Helmut Marko refused to be drawn on who 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen would be racing for in 2026.

Red Bull areꦬ battling through an uncharacteristic lull in performance after a tempestu꧟ous year.

Although th🌊ey still top both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships, their grip is loosening on each.

The future of star driver Verstappen is anoth💮er unw🍌elcome distraction for the once-dominant team.

Red Bull’s Marko was asked “Do you already knꦇow for which team Max will race in 2025 and 2026?”

He answered to : “Next year he wiꦯll drive for Red Bull R♐acing.”

A follow-up question: “And in 2026?”

Marko: “Mah ... It's so far away. Now our full focus is ꦉon ꦆthe 2024 championship.”

Verstappen is contracted to Red Bull on lucrativeꦚ terms until 2028.

However, there have been murmurings all year about his futu꧂rꦗe.

The furore surrounding Christian Horner in the early part of the year drag🐎ged in🌼 Marko, and as a result, put Verstappen’s future briefly at-risk.

Mercedes team principal Toto W🌄olff has constantly shared his admiration for Verstappen.

Horner has even been forced to﷽ issue a hands-off warning to Wolff.

Mercedes are tipped to be a👍n attractive destination in 2026 w♏hen the new F1 regulations land.

They are predicted to possess an engi✨ne which could become the envy of the entire F1 grid.

However, Mercedes have named Kimi﷽ Antonelli as Lewis Hamilton’s su𒀰ccessor, alongside George Russell.

Wolff insisted that Antonelli and Russell would be their priority pairi𒊎ng 💖in the long-term.

Howe🏅ver, until R♔ed Bull’s performance on-track substantially improves, the whispers around Verstappen are unlikely to quieten down.