McLaren F1 boss Zak Brown has revealed he reached out to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen to enquire about his availability.

Verstappen’s💎 future has been a hot talking point amid Red Bull’s ongoing competitive struggles this season and the revelation that the four-time world champion’s current contract includes performance-related exit clauses.

Mercedes have been courting Verstappen over the past year while Aston Martin are said to be preparing an eye-watering offer for the Dutchman, whose current deal with Re꧃d Bull༒ runs until the end of 2028.

Verstappen has repeatedly insisted that he is happy at Red Bull and has no intention to leave, but the subject of his future continues to be debated with his hopes of winning a fifth consecutive title looking increasingly difficult with McLaren enjoying a dominant star𒁃t to 2025.

👍McLaren Racing CEO Brown has admitted he called Verstappen to assess his potential availability in the event of a “domino effect” occurring in the F1 driver market.

“Oh yes, about that call… It is m🃏y job to explore the ma🃏rket and to know what is going on,” Brown told Dutch publication .

“We have to remember that at that time I was ﷽also negotiating a new contract with my own driver [Oscar Piastri].

“I want to be able to esti𒊎mate whether a possible stone may fall, which can cause a domino effect. Because that could rekindle interest in my driver.

“That’s the reason I enquired. I’m a happy camper.ꦛ”

McLaren have both 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris and championship leader168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Oscar Piastri tied down to long-term d🌳eals running until 2027 and 2028 respectively.

Max Verstappen demands quickly put McLaren off

Speaking to Viaplay, Verstapꦅpen confirmed the talks with McLaren took place but “didn’t last long” once he revealed his salary expectations.

“Yes, but I think that didn’t last long,” he said. “When he [Brown] knew how muc🎃h he would have to pay, it was over immeܫdiately.”

Asked how much money he was talking about, Verstappen replied:🧸 “A lot!”

Brown said of Verstappen’s demands: “Let me pu🐼t it this way, during that phone call I got the information I needed…”

Verstappen is the highest-earning F1 🔴driver with Red Bull reporte🐽dly paying him $65m per year.

Brown said he would rather♔ see Verstappen continue to race for Red Bull than join♌ Mercedes.

“If you ask me now and if I look 𝕴at the current situation, I’d rather see Max driving at Red Bull than at Mercedes,ܫ” he added.

“The🎀re is a lot of talk about the cars next year, but no one 🐬can be sure who is in the best position.

“W♕hat I can say is that I have an incredible amount of confidence in Mercedes. Then I look at𒆙 their track record as an engine supplier and at their body language.

“Lately, there have been many parties who want the engine reg𓂃ulations to be adjusted.

“If you thi💛nk you’re co💟mpetitive, you don’t want to change anything. At Mercedes I see that they seem very comfortable.”