Max isn't loyal. It's common sense; he's on the best team. The minute the team starts sinking, and you get an opportunity to change to a better team, he'll do it. If you've tasted success, you won't be loyal and struggle. Look at Hamilton; the minute his team is sinking, he jumps to Ferrari when he gets a chance.Cassius wrote:What everyone tends to forget in this whole discussion on Max leaving is that Max is loyal. Not only to Marko but also to RB and their engine project. Today I read an article that Max is really excited about the RBT project. He follows it closely, has all trust in the team and believes they have all the tools to make it a success.organic wrote: ↑27 Jun 2024, 20:32Van Haren is basically a Max mouthpiece so it wouldn't be written like this for no reason imo
Here's the full context of that. It is said after they give the quote from the press conference, and implies Max couldn't say anything else in the context, but that important to his future is whether red bull can still move forward
It's impossible to ignore that RB have not improved nearly as much as rivals and I guess this is reaching critical point ? unless it's all smoke... from a British journalist, the follow-up. Whether Verstappen can simply say 'yes' or 'no' about whether he'll drive for Red Bull next year.
Max: "Didn't you hear my answer to that? Okay then: yes. We're focused on next year's car, which means you'll drive for that team then."
Verstappen is in his tenth season in the king class and knows all too well how to deal with these kinds of questions. In fact, he is not saying anything new. And to that last question, 'yes' was the only right answer at the moment. Had he said 'no', the world would have been on fire. And 'yes' is also how he stood on it at the moment, and every time. And why should he add to the heat? With four races left before the summer break, Red Bull needs to show him that the current car, the RB20, is improved. That could also already become an important indication towards the future.
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