Jos Verstappen reasserts Red Bull exit ‘not out of question’ for Max Verstappen
Despite Max Verstappen winning the 2024 title with Red Bull, Jos Verstappen is still not sold on the idea of his son staying at Milton Keynes.
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Max Verstappen and Jos Verstappen (Via IMAGO)
Red Bull‘s 2024 season was full of ups and downs. This transcended into their on-track performance as Max Verstappen‘s title defense salvaged their year. However, witnessing the extent to which his son had to push to win his fourth drivers’ title, Jos Verstappen stressed the 27-year-old’s possibility of leaving Red Bull.
The Austrian giant began the year with allegations being put against its team principal Christian Horner. Subsequently, its design head, Adrian Newey backed out and went on to sign for Aston Martin. This further led to a mass exodus within the team.
On the other hand, this spooled up speculation regarding Max Verstappen‘s future on the team as the majority of the senior members looked to be on their way out. Despite this, the Dutchman asserted his loyalty to the Milton-Keynes-based outfit.
Regardless of his claims, Jos Verstappen is still skeptical of the ordeal. He insisted that if Red Bull is no longer the team to beat, his son could jump ship to rivals.
Anything is possible. He can stay at Red Bull if he sees the point. His goal is to be able to win races. If he feels this is no longer possible at Red Bull, a switch is not out of the question.
Jos Verstappen said (via Münchner Merkur)
Seeing Jos Verstappen’s reaction, all the eyes lay upon Red Bull as the team is tasked to build a championship-worthy car. If the Austrian squad is unable to make any inroads into McLaren‘s advantage, the probability of Verstappen not seeing out his contract becomes highly likely.
Jos Verstappen praises his son for a stern title defense
During the 2024 season, since the Emilia Romagna GP, Verstappen did not have the fastest car underneath him. Despite this, he made the best out of the machinery he had to contend with and put up a magnificent title defense.
Observing the work that his son had done to win the driver’s title, Verstappen Sr. was proud of him.
It was some very difficult races, very hard races, but he, he came through it very well. I think Max did a fantastic job, and he’s very strong, very strong sometimes in the race, sometimes in qualifying. The race in Brazil, of course, was unbelievable what he achieved there, and mainly, I think that helped them to get the world championship.
Jos Verstappen said (Via Viaplay)
On the other hand, McLaren would be repping up to amass the championship double this year. The English team is expected to be the favorite in the 2025 season, giving Lando Norris a serious chance to win his maiden title. So, Red Bull would need to pull out a wild card from their inventory to give Verstappen a chance at clinching his fifth consecutive world championship.
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