Ralf Schumacher clai🌱ms that the exit clause in Max Verstappen’s Red Bull contract does exist.

Amid the controversy within F1’s dominant team this season, it was reported th𝓡at their star driver could get out of h♏is big-money deal before its expiration in 2028.

The clause reportedly allowed Verstappen to quit if Helmut Marko lea𝕴ves the team.

"Ye🌌s, that's a fact,” ex-F1 driver Schumacher told .

“That's what I heard and the sources are good.

"I don't know whether Verstappen will do that.

“I think everyone is shooting them🦋selves in the foot here.

“You can see what's happening here.

“But it's much worse for a🏅ll the employees behind it and♏ also for the Red Bull brand.”

After Christian Horner was cleared of 💞wrongdoing after allegations against him from a Redꦯ Bull colleague, his accuser was suspended by the company.

Suddenly Marko’s future at Red Bull was in doubt until public ba🍬cking from Verstappen and talks with Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff, before Horner d൲enied involvement in a plot to oust him.

Horner has enjoyed ba♓cking from 51% shareholder Chalerm Yoovidhya during this saga.

“In this case, I don't understand the Thai side and Chri🉐stian Horner at all,” Schumach⛦er said.

“Why they are pushing this through with all their might because: What do we owe to Didi Mateschitz? The fact that we are now reacting 🙈like this is wrong, in my opi🅘nion."

Verstappen has🍎 won both F1 grands prix in 2024 so far, with team𒁏mate Sergio Perez second on both occasions.

Verstappen is already on course for a fourth consecutive championship deꦇspite questio꧟n marks over his future.

Toto Wolff has insiste🌠dꦍ he would welcome Verstappen at Mercedes.

Horner reacted in Saudi Arabia: "It's like anything in life, you caꦡn't force somebody to be somewhere just because of a piece of paper.

"I🅰f somebody didn't want to be at this team, then you know, we're not going to force somebody against their will to be𓆏 here.

"That applies whether it's a machine operator or a designer or somebody🌟 in one of the support functions, that runs through the business.

"Being 💜involved in a team like this involves commitment and passion. And Max has that, we've seen that.

"He's been here since he was 18 years of age. And I have no doubt of his🥀 commitment and passion going forward. But you know,🎐 that's pretty much the way it is. No individual is bigger than the team.”