Max Verstappen ‘head turned, looking elsewhere’ claim amid Red Bull problems

Might Red B༺ull's ongoing F1 troubles prompt Max Verstappen to lo🌞ok elsewhere?

Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen could have his “head turned” by another F1 t𒉰eam amid Red Bull’s current competitive woes, it has been claimed. 

The four-time world champion has been left frustrated with the perfཧormance of his Red Bull car this season and had a race to forওget at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Verstappen started P7 and could only make up one position to finish sixth on a hugely disappointing weekend for Red Bull, who were hamstrung by a multitude of prob🦄lems including uncharacteristically poor pit stops.

As a result, Verstappen has lost ground to both McLaren drivers in the world championship, and has fallen eight points behind168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lando Norris.

Sky Sports F1 pundit Naomi Schiff suggested that Verstappen, wh♏ose long-term future continues to be the subject of speculat🦩ion, may start looking elsewhere if Red Bull’s problems continue.

“I don’t think there’s been any lack of pressure from M✃ax’s side onto the team in terms of where his thoughts on where the car is at,” Schiff said after Sunday’s race.

“I’m sure compounded with today’s issues and the pit stop problems, I 💖don’t think they’ll be leaving here happy at all.

“I know that 🥃the team know that Max is a competitor that wants to be running at the front, and if he’s running third, fourth or fifth, he’s not interesting to be here to do that.

“I think everybody is well aware of that, everybody in the team know꧒s they need to deliver something better than what they’ve currently got.

“Of course it’s a cause for concern. We’ve got new regulations coming in next year, Max has been very clear to say he doesn’t want to be iꦡn the sport forever but he wants to make the most out of it while he’s here.

“So I wonder if this will get his head turned and maybe looking elsewhere in the paddock. I don’t know if it’s t🌱oo early to say that but he’s been pretty vocal ab🉐out how upset he is with the state of that car.”

Verstappen is under contract at Red Bull until the end of 2028 but continues to be linked with Mercedes and Aston Mar🌸tin.

Red Bull bust-up emerges 

Verstappen’s manager reportedly had a168澳洲5最新开奖结果: bust-up with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko following the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Raymond Vermeulen was spotted giving Marko “a piece of his mind” by Sky Sports F1’s pitlane reporter Ted Krav💃itz, who witnessed a heated confrontation between the pair after Sunday’s race.

𒊎“I’ve got to telꦐl you a little story,” Kravitz said on his post-race notebook.

“Afer the race, I was waiting around here for some team principals and Raymond Vermeulen,✱ Max’s manager, came into the Red Bull garage an🐈d gave Helmut Marko what can only be described as a right piece of his mind and was remonstrating with Helmut Marko.

“Helmut Marko was just stand🅰ing there taking it, and then Raymond 🙈stormed off at the back of the back of the garage, taking his pass off as he went.

“Clearly they are not happy.”

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