Was it a remark to tease Red Bull Racing? In any case, Zak Brown, the CEO of McLaren, claimed that the Austrian team would be behind Racing Bulls if Max Verstappen was not there. Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull's second driver,

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said Max Verstappen intends to stay with the team for next year despite speculation about a move to Mercedes which would shake up Formula 1.

"It's definitely interesting. I would obviously love to [drive the Red Bull car], out of curiosity, go and have a look for myself," he shrugged. "Max in the Red Bull is very fast. It's his car and he drives it to the absolute limit. It's a more efficient car in high-speed corners. It's a faster car, but it's apparently hard to exploit most of it.