Verstappen says Horner’s exit has no impact on future plans

Christian Horner’s departure arsenic Red Bull brag volition not impact Max Verstappen’s aboriginal with Mercedes determination rumoured.

Max Verstappen has insisted that Christian Horner’s daze departure arsenic squad brag of Red Bull volition person nary interaction connected his aboriginal plans.

The four-time satellite champion, who has been linked with a determination to Mercedes adjacent year, suggested connected Thursday that helium expects to enactment with Red Bull until the decision of his existent declaration successful 2028.

Speaking to reporters successful the paddock earlier this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, 1 of his “home” races arsenic helium was calved successful Belgium and his parent is Belgian, the 27-year-old Dutchman said helium was acrophobic lone with improving the velocity and show of his car.

The rest, helium said, was not of large involvement to him, adding that past tensions betwixt Horner and his father, Jos Verstappen, had nary bearing connected decisions astir his future.

Asked if Horner’s exit aft 20 years arsenic squad brag made it much probable that helium would enactment astatine Red Bull adjacent year, Verstappen said, “No, it doesn’t. Not really.”

He said the well-publicised discord betwixt his begetter and Horner was ne'er a problem.

“People tin person a quality of opinion, and I expect that to hap due to the fact that if everyone agrees, determination is simply a problem.

“You request to person differences successful opinion. Now, we volition enactment successful a antithetic direction, and I americium excited astir it, and I don’t deliberation it volition substance astatine each for the determination implicit my future.

“The lone happening that matters is that we enactment connected the car and marque it arsenic accelerated arsenic we tin and effort and beryllium much competitory this year, a small bit, but for definite with the caller regulations adjacent year.”

Verstappen had earlier welcomed the assignment of Frenchman Laurent Mekies, promoted from inferior squad Racing Bulls, arsenic Horner’s successor and intelligibly sensed that it could usher successful a stronger method and engineering absorption astatine the team.

He gave an oblique effect erstwhile asked if helium had a determination to marque astir his future.

“There is besides the anticipation of not waking up tomorrow, and truthful determination is nary driving.

“Life is unpredictable and, successful general, I americium blessed with wherever I americium at.”

He added, “The people was that erstwhile I signed my deal, I would thrust present until the extremity of my career.”

Verstappen volition beryllium hoping to extremity the speculation and springiness some the squad and caller brag Mekies a boost with a convincing show this play connected his favourite circuit.

The Dutchman finds himself successful the unaccustomed presumption of 3rd successful the drivers’ standings, down person Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, some of McLaren.

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