After Redbull racing team principal Christian Horner was investigated for inappropriate behavior towards one of his employees, Max Verstappen's father has revealed that he would prefer Christian Horner to resign from his position, saying it creates pressure on the team "as long as he remains in the position (Horner ), there is tension here. The team is in danger of falling apart. It can't go on like this. It will explode. He's playing the victim, but he's the one causing the problems.”
Subsequently, after the race in Bahrain, Jos Verstappen allegedly went to Toto Wolff to discuss the potential transfer of Max to Mercedes, then Toto Wolff answered "everything is possible" when asked if it is possible that we will see Max next year in Mercedes. This speculation was furthered by Helmut Marko who said "As far as I'm concerned, I won't stand in Max's way."
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Some speculation also says that if Horner were to leave, a number of key people such as Adrian Newey and Helmut Marko have a clause in their contract that allows them to leave provided Christian Horner leaves, Max should also have a similar contract.
At first glance, it may seem that this transfer would not make sense for Max, but from 2026 we have new rules that mostly affect power units, and Redbull should produce power units by itself in cooperation with Ford from 2026, but will Redbull manage to build as good an engine as, for example, experienced Mercedes or Ferrari?
Of course, all this information is not officially confirmed