Verstappen: F1 champion commits to Red Bull ahead of Hungary GP

Belgium Formula One champion Max Verstappen ends speculation astir his contiguous aboriginal up of Hungary GP.

Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen says helium is staying with the Red Bull squad for adjacent year, ending months of speculation implicit his future.

“For me, it’s ever been rather clear, and besides for adjacent year,” the four-time champion said Thursday up of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

“I’m discussing with the squad already the plans — the things that we privation to alteration for adjacent year, truthful that means that I’m besides staying with the squad for adjacent year.”

Max Verstappen’s aboriginal astatine Red Bull had been successful uncertainty with tempest clouds gathering implicit the F1 squad successful caller months [Yves Herman/Reuters]

Verstappen has a declaration with Red Bull done 2028. At caller motorsport races, helium had deflected nonstop questions astir whether he’d enactment with the squad adjacent year, and determination had been indications that a performance-related clause could let him to exit the declaration earlier. The nonstop details of immoderate clause are not public.

Mercedes operator George Russell had said helium believed his squad was holding talks with Verstappen.

Verstappen’s comments travel little than a period aft Christian Horner was removed from his role arsenic Red Bull squad main aft 20 years and replaced by Laurent Mekies.

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