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The current world champion Max Verstappen has bluntly written off the possibility that teammate Sergio Perez will try to stop him from winning the Formula One championship four times in a row. The two continued their 2023 partnership at the weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, where the Dutchman won handily and Perez finished in second place.

That came after they finished first and second in the drivers’ standings during the previous campaign, despite a huge 290-point disparity between them. Furthermore, there is already a belief among commentators and supporters that Red Bull is the only team that can seriously challenge Verstappen this time around due to the team’s faster pace than the others, as demonstrated in the Middle East.

When asked who he thought would be winning the race in 2024, the 26-year-old neglected to bring up his three-year driving partner. “Lewis (Hamilton) followed by Charles (Leclerc) and me,” he said to Viaplay.

Perez’s four-year contract with Red Bull is coming to an end, and it is anticipated that he will be released. Though Helmut Marko, the team advisor, did allude to a potential new offer for 2026, depending on the 34-year-old’s form.

Verstappen’s brutal remark, however, raises the possibility of escalating already high tensions between the two after their 2022 public altercation. Verstappen, who was already certain to win the world championship, defied orders from his teammates to give up a spot to Perez at the Brazilian Grand Prix, where he was competing with Leclerc for second place overall.

 

His displeasure at an incident during qualifying in Monaco earlier in the season seemed to be the reason for his defiance. Perez’s late-season crash in Q3 essentially created a roadblock, resulting in the session being red-flagged.

 

RacingNews365 has uncovered that Max Verstappen has an escape option in his extremely expensive contract with Red Bull, which is connected to advisor Helmut Marko.

 

Verstappen has a contract through the end of 2028 that is reputedly worth £ 50 million annually, but given the controversy surrounding team principal Christian Horner, his future with the team has recently come into question.

 

Since the team’s founding in 2005, when Horner has been instrumental in helping Red Bull win seven drivers’ titles and six constructors’ championships, Horner has been forced to battle for his career.