Max Verstappen ‘head turned, looking elsewhere’ claim amid Red Bull problems

Might Red🦩 Bull's ongoing F1 troubles prompt Max Verstappen to look elsewhere?

Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen could have his “head turned” by another F1 team amid Red Bull’s current competitive woes, it has 🍌been claimed. 

The four-time world champion has been left frustrated with the performance of his Red Bull 🎃car this season and had a race to forget at♓ the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Verstappen started P7 and could only make up one position to finish sixth on a hugely disappointing weekend for Red Bull, who were hamstrung by a m⭕ultitude of problems including uncharacteristi🦂cally poor pit stops.

As a result, Verstappen has lost ground to both McLaren drivers in the world championship, and has fallen eight points behind168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lando Norris.

Sky Sports F1 pundit Naomi Schiff suggested that Verstappen, whose long-term future continues to be the subject of speculation, may start looking ꦛelsewhere if Red Bull’s problems continue.

“I don’t think there’s been any lack of pressu🎉re from Max’s 𒉰side onto the team in terms of where his thoughts on where the car is at,” Schiff said after Sunday’s race.

“I’m sure compounded with today’s issues and the pit stop problems, I d൩on’t think they’ll be leaving here happy at all.

“I know that the team know that Max ಌis a competitor that wants to be running at the front, and if he’s runnin🐼g third, fourth or fifth, he’s not interesting to be here to do that.

“I think everybody is well aware of that, everybody in the team knows they 💜need to deliver something better than what they’ve currently got.

“Of course it’s a cause for concern. We’ve got new regulations coming in next year, Max has been very clear to say he doesn’t want to be in the sport forever but he wants to make the most out of it whileꦰ he’s here.

“So I wonder if this will get his head turned and maybe looking elsewhere in the paddock. I don’t know if it’s too early to say that 🔴but he’s been pretty vocal about how upset he is with the state of that car.”

Verstappen is under contract at Red Bull u﷽ntil the end of 2028 but continues to be linked with Mercedes and Aston Martin.

Red Bull bust-up emerges 

Verstappen’s manager reportedly had a168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: bust-up with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko following the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Raymond Vermeulen was spotted giving Marko “a piece of hi🍃s mind” by Sky Sports F1’s pitlane reporter Ted Kravitz, who witnessed a heated confrontati♍on between the pair after Sunday’s race.

“I’༺ve got to tell you a little story,” Kravitz said on his post-race notebook.

“Afer the race, I was waiting around here for some teaജm principals and Raymond Vermeul🍷en, Max’s manager, came into the Red Bull garage and gave Helmut Marko what can only be described as a right piece of his mind and was remonstrating with Helmut Marko.

“Helmut Marko was just stan♒ding there taking it, and then Raymond stormed off at the back of the back of the garage, taking his pass off as he went.

“Clearly they are not happy.”

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