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Max Verstappen wants to get his feelings across to Red Bull’s top personnel after his engineers stopped listening to him.
The situation at Red Bull is tense as their star driver considers his future with the team and in Formula 1. He is not yet committing to the Milton Keynes outfit for 2027, with him free to activate his exit clause during the summer break.
Rumours have suggested that the four-time champion is looking to find a way out of Red Bull. There has been broken trust between the two parties, with Verstappen being linked with McLaren after his camp held talks with the Woking outfit.
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Max Verstappen wants to report directly to Laurent Mekies and Pierre Wache at Red Bull
Paddock figures think Verstappen is using his McLaren links to pressure Red Bull to produce a better package. The team have been struggling to provide a competitive car, with two rear-wing failures in the last two race weekends.
Amid the rumours about his future, the consensus is that Verstappen’s engineers are no longer listening to his feedback.
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Red Bull are frustrated with Verstappen, stating that they want commitment from him after the heavy investment they have put into his career. But the Dutchman is not holding back with his demands.
As per a report from Formula1.It, Verstappen has expressed a ‘desire to report directly’ to team principal Laurent Mekies and technical director Pierre Wache.
He wants to have his needs ‘fully taken into account’ in the development of the RB22. As his engineers are no longer doing it, Verstappen is now turning to the bosses.
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Ralf Schumacher says Red Bull are ‘falling apart’ as trust is clearly broken between the team and Verstappen.
If Mekies and Wache cannot resolve the situation, Red Bull will be under immense pressure to retain the services of their star driver beyond 2026.
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