Helmut Marko bats away question about Max Verstappen in 2026
Query posed to Red Bull about Max Verstappen's long-term fᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚuture

Helmut Marko refused to be drawn on who 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen would be racing for in 2026.
Red Bull are battling through an uncharacteristic lull in performance after a 💮tempestuous year.
Although they still t🐽op both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships, their gr🐓ip is loosening on each.
The future of star driver Verstappen is another 🐠unwelcome distraction for the once-dominant ♕team.
Red Bull’s Marko was asked “Do you already know for which 🍸team Max will race in 2025 and 2026?”
He answered to : “Neꦅ💫xt year he will drive for Red Bull Racing.”
A follow-up question: “And in 2026?”
Marko: “Mah ... It's so far away. Now our full ♔focus is on the 2024 championshipജ.”
Verstappen is contracted to Red Bull on lucrative terms untꦚil 2028.
However, there have beeജn murmu🍎rings all year about his future.
The furore surrounding Christian Horner in the early part of the year dragged in Marko, and as a result, put Verstappen’s future briefly aℱt-risk.
Mಌercedes team principal Toto Wolff has constantly shared his admiration for Verstappe🔯n.
Horner has even been forceꦯd to issue a hands-off warning to Wolff.
Mercedes are tipped to be an at꧙tractive destination in 2026 when the new F1 regulations la🌟nd.
Tꦓ♑hey are predicted to possess an engine which could become the envy of the entire F1 grid.
However, Mercedes ha♈ve named Kimi Antonelli as Lewis Hamilton’s successor, alongside George Russell.
Wolff insisted th🗹at Antonelli a♊nd Russell would be their priority pairing in the long-term.
However, until Red Bu🅷ll’s performance on-tra💟ck substantially improves, the whispers around Verstappen are unlikely to quieten down.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for🦋 a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.