After turbulent weeks, Max Verstappen hoped for a quieter race weekend in Melbourne, but of course the media day was also about all the vicissitudes within Red Bull Racing. "It doesn't distract me, but it could be about that car of ours again."
Will he remain loyal to Red Bull Racing? Does he ever see himself racing for Mercedes? What he thought of Toto Wolff's statement, who said in Saudi Arabia that he would like to have him there. Does he still feel comfortable within Red Bull Racing? Max Verstappen was asked future-related questions again in the Albert Park paddock, where he appeared in front of a microphone for the first time in two weeks. He had hoped for a quieter weekend, he said. "It doesn't distract me at all, I can easily switch off when I leave the paddock. But if you ask me now: wouldn't you rather talk more about that good car? Yes of course." Verstappen, three-time world champion, knows how F1 works. So he tried to give a clear answer to all the precarious questions as best he could in the sun on the terrace of Red Bull Racing in Melbourne. But without fully detailing the internal power struggle going on within Red Bull Racing in the interview with the press, the gist of his story remained the same. He still sees a future for himself within the team, contrary to what the whole world now seems to believe, after weeks of speculation about a breakup. But what really counts is the composition of the important people around them. “The core must be preserved,” Verstappen said, without mentioning Dr. Helmut Marko's name even once. Everyone knows by now that his fate is more or less linked to that of the Austrian who has played an important role in Verstappen's life since he was a teenager. A British journalist decided to simply ask the Limburger point-blank whether he will serve out his contract, which runs until 2028. "That's why I signed that contract in the first place," Verstappen responded calmly, with a laugh. And then, seriously again: "As I said before, I am happy within this team. But it is absolutely very important that we keep the key people - there are many, I'm not going to name names - within the team for a longer period. Because they are responsible for performance. But it is certainly my intention to remain faithful to that deal, yes,” Verstappen concluded. “Would also be a nice story, for me personally. To be part of just one family, one team.”
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