Max Verstappen has put an end to Formula 1’s biggest transfer drama by confirming that he’ll stay at Red Bull next season.
The reigning four-time world champion has been linked to Mercedes throughout the season and talks have even been confirmed by their current driver George Russell and team principal Toto Wolff.
Yet those chats appear to be over, with Verstappen informing the media he’s going nowhere whilst speaking at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
“There were a lot of nice stories and things like that,” he began.
“But, for me, I never said anything about it because I only focused on talking to the team about how we could improve our performance and ideas for next year’s car.
“That’s why I never had anything to add to it. But yes, I think it’s time to put all the rumors to rest.”
The Dutchman added: “It’s always been pretty clear to me that I was going to stay.
“I think that was also the general opinion of the team, because we were always talking about what we could do with next year’s car.
“I think when you’re not interested in staying, you also stop talking about these kinds of things. And I never did.”
Why is Verstappen speaking out now?
Verstappen’s new found certainty about his continuity comes as a surprise as he’s regularly refused to directly answer questions about his future during previous Grand Prix weekends.
Speculation over a move to Mercedes reached fever pitch in Silverstone at the start of July after a report from Sky Italia claimed that he’d given a ‘yes’ to Wolff about driving for the Silver Arrows.
The 27-year-old then repeatedly refused to give a straight answer about the 2026 season saying he had: “Nothing to add.”
All that’s changed in the three-and-a-half weeks since is the departure of team principal and CEO Christian Horner, who was previously publicly criticised by Verstappen’s father Jos.
At the start of the 2024 season Horner was in the storm of allegations from a female employee about inappropriate conduct.
The executive was twice cleared by internal investigations at Red Bull, and then Jos gave a rare interview with The Daily Mail.
“There is tension here while he remains in position,” he said.
“The team is in danger of being torn apart.
“It can’t go on the way it is. It will explode. He is playing the victim, when he is the one causing the problems.”
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