A contractual clause which might have resulted in 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen’s Red Bull exꦬit is no longer in play, according t♛o Martin Brundle.

Red Bull were beset with problems in the early stages of this year, wꦦith Christian Horner, Jos Verstappen anꦅd Helmut Marko all involved.

Somehow Verstappen kept his nerve on-track to continue his and the te⭕am’s do🐬minance but a clause in his contract emerged that he could quit, if Marko left first.

That put Mercedes on red-alert in their bid to🌟 replace Lewis Hamilton.

“There is talk that Max Verstappen could leave the team is Dr. Helmut Marko left,” Brundle told Sky Sports at this week✅end’s F1 Belgian Grand Prix.

“My understanding is that all that paperwork has been changಌed, and 🅘that cannot happen, at least until 2026. Max is nailed on.”

The futur꧃e of Verstappen’s teammate S♓ergio Perez is perhaps more relevant.

Marko has previously admitted that Red Bull will consider whether they need to make a midseason driver change during th꧅e 🔜summer break, after Sunday’s grand prix at Spa.

But, Perez has given himself a c🦋hance by starting from second on the grid.

“Sergio is struggling𓂃, isn’t he? He’s had a bad run. He needs a tip-top performance at Spa,” Brundle said.

“The team are hoping that’s the line-up. If not🌄? Who would they replace him with?

“I don’t🦹 think they’d take a risk with Liam Lawson, and scramble his head against the might ꦇof Verstappen.

“Surely they’d put Da꧅niel Ricciar꧒do in the car, if they make a change midseason.”

Karun Chandhok added: “Perez, they want him to better. They don’t want to repla꧟ce him.

“I don’t think Daniel is an opti🍰on for next year. They want to keep this line-up.

“Perez has scored 21 points in the last seven races, an average of three points pe💙r race. Max has scored 129.”

Brundle said: “What about Yuki Tsunoda? He said ‘why not🤪 consider me if you change the Red Bull line-up, I’ve done really well!’

“That’s a fair point.

“But I believe Red Bull will stay as they are.”