Carlos Sainz maakt in Singapore einde aan zegereeks van Max Verstappen en Red Bull | sporza (2024)

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Could Max Verstappen leave Red Bull? ›

Damon Hill has expressed doubts that Max Verstappen will leave Red Bull Racing immediately after this season, but he doesn't dismiss the possibility for 2026. The development delays in Red Bull Powertrains could be a critical factor in Verstappen's decision-making process.

Max VERSTAPPEN - Teammate - Carlos SAINZ • STATS F1.

At the 2022 British Grand Prix, Sainz took his maiden Formula One pole position and career win. He achieved his second Formula One win at the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, after starting on pole position for the fifth time in his career. He is set to leave Ferrari at the end of 2024 as Lewis Hamilton joins the team.

After spending the 2015 season with Scuderia Toro Rosso, Verstappen started his 2016 campaign with the Italian team before being promoted to parent team Red Bull Racing after four races as a replacement for Daniil Kvyat.

Raymond Vermeulen as manager, father Jos Verstappen and Helmut Marko. They are almost inseparable. That very fact could cause Verstappen to leave if Red Bull decides to push Marko out. Verstappen would even have a clause in his contract that allows him to leave if Marko is no longer part of Red Bull.

We are obviously friends outside the track as well. We are sharing good moments.” “We spend so much time. I mean, I see Carlos more than my own family because we've got 24 races now.”

Max Verstappen, the reigning F1 champion, secured a jaw-dropping $110 million following his dominant performance in the 2023 season, winning an astounding 86% of the races. With bonuses and endorsem*nts factored in, Verstappen's net worth soared to approximately $165.5 million.

Max Verstappen is the youngest driver to ever start a grand prix as he was just 17 years and 165 days old when he made his debut at the 2015 Australian GP.

Does Max Verstappen have children? Max has no biological children, but he does have a close relationship with Kelly's daughter Penelope. Kelly shares the four-year-old with her ex-partner, Russian driver Daniil Kvyat – who Max replaced at Red Bull in 2016 shortly after the season began.

“My right rear brake basically stuck on from when the lights went off,” Verstappen said. “The temperatures (in the car) just kept on increasing until the point that it caught fire. They (mechanics) could see what was going on but they don't know what what caused it.”

Who has been suspended at Red Bull? ›

Christian Horner 's accuser has been suspended by Red Bull as a result of the investigation that looked into the Formula 1 boss' "inappropriate behaviour".

Verstappen has long said he simply wants to drive for the team where he has the best chance of winning. For this year, and likely 2025, that is Red Bull. But the pecking order could well change in 2026 when new engine regulations come into force.

Mercedes has reportedly approved a high-value contract with three-time F1 champion Max Verstappen amidst speculations of his departure from Red Bull.

That's how Max and Jos were brought up. For them, Helmut Marko will always be the man who gave Max Verstappen a chance in Formula 1. He allowed Verstappen to make mistakes in his early years but never condemned him. That makes Marko an ally forever, and the Verstappen family won't let him down.

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has reportedly made a pivotal decision about the team's future driver lineup, selecting Andrea Kimi Antonelli to fill the seat being vacated by Lewis Hamilton in 2025.