Max Verstappen has shared the processes that he is working on with Red Bull to improve their performance for this and future seasons, but refused to confirm whether he has reached a decision about remaining with the team.<\/p>\n
The Dutchman has raced for the Milton Keynes-based outfit for 10 years, securing four titles between 2021 and 2024, but their dominance has since faltered and they have struggled to deliver a consistent challenger under the new regulations.<\/p>\n
Reliability issues and unexpected crashes<\/a> \u2013 including two influenced by the rear wing in Austria and Great Britain \u2013 have left Red Bull<\/a> behind the frontrunners, causing speculation about Verstappen<\/a> fulfilling his contract that extends to 2028.<\/p>\n He has been linked with a move to McLaren<\/a>, but insisted ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix<\/a> that \u201cthere\u2019s nothing to say\u201d about the reports, adding: \u201cI don’t want to say yes and no, and this and that about my future. I said already many times that if there was something new, I would say it myself.\u201d<\/p>\n Verstappen instead focused on the work going on behind the scenes to ensure that problems like the one that ended his British Grand Prix won\u2019t happen again, explaining that everyone at Red Bull\u2019s base is collaborating to take them back to the top.<\/p>\n \u201cNow we\u2019re just looking to the future trying to fix current issues that we have on the car, but that’s an open discussion,\u201d he said. \u201cYes, sometimes you get a little bit disappointed or upset after a race, but for example after Silverstone, you go home and you reset.<\/p>\n \u201cOn Wednesday I was back at the factory and then you prepare again for the weekends ahead. That’s how I’ve been operating in all the years together. And of course, some years are just a little bit more competitive than others, but in terms of my approach and how we work as a team, nothing really changes.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople come and go \u2013 I think that’s sometimes also part of the process. Sometimes you want people to stay potentially, yes, but I think that’s just how life is, how sport is as well. You just have to carry on, try to find new talents. That’s what you look at all the time and that’s what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n