Formula 1: Max Verstappen has won the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix in Shanghai on another terrible day for luckless Aussie Daniel Ricciardo.
Verstappen's reign continues in China | 02:48Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has declared only ‘simple minds’ would assume a fast car will be enough to keep Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing next year, earning a searing rebuke from counterpart Christian Horner .
Wolff sees the performance differential as no obstacle, however, declaring in a series of oblique statements that his team was in with a chance of wooing Verstappen several places down the championship order.. “Clearly when you look at it from the most rational point of view you can say it is the quickest car in the hands of the quickest driver.“For, let’s say, simple minds, that might be the only reason to stay in the car.
“Have you spoken to Max about this? Because if you speak to Max, it’s not about pieces of paper at the end of the day. “If I was Max, I would stay at Red Bull in 2025,” he confessed. “But I am not Max. It is the quickest car, but there are other factors. “Have you heard George Russell is out of contract at the end of 2025?” he said. “Maybe he might not be so keen to stay in 2026. The market moves around.”Verstappen’s threat to quit Red Bull Racing came after long-time ally and Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko said he was at risk of being cut adrift by the energy drinks brand after decades of service.
The inquiry concluded ahead of the season-opening weekend in Bahrain, with the complaint being dismissed following the filing of a lengthy report by an independent King’s Counsel. The power struggle inside Red Bull Racing has since been pitched as one between camps led by Horner and by the Verstappen family.Verstappen rebuffed questions about his future with the team in the lead-up to the Chinese Grand Prix.
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