Helmut Marko refused to be drawn on who 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen would be racing for in 2026.

Red Bull are battling through an uncharacteristic lull✤ in performance after a temp💛estuous year.

Although they stꦬill top bothꦺ the drivers’ and constructors’ championships, their grip is loosening on each.

The future of star driver Verstappen is another unwelcome distraction for the once-dom🦂inant team.

Red Bull’s Marko was asked “Do y🔯ou already know for which team Max will race in 2025 and 2026?”

He answered to : “Next year he will drive for Red Bu♔ll Racing.”

A follow-up question: “And in 2026?”

Marko: “Mah ... It's so far away. Now🥂 our full focus is on the 2024 championship.”

Verstappen is contracted to Red Bull on lucrative terms unti😼l 2028.

However, there h🌺ave been murmurings all year abo🧸ut his future.

The furore surrounding Christian Horner in the early part of 🃏the year dragged in Marko, and as a result, put Verstappen’s futureཧ briefly at-risk.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has cܫonstantly shared his admiration for Verstappen.

Horner has even been 🥃forced to ꦜissue a hands-off warning to Wolff.

Mercedes are tipped to be anꦦ attractive destination in 2026 when the new F1 regulati𒐪ons land.

They are predicted to possess an engine which 🗹could become the envy of💧 the entire F1 grid.

However, Mercedes have n♚am⛦ed Kimi Antonelli as Lewis Hamilton’s successor, alongside George Russell.

Wolff insisted that Antonelli and Russell would be their priority pairing i𒉰n the long-term.

However, until Red Bull’s performance on-track substantially improv🐲es, the whispers around Verstappen are unlikely to quieten down.