champions started 2024 at full speed, leading the constructors’ classification and with Max Verstappen and Sergio “Checo” Pérez leading among the drivers.
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