Christian Horner has responded to the latest claims about a key contractual clause in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s deal with Red Bull.

Verstappen’s big-money contract ties him to Red Bull until the end of 2028 but his💎 future has been constantly debated for the past ye🏅ar, as the team’s dominance has waned.

But Red Bull are reportedly edging c⛎loser to an important milestone in keeping thei💮r star driver.

Verstappen apparently has a clause in his contract enabling him to quit Red Bull 🌄if he is outside the top four in the drivers’ championship by the end of June, after the F1 Austrian Grand Prix.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:But that is now hugely ♌un﷽likely because Verstappen is third in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 standings, and✃ before the Spaniꦍsh Grand Prix, was 57 points clear of fifth-placed Charles Leclerc.

Christian Horner dismisses Max Verstappen Red Bull exit talk

“We are never going to discuss contracts with drivers in public,” Red Bull team principal Horner said to Sky Sports in S♚pain.

“There is speculation about everything 🧔these days, i🎶t will be something else tomorrow.”

Horner was co🥂nfident that Verstappen’s future will remain with Red Bull despite the constant talk of a move to a rival team.

“Absolut💞ely,” he insisted. “Max knows the commitment from the team. We know what he expects from♊ the team.

“He believes in the people around him.

“No🎃thing is ever absolutely🧜 guaranteed in life but everybody knows where they’re at.”

Mercedes and Aston Mart🍬in are the teams most closely linked to a swoop for Verstappen.

The 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 2026 regulations will play a big role because it offers ev💟ery team a fresh opportunity to b💎uild an era of dominance if they produce the quickest car.

The talk inside F1 is that Mercedes will have an en🌊gine to envy next year.

Toto Wolff has previously been honest about his interest in Verstappen alt💟hough more recently has backed current drivers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

Russell’🧔s contract with Mercedes expires this year, creating additional speculation, but he is expected to pen a new dea🦩l.

Aston Martin, meanwhile, have broughꦉt in Adrian Newey to spearhead their 2026 car design.

New🐻ey oversaw Verstappen’s dominant period at Red Bull.

However, Newey insisted that th🔯ey could only bring Verstappen into their team .

This season, Verstappen’s focus is on winnin👍g a fifth drivers’ championship in a row.