Max Verstappen left 'not comfortable' as Christian Horner admits Red Bull F1 problem

Max Verstappen is simply a four-time Formula 1 champion by the property of 27 and yet inactive regularly says helium plans to discontinue young, pointing to the broadside of the athletics helium doesn't enjoy

Christian Horner has admitted prima operator Max Verstappen is uncomfortable successful the spotlight that comes with his Formula 1 success.

And determination has been plentifulness of it. The Dutchman is inactive lone 27 contempt having been successful the athletics for a decennary and has dominated the drivers' title implicit the past 4 years, winning each azygous rubric since 2021.

He is delighted with his occurrence successful the sport, but not wholly truthful pleased with immoderate of the different elements that travel with the fame. And his brag Horner recognises that, adjacent though helium volition surely beryllium frustrated if it does pb to Red Bull losing their prima antheral early.

"He is not a feline that fame sits comfortably with. He doesn’t tribunal adulation," Horner said of Verstappen. "He conscionable loves driving accelerated cars and he’s a unsocial guy. He deserves each the plaudits that his driving has produced."

Red Bull handed Verstappen a immense caller woody pursuing his archetypal rubric success. Announced successful aboriginal 2022, helium enactment pen to insubstantial connected a mega-money declaration which sees him rival Lewis Hamilton for the rubric of the highest paid F1 star.

That woody runs until the extremity of the 2028 season, erstwhile Verstappen volition beryllium 31. Most drivers successful the premier of their vocation would not adjacent by giving a thought to status astatine that age, but the Dutchman has already made it wide that helium won't beryllium staying successful F1 overmuch beyond that age, if helium adjacent signs different declaration astatine all.

He has already been successful the athletics for 10 years having been promoted arsenic a fresh-faced 17-year-old who conscionable wanted to thrust arsenic accelerated arsenic helium could. That constituent of his property remains, but Horner believes his prima antheral has go adjacent stronger acknowledgment to the contented helium has added to his velocity implicit the years.

The Red Bull main added: "He would emotion to triumph each contention but connected the days helium can't win, he's taking the maximum points. He's looking astatine the bigger representation now, and that conscionable comes with experience. Max has got immense maturity but [the 4th title] means truthful overmuch to him. It truly means a immense magnitude to him."

Verstappen has been the taxable of involvement from different teams including Mercedes and Aston Martin. The second was precocious reported to person been preparing a £1billion declaration offer successful a hopeless effort to transportation the four-time champion to discontinue Red Bull, but squad advisor Helmut Marko remains assured that they won't suffer their prima man.

The Austrian said: ""[Interest from Mercedes and Aston Martin] is each good and good, but Max has a declaration with america until the extremity of 2028. Especially due to the fact that I cognize however loyal and grateful helium is to Red Bull. That is wherefore helium volition besides beryllium a Red Bull operator successful 2026, and arsenic a five-time world champion."