168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen wants to leave Red B𝕴ull and could take a year away from F1 due to his lack of options, it has been claimed.

Red Bull’s unexpected struggles are worsening and F1 champion 💮Verstappen is on a winless streak of six grands prix𝔍.

His lead at the top of the drivers’ standings has been cut to 62 point🌜s by Lando Norris, and he described his RB20 as “a monster” last weekend in Monza.

H♏is misery during race weekends is plain and obvious but now Red Bull have been rocked by reports that their star driver wants out.

“The Verstappen🐻 clan has long since agreed: Max will not fulfil his contract until 2028🔴,” German-Swiss newspaper reported.

“Verstappen wants to leave as soon as possibl𝓰e - but where?”

Verstappen certainly won’t be going anywhere i💜n 2025, with the entire grid almost confirmed after Mercedes pinned their hopes to Kimi Antonelli to replace Lewis Hamilton.

B♐ut, Toto Wolff ha🦄s never shied away from expressing his admiration for Verstappen.

In 2026 the new For🐟mu✱la 1 regulations will kick in, and the talk within the paddock is that Mercedes could emerge with an engine to envy.

That would be a furthe♓r setback for Red Bull’s development and could create new doubt o๊ver Verstappen’s future.

However, Mercedes’ ♈faith in Antonelli to partner George Russe🦹ll has the look of a long-term combination.

“Not impossible: V🐟erstappen is taking a year off,” the report claims.

Stepping away from Formula 1 for a year wo𒈔uld be a remarkable move for the driver who has dominated since the start of 2022.

Fernando Alonso is among the drivers to have taken a sa𒆙bbatical then returned - although he hasn’t been able to return to champions♉hip-winning ways since his comeback.

Versta🎉ppen has regularly spoken about retiring early, unlike Hamilton or Alonso.

He is currently 26 years old and, despite his fury around the RB20’s demise, retains a 62-point advantage at the to💖p of the F1 standings.

The trouble is that the internal chaos withi🦋n Red Bull - which has involved Christian Horner, Verstappen’s father Jos, and Helmut Marko - has created uncertainty.

The same report also cl𝓰aims that the exits of Adrian Newey and Jonathan Wheatley is a key factory in Verstappen questioning his future at Red Bull.