Juan Pablo Montoya believes talk of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen taking a sabbatical from F1 would be “stupid”, warning he would risk ꦚan unsuccessful comeback.

Verstappen’s F1 future remains a ho🐻t topic amid Red Bull🐲’s decline in form.

After six rounds in F1 2025, Verstappen sits third in the drivers’ standings, 32 points behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri.

McLaren have ൩won five of the six opening races, with Verstappen taking o💙ne victory at Suzuka.

Unless the flexi-wing clam🎐pdown significantly impacts McLaren’s performance, it’s unlikely Verstappen will take a fifth consecutive title this year.

Red Bull’s 💦decline has sparked suggestions Verstappen could look to l𒆙eave the team.

With♓ the new rules coming into play in 2026, one idea is that Verstappen takes a sabbatical to assess which teams have nailed the new regulations before deciding who to sign for.

“But, supposedly, Max Verstappen would have to be out of the top three of the Drivers Championship to activate a release clause in his contract. So if🌌 Verstappen continues the way he is, there’s no way out of the Red Bull. The only out he can have would be not to race next year and take a sabbatical.

“I think a sabbatical for Verstappen would be stupid. People will look at Verstappen in a different way when he comes back, a little bit like what happened to Michael Schumacher. Verstappen will come back to try and prove a point, he’ll be overly aggressive and it w♛ill spir🧸al out of control.”

What will Verstappen do for 2026?

Verstappen’s cu⛄rrent Red Bull contract runs out at the end of 202꧙8.

However, it’s tho🍷ught that there’s an exit clause in his contract which can bဣe activated depending on where he is in the championship standings.

Verstappen’s op👍tions for 2026 🐽aren’t entirely clear, however.

Mercedes expressed serious interest in signing Verstappen last year as they looked for a 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton replacement.

Verstappen was unwilling to leave Red Bullღ, which meant Kimi Antonelli got the call-up💦.

Honda will power Asto🅰n Martin from next year and have been linked with Verstappen over the past year.

Adrian Newey is spearheading their design team, anothe⛦r factor that could🦩 help them sign Verstappen.