Max Verstappen gives contradictory take on unique ‘exit clause’ in his Red Bull contract amidst Aston Martin interest
Max Verstappen has been making his trade with Red Bull since 2016.
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Helmut Marko, Max Verstappen and Christian Horner (via IMAGO)
Max Verstappen the reigning F1 world champion, has been competing at the pinnacle of motor racing for a long time. He is currently the hottest driver on the grid and amidst the recent Aston Martin rumors, he has given an extremely cheeky answer regarding his Red Bull contract situation.
During the ongoing 2024 Singapore Grand Prix weekend, Max Verstappen was asked to give his take on his Red Bull contract. In recent times, many have speculated that Verstappen has an exit clause in his mega contract that runs until the end of 2028.
While talking about the same with the media, he had the following to add.
Sky Italia: Can you tell us whether it’s true or not that you had a clause in your contract that allows you to leave before the end of your contract? Verstappen: Maybe yes, maybe no. I don’t know!Max Verstappen via an interview with Sky Italia.
sky italia: can you tell us whether it’s true or not that you had a clause in your contract that allows you to leave before the end of your contract?
— nini (@SCUDERIAFEMBOY) September 19, 2024
max: maybe yes, maybe no. i don’t know!
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Looking at the reaction of Verstappen, he has pretty much given an open-for-interpretation kind of an answer. Since the signing of Adrian Newey by Aston Martin, rumors have been swirling in the paddock about the 26-year-old potentially joining the Silverstone-based team in 2026.
Max Verstappen expecting ‘stability’ from RB20 amidst performance woes
While Max Verstappen has been extremely busy with his media duties in Singapore, he has also via the same, taken the time to talk about his RB20. The challenger has proven to be a handful in the last few races and Verstappen is hoping for it to be quite consistent during the three-day weekend.
Verstappen last stepped onto the top step of the F1 podium at Round 10 of the ongoing season.
I don’t expect it to suddenly be one of our strongest weekends, but I just hope that what we did in Baku stabilized the car a bit more – that was positive, and hopefully, we can just build on that and see around here. It’s a bit more bumpy than Baku, but hopefully, the car can take it.Max Verstappen via F1
Despite all the issues that Red Bull has faced during the 2024 campaign, Verstappen is still leading the driver’s championship. He has a lead of 59 points over McLaren’s Lando Norris going into the Marina Bay event.
However, keeping in view the impressive form of the McLaren F1 team, it will be extremely difficult for the Dutchman to keep Norris behind. The ongoing season still has seven races remaining which is, enough time for the latter to completely close down the gap.
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