168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s “hesitation” to pu🎉blicly commit to Red Bull has been questioned, with Mercedes still lurking in the background.

Verstappen has stated this weekend at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix that he intends to remain at Red🗹 Bull next year, but the manner of his꧋ commitment has provoked more questions.

Mercedes, who h꧂aven’t yet replaced Lewis Hamilton, have been warned off by Red Bull boss Christian ꧂Horner.

Martin Brundle was asked if the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2025 F1 driver line-up was largely in place, but he told Sky Sports: “The🐼 plot thickens…

“It doe♔s appear that Mercedes are hanging around,ꦉ waiting to see what happens with Verstappen at Red Bull.

“Whether that’s for 2025 or 2026, time will tell.

“There is, apparently, a signed letter which is an exit clause with Helmut Marko, all♓egedly, according to th🌠e paddock, should Max want to leave.

“Christian absolutely 💯says that’s not going to happen.

“Max has been consistent with ‘I have got a long-term contract here, this is where I wa💜nt to race’.

“Christian made the point that Max has won every race, achieved every podium, every championship,wi🏅th Red Bull. They are currently leading this one qu💖ite comfortably.

“Just﷽ have a thin▨k about that, for a minute. Why would he want to run away from that?

“But something i🎃s up! They arღe saying he’s going nowhere - next year, especially.”

The row between Jos Verstappen, the F1 champion’s father, and Horner has croppe𓆏d up again t🧸his weekend at Red Bull’s home grand prix.

A fall-out over a show run was the cause for an old feud to be reignited, prompting more doubt about Red Bull’s st🍃ar driver’s future.

Horner 𝕴cheekily told Mercedes to pursue Jos rather than Max.

Naomi Schiff reacted to Max 🙈insisti꧙ng he would stay: “It didn’t seem he wanted to say yes with a lot of joy or confidence.

“There was some sort of hesitatio🅺n about having♓ to say yes.

“Which, in♕ itself, raises the question why he doesn’t say ‘yes, absolutely, I am staying with the team next year’.”

Brun𝔉dle paid tributꩲe to how Verstappen has navigated a tricky year amid politics within Red Bull.

“His talent has had to shine throuღgh,” Brundle🌄 said.

“What Max had to dance around, with all the shenanigans in the 🔯team, politics involving his dad and his team principal, he had to tread a fine line through that and dominate the races. Hugely impressive.”