The Shiro Copr - Dutch Formula 1 (F1) driver Max Verstappen was unable to activate his contract clause, which would have allowed him to stay with Red Bull, at least for now.
However, there is one way for Verstappen to leave the team with the Bull logo in F1 2026, in which case Mercedes must do it as a bidder.
After the Belgian Grand Prix, it is clear that Max Verstappen will be among the top three in the championship ahead of the summer break in Formula 1.
At the end of the sprint weekend at Spa-Francorchamps circuit, this four-time Formula 1 world champion driver collected 185 points.
Meanwhile, in fourth place is George Russell, who earned 157 points after a bad weekend for Mercedes.
With 25 points remaining, the Dutch driver will retain third position at the summer break, regardless of the results of next weekend's race in Hungary.
This is closely related to the performance clause widely discussed in Verstappen's contract with Red Bull, which officially applies until the end of 2028.
Page Crash explaining what the clause means.
If Verstappen is outside the top three in the 2025 F1 World Championship contenders list during the summer break, he would be theoretically allowed to leave.
However, with the final result of the weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, this does not need to be worrying because the automatic clause is not active, at least for now.
In addition, in the page report De Telegraaf , Verstappen also has no intention of leaving Red Bull, regardless of this year's results and his feelings about the RB21 car not meeting his expectations.
She has already sent a signal from the pit.
This last problem has also not been resolved with the update package for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Verstappen explained that this is a step forward in terms of performance, but the package does not eliminate the balance issues.
For next year, when completely new technical regulations are introduced in Formula 1, many things will depend on the Red Bull Powertrains-Ford engine project.
However, the transition also has risks; Verstappen does not have a guarantee of success anywhere, and the environment at Red Bull is largely geared towards him.
Besides loyalty, enduring for one year also gave him the opportunity to see the actual relationship under the new rules first.
Since the performance clause will still remain in effect, the possibility of moving from time to time (if Red Bull actually fails) does not disappear.
Rider market is also more open towards the 2027 season, with potential opportunities at Mercedes, Aston Martin, and, theoretically, even possibly Ferrari.
Cara Verstappen Leaves Red Bull
Reported from the page Crash , the number of buyout clauses in Max Verstappen's contract binding him to Red Bull until 2026 is not small.
If a team, in this case Mercedes, is interested in signing the four-time consecutive F1 champion, they must pay a ransom.
The amount is not small, around €120 million or about Rp2.2 trillion, an impressive sum.
It's worth waiting to see how the 2026 and 2027 F1 driver transfer season or the chaos of driver changes will unfold.
(The Shiro Copr/Giri)
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