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Helmut Marko rejected Ralfa Schumacher’s claims, suggesting that Max Verstappen may have caused a collision with George Russell to launch an exit clause in his contract. The Red Bull advisor called the theory unimportant and expressed his desire to face the former F1 driver for comment.
Schumacher speculated that Verstappen could have an exit clause that allowed him to leave the team if he dropped outside the top three in the driver championship. He suggested that the Dutch move against Russell in the Spanish doctor could come from a row of red bull’s car to his desire to leave the team.
Marko firmly rejected the theory, saying that there had been an excessive guess around any exit clause in Verstappen’s contract. He called the idea stupid and emphasized that Verstappen would really want to activate such a clause, he would have far more rational funds than a deliberate collision with the competitor.
Asked about Schumacher’s theory about Max Verstappen’s output in the contract, Marko said (via OE24):
“I don’t know where he said that nonsense. But Max could organize it in a much more elegant way.”
Asked about the theory that if Max Verstappen has an exit clause that requires to be outside the first three driver championships, Marko replied:
“Other alleged exit clauses appear everywhere. This is not important at this point.”
Asked if he would face Schumacher about his theory, Veteran Red Bull said:
“The next time I meet him, I’ll tell him.”
Helmut Marko believes the Red Bull performance is more worrying than the Max Verstappen incident with George Russell
Helmut Marko believes that the overall effect of the Red Bull is more worrying than the Max Verstappen incident with George Russell during the Spanish GP. Claimed that the three -tenths of the second slower than McLaren And he noted that their tire life was shorter in Barcelona.
The Red Bull advisor suggested that Verstappen became demotivated in the driver’s championship and seems to be reminiscent of the fight. Marko emphasized the importance of not giving up, but admitted that the car needed a significant improvement.
He also emphasized that Red Bull cannot only rely on Verstappen when the competition is so tight. According to him, the four -time world champion needs a competitive car that will cause a strong opponent like McLaren, who currently has a versatile package.
Marko said about the Red Bull performance on the Spanish GP:
“Our car is not fast enough. It upsets me even more than Max’s action. We’re still three -tenths behind McLaren.”
Asked if he was too pessimistic, he replied:
“Still, we are at least three tenths in terms of speed. In Barcelona we saw that our tires worn out after ten laps, while McLaren became in the field.”
Asked if Max Verstappen slowly resigned from the fight for the driver’s championship, Marko said:
“That’s right. I’m trying to correct it: we don’t give up, but something has to be done with a car.”
He recalled that they relied on the Max Verstappen factor when they were on the back of the performance leg, he replied:
“But not against such a strong opponent. McLarens is strong on every track. But you are right: the car must be competitive, and then Max gets the rest.”
Max Verstappen is currently third in the driver’s championship with a total of 137 points. He is 39 points away Lando Norriswho is the second and 49 points away from Oscar Piastra, who runs the championship.
Since Red Bull has fought for the performance since the beginning of the 2025 season, the Dutchman made a difference on the trails with his talent. However, in the days when it is screaming, the loss of the dots is significant. The Red Bull RB21 did not match every circle, while McLaren has a car that fits every track, Marko pointed out.
The primary fight of the Red Bull was a narrow car performance window, which is difficult to drive and pull out the maximum potential. Since they do not pay their current upgrades significant dividends, they are in the race against time to reverse their troubles.
Edited by Samya Majjmard
