Christian Horner has responded to the latest claims about a key contractual clause in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s deal with Red Bull.

Verstappen’s big-money contract tieꦛs him to Red Buღll until the end of 2028 but his future has been constantly debated for the past year, as the team’s dominance has waned.

But Red Bull are rꦺeportedly edging closer to an important milestone in keeping their star driver✅.

Verstappen apparently has a clause in his contract enabling him to quit Red Bull if he is outside the top four in the drivers’ championship by the end of June, after tܫhe F1 Austrian Grand Prix.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:But that is now hugely unlikely🎐 because Verstappen is third in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 standings, and before the Spanish Grand Prix, was 57 points clear of fift♔h-placed Charles Leclerc.

Christian Horner dismisses Max Verstappen Red Bull exit talk

“We are never going t♒o discuss contracts with drivers in public,” Red Bull team principal Horner said to🌸 Sky Sports in Spain.

“There is specu♔lation about everything these 🍒days, it will be something else tomorrow.”

Horner was confident that Verstappen’s future will remain with Red꧂ Bull despite the constant talk of a move to a rival team.

“Absolutely,” he insisted. “Max knows the commitment from the team. We know what he expects fro🔯m the team.

“He believes in the people around him.

“Nothing is ever absolutely guaranteed in life but eve🧸rybody knows where they’re at.”

Mercedes and Aston Martin are the teams most closely linked to aᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ swoop for Verstappen.

The 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 2026 regulations will 💞play a big role because it offers eve𒐪ry team a fresh opportunity to build an era of dominance if they produce the quickest car.

The talk inside F1ꦑ is that Mercedes will have an eng🐲ine to envy next year.

Toto Wolff has previously been honest about his interest in Verstappen although more recently has backed෴ current drivers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

Russell’s contract with Mercedes expires this year, creating additional speculation, but he is ex꧙pected to pen a new deal.

Aston Martin, meanwhile, have brought in Adrian Newey to spearhead the🐲ir 2026 ca♍r design.

Newey oversaw Verstappen’s dominওant period at Red Bull.

However, Newey insisted that they 𝄹could only bring Verstappen into their team .

This season, Verstappen’s focus is on winning a fifth drivers’ championship in a row🐼.