{"id":1870617,"date":"2026-04-07T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1870617"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:00:00","slug":"red-bull-insists-no-discussions-about-max-verstappens-f1-future-if-we-get-a-fast-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1870617","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull insists &#8220;no discussions&#8221; about Max Verstappen&#8217;s F1 future &#8220;if we get a fast car&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603290544.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Red Bull insists &#8220;no discussions&#8221; about Max Verstappen&#8217;s F1 future &#8220;if we get a fast car&#8221;<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Red Bull remain confident that Max Verstappen will not elect to walk away from Formula 1 at the end of the season, as he has repeatedly dropped hints that he could do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Sam Hall <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T15:00:00+01:00\">07 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603290544.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603290544.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603290544.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603290544.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603290544.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603290544.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603290544.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603290544.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603290544.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Verstappen is not enjoying the new generation of F1 cars<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies is confident the Formula 1 team can retain Max Verstappen by simply delivering him a \u201cfast car\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen has been the most vocal critic of the new generation regulations, describing the action as \u201canti-racing\u201d and akin to \u201cMario Kart\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He has also dropping increasingly significant hints that he could step away from F1, with his enjoyment a key factor in this process.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mekies has stated that retirement is not an ongoing discussion, and remains confident of keeping the Dutchman into 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need to come to Milton Keynes to see the fire behind every door, and you will soon realise why I am smiling right now, because we don\u2019t think about the driver market for \u201927,\u201d Mekies told F1\u2019s <em>Beyond the\u00a0<\/em>Grid podcast.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe are thinking about getting a fast car, and if we get a fast car, there is no discussion about what Max is doing next year, and hence, we are focused on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen has made his position clear to the FIA on changes that should be made to improve the championship, and it is likely these points will be raised in an upcoming meeting of the F1 Commission.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-c11a6a1791ddff9f710213a46330a3cdf26c6de1bcb053a1c0764088057894b2\">  Damon Hill tells Max Verstappen &#8220;stop and do something else&#8221; amid F1 displeasure   \u201cDon\u2019t feel sorry for me\u201d: Max Verstappen talks F1 career dilemma <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI have full confidence that as a sport, we have the tools to tweak the regulations, so they are coming back to flat-out qualifying, whilst keeping all of the positive aspects that we are seeing from the racing, from the first couple of races,\u201d added Mekies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think, if we do that, I have every confidence that Max will see what we all see, that you still have the best 22 drivers in the world there and you will have the fastest car on the planet, and the most competitive environment and he is ultimately, a competitor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen currently sits ninth in the drivers\u2019 standings, on 12 points \u2013 60 off early championship leader Kimi Antonelli, and with a best finish of sixth place.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-49e39b25431b10ed81357f3dddfbbc2fc38b3fd2fee05cfcc972863f81cff524\">  Red Bull wants F1 rule changes to focus on 2027 \u2018while there\u2019s time\u2019   Red Bull offers Miami F1 hope to Verstappen, but not &#8220;miracles&#8221; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Rooted firmly in the midfield at present, Red Bull\u2019s struggles are highlighted by its sixth place ranking in the constructors\u2019 battle, with Haas and Alpine currently ahead of the Austrian team.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Red Bull<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Max 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class=\"sticky\">\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Red Bull remain confident that Max Verstappen will not elect to walk away from Formula 1 at the end of the season, as he has repeatedly dropped hints that he could do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies is confident the Formula 1 team can retain Max Verstappen by simply delivering him a \u201cfast car\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen has been the most vocal critic of the new generation regulations, describing the action as \u201canti-racing\u201d and akin to \u201cMario Kart\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He has also dropping increasingly significant hints that he could step away from F1, with his enjoyment a key factor in this process.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mekies has stated that retirement is not an ongoing discussion, and remains confident of keeping the Dutchman into 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need to come to Milton Keynes to see the fire behind every door, and you will soon realise why I am smiling right now, because we don\u2019t think about the driver market for \u201927,\u201d Mekies told F1\u2019s <em>Beyond the\u00a0<\/em>Grid podcast.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe are thinking about getting a fast car, and if we get a fast car, there is no discussion about what Max is doing next year, and hence, we are focused on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen has made his position clear to the FIA on changes that should be made to improve the championship, and it is likely these points will be raised in an upcoming meeting of the F1 Commission.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-c11a6a1791ddff9f710213a46330a3cdf26c6de1bcb053a1c0764088057894b2\">  Damon Hill tells Max Verstappen &#8220;stop and do something else&#8221; amid F1 displeasure   \u201cDon\u2019t feel sorry for me\u201d: Max Verstappen talks F1 career dilemma <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI have full confidence that as a sport, we have the tools to tweak the regulations, so they are coming back to flat-out qualifying, whilst keeping all of the positive aspects that we are seeing from the racing, from the first couple of races,\u201d added Mekies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think, if we do that, I have every confidence that Max will see what we all see, that you still have the best 22 drivers in the world there and you will have the fastest car on the planet, and the most competitive environment and he is ultimately, a competitor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen currently sits ninth in the drivers\u2019 standings, on 12 points \u2013 60 off early championship leader Kimi Antonelli, and with a best finish of sixth place.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues 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the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies is confident the Formula 1 team can retain Max Verstappen by simply delivering him a \u201cfast car\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen has been the most vocal critic of the new generation regulations, describing the action as \u201canti-racing\u201d and akin to \u201cMario Kart\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He has also dropping increasingly significant hints that he could step away from F1, with his enjoyment a key factor in this process.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mekies has stated that retirement is not an ongoing discussion, and remains confident of keeping the Dutchman into 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need to come to Milton Keynes to see the fire behind every door, and you will soon realise why I am smiling right now, because we don\u2019t think about the driver market for \u201927,\u201d Mekies told F1\u2019s <em>Beyond the\u00a0<\/em>Grid podcast.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe are thinking about getting a fast car, and if we get a fast car, there is no discussion about what Max is doing next year, and hence, we are focused on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen has made his position clear to the FIA on changes that should be made to improve the championship, and it is likely these points will be raised in an upcoming meeting of the F1 Commission.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-c11a6a1791ddff9f710213a46330a3cdf26c6de1bcb053a1c0764088057894b2\">  Damon Hill tells Max Verstappen &#8220;stop and do something else&#8221; amid F1 displeasure   \u201cDon\u2019t feel sorry for me\u201d: Max Verstappen talks F1 career dilemma <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI have full confidence that as a sport, we have the tools to tweak the regulations, so they are coming back to flat-out qualifying, whilst keeping all of the positive aspects that we are seeing from the racing, from the first couple of races,\u201d added Mekies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think, if we do that, I have every confidence that Max will see what we all see, that you still have the best 22 drivers in the world there and you will have the fastest car on the planet, and the most competitive environment and he is ultimately, a competitor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen currently sits ninth in the 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