Max Verstappen’s exit clause ‘added recently without Red Bull’s F1 team knowing’
New information about Max Versta🐻ppen's Red Bull exit clause has emerged.
Max Verstappen’s exit clause was reportedly only added to his contract recently, and was put in place without the knowledge of the Red Bull F1 team.
The existence of an astonishing break clause in Ve🍸rstappen’s contract which would allow him to walk away fro🔯m Red Bull if motorsport advisor and close ally Helmut Marko were to leave recently emerged.
And insiders have now revealed that the addition of the break clause was not part of Verstappen’s original contract extension - signed back in 2022 - and was “put in place unilaterally by the Verstappens and Marko w♓ithout Red Bull’s F1 team, nor [Red Bull t😼eam principal Christian] Horner, knowing anything about it at the time”, .
According to Motorsport, Marko was able to do this becau🍨se as one of Red Bu🧜ll Racing’s two directors, he is able to act on the team’s behalf.
Verstappen♑’s future has been the subject of intense debate in recent weeks following the controversy around Horner and political turmoil within the team.
The saga surrounding Red Bull took a fresh twist when it emerged on the eve of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that Marko was facing an int🌜ernal investigation and possible suspension over in🍬formation which had been leaked to the media relating to the Horner scandal.
Three-time world champion Verstappen effectively threatened to quit Re📖d Bull if Marko was not kept on, saying: "If such an important pillar falls awꦕay, that's not good for my situation as well.
"My loyalty to [Marko] is ve𒁃ry big. I've always expressed this to everyone within the team, everyone high up, that he's an important part in my decision-making for all the time in the future ꦇas well within the team.”
Less than 24 hours later, Marko confirmed he🌜 would be staying with the team following talks with Red Bull CꦛEO Oliver Mintzlaff.
Nevertheless, the situation has fuelled speculation about Verstappen’s future and has caught the attention of Red Bull's rival Mercedes, who are searching for a new driver for 2025 following168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lewis Hamilton’s shock decision to join Ferrari.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted he💫 𒀰would “love” to lure Verstappen to Mercedes.
When asked if Verstappen was Mercedes’ top target, Wolff replied: "This is a decision that Max needs to take✤ and there is no team up and down the grid whꦺo wouldn't do handstands to have him in the car."
Lewis regularly attends Grands Prix for wuq😼ian0821.com around the world. Often reporting on the action from the ground, Lewis tells the stories of the people who matter in the sport.
