Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has reiterated that Max Verstappen will 🍰continue to drive for the squad in Formula 1 next year.

Horner revealed that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Verstappen told the senior management at Red Bull that he is committed to honouring their contract, despite rumours that the squad’s competitive struggles could tempt him to join a rival F1 team.

The Briton said he doesn’t understand why there is so much speculation about the the four-time world champion's future, when Red Bull has tied him down with a deal until the end of 🐠the 2028 season.

“Max is a huge part of our team and he is very much enmesh𒈔ed in everything that we are doing, developmꦆent-wise,’ Horner told the .

“There is an awful lot of noise externally, 🦩sometimes we wonder where that comes from because there is not the same noise internally.

“Max has got his head down, he is fullyℱ committed, he has voiced that commitment to the team, to all the leadership within the team and everybody is just focused on improving the car and competing for the world championship. 

"So where the headlines come from is sometimes dif💯ficult to understand.”

Speculation lin൩king Verstappen to an exi꧟t from Red Bull first surfaced last year, when an investigation into Horner for alleged inappropriate behaviour threatened to tear the team apart.

More recently, Red Bull’s declining form has been the lead cause of those rumo♍urs, with Verstappen widely understood to have a performance clause in his contract that could allow him to leave theꦑ team as early as next year.

The loss of key technical personnel, including design guru Adrian Newey to the rival 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aston Martin te✱am, is also believed to be causing🐈 unease within the Verstappen camp.

Asked if the Dutchman will be driving for R๊ed Bull next year, Horner responded: "Yeah, he has got a contr⭕act until 2028.

“Of course, if we can't deliver him🧸 a competitive car, then inevitably you raise questions about that but ꦿhe is absolutely committed.

“This team has provided him with a car that won 64 grands p✅rix so far, four world championships. 

“He enjoys w💟orking with the people, he has a great relationship with the team, with the engineering🎃 staff and we are all in it together at the end of the day.

“As a team, you winಞ together, you lose together a🐓nd you stick together.”