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Originally Posted by Artemis
Earlier this week Dutch former F1 driver Robert Doornbos claimed to have heard a couple of scoops from a reliable source ("my trusty little bird"): - Verstappen is already having talks with Mercedes, purely to see one-on-one what the feeling is for the future;
- Verstappen has had an open conversation with Helmut Marko explaining that he will also sound out now what is possible with the competition;
- behind closed doors down at RBR there is still a lot going on - more to come this month;
- Adrian Newey is bothered by the Horner complaint controversy and will not extend his RBR contract (ending at the end of the 2025 season);
- after the Suzuka race, Perez (P2) asked RBR for a 3-year contract extension; but according to Doornbos Marko does not favor a long-term contract for Perez.
Source (Dutch):
https://www.f1maximaal.nl/opinie/doo...rko-weet-ervan
https://www.f1maximaal.nl/formule-1/...-contract-niet |
It has very little to do with Horner's (love-soap) affair.
MAX is already thinking about the new PU regulations in 2026.
Regarding the HP output ,they already know : The 2026 Mercedes PU will be extremely strong and that Horner's Ford PU will not be strong enough to beat Mercedes in 2026.
This means : There's a big chance that the Red Bull Team will fall apart in 2026 (!)
Horner's fault by thinking about his own pockets ...
Horner made 2 big mistakes :
1- Let Honda go (the triple World Champion engine)
2- Developing his own Red Bull PU in collaboration with Ford (Red Bull-Ford Powertrains)
Christian Horner and Ford President and CEO Jim Farley