168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen does not have an exit clause in his contract that is linked to Adrian Newey leaving, Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner insists.

Red Bull confirmed ahead of this weekend’s M♏iami Grand Prix that Newey, considered F1’s greatest ever car designer, will be leaving the team in early 2025 after nearly two decades.

The bombshell news hꦺas raised questions over whether it could impact Verstappen’s future, which has already been the subject of intense speculation in the wake of the controversy surrounding Horner.

But Horner has stressed that 𒈔Verstappen, who is on course to become a four-time world𒈔 champion this year, is happy at Red Bull.

“You report those rumblings every wꦕeek but he’s still here,” Horner told Sky when asked if he is concerned about the possibility of Verstappen leaving.

“Max is very happy in the team. He has a wonderful group🌼 of engineers around him. He’s in the best car on the grid, he’s driving in the form of his life.

“🧔It’s not about contracts. It’s a🍬bout being content and I think that’s the same for any driver. He has that. He has that dynamic around him and what you are seeing from him is a driver that’s revelling in that environment.”

It has been reported that Verstappen’s contract has a clause that would allow h🎉im to become a free aဣgent if Helmut Marko left Red Bull, and similar suggestions have been made about Newey.

But ꧑Horner asserted this is not the case when asked if the Dutchman has a 🍨“key man exit clause” linked to Newey in his current contract.

“Max’s contract is going to remain confidential but there’s no clauses that link Adri⭕an in any way to Max,” Horner said.

“They’ve enjoyed a good relationship over the years, as have our previous drivers, but Max as well understands there’s been a planning process to this🅰.

“It’s not just a knee-jerk so the strᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚucture will not change with Adrian stepp🔯ing back.”

Verstappen said on Thursday that he understood Newey’s decision to leave Red B♓ull, despite telling him he wanted him🅘 to stay.

“I would have preferred, of course, Adrian to stay. And that’s wha๊t I als🧸o said to Adrian,” he told Sky.

“You have to do what you think is best for🦄 yourself because at the end of day F1 is a bit of a shark tank and I think it’s very important that you do think about 🐻yourself, that you make the right decision for yourself and your family.

“So I also don’t blame him. If someone wants to leave, you go and pursue other goals or thℱings in life. So that’s absolutely fine.”