Ex-Formula One star Giancarlo Fisichella mentioned Max Verstappen can be making a “stupid move” if he quits Red Bull for Mercedes.
The way forward for the three-time reigning champion has been a serious matter of dialogue in current weeks following the continuing saga encompassing Christian Horner and the Red Bull Racing workforce.
The 26-year-old was informed by Horner he can go away Red Bull if he needs in information that surprised the racing world and got here simply 10 days after the 50-year-old was cleared of controlling behaviour in the direction of a feminine colleague.
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Horner said that no particular person was larger than the workforce and insisted that he wouldn’t hold anyone at Red Bull who did not need to keep. Despite Verstappen having 4 years left on his contract to run, he threatened to go away the workforce if Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko was compelled out.
The 80-year-old held talks about his future with the corporate’s chief govt officer Oliver Mintzlaff on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday (March 9) however confirmed he’d stay with the workforce in pleasing information to Verstappen who shares an in depth relationship with the Austrian.
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The Dutchman is the crown jewel of Red Bull Racing and regardless of the drama throughout the workforce, Fisichella – who drove for the likes of Ferrari, Jordan, and Renault – mentioned Verstappen can be making an enormous mistake to go away with the intention to be part of Mercedes who’ll have a seat open subsequent yr with Lewis Hamilton becoming a member of Ferrari.
Speaking to OCB Scores, the 51-year-old mentioned: “Anything is feasible in Formula 1 and in life, you simply by no means know. Nobody anticipated to see Lewis Hamilton transferring from Mercedes and particularly closing the cope with Ferrari. Nobody anticipated that.
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But we do not know if Max will be part of Mercedes, subsequent yr or sooner or later. In the place the place he’s now with the perfect workforce and the perfect automotive – it’s silly transfer to a different workforce.
The wage is nice at Red Bull and it may very well be the identical or much more in Mercedes so who is aware of?
But , you bought a profitable automotive, you might be on the high of the world in the intervening time. Why, why transfer to a different workforce?