Mar.22 Max Verstappen has denied speculation that rumours about his Red Bull exit could be more about the all-new 2026 engine rules than the Christian Horner saga. The F1 contracts of top stars like Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc are all believed to contain certain ‘exit clauses' – like the rumoured ‘Marko clause' that would allow Max to escape Red Bull in the event Dr Helmut Marko departs. But while the Austrian and Horner-Thai factions at Red Bull are clearly warring at present, powered in part by fiery comments made by Max's father Jos, the triple world champion sounded calm about the turmoil in Melbourne. That would tie into rising rumours that...
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