Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 31, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool //
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Formula 1 News: Verstappen confirms he is staying with Red Bull

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Max Verstappen (pictured) has fully committed to Red Bull for the 2026 Formula 1 season, removing any lingering doubts about his contract situation.

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Verstappen has a Red Bull contract until the end of 2028, but it is rumored to have various exit clauses that had triggers at the summer break each year.

Speaking to the media ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, Verstappen finally put to bed all the rumors.

“I’ve never really said anything about it because I was just focused on talking to the team about how we can improve our performance, future ideas for next year as well, and that’s why I had nothing really to add,” he said.

“But I think it’s time to basically stop all the rumors, and for me it’s always been quite clear that I was staying anyway.

“I think that was also the general feeling in the team anyway, because we were always in discussions about what we could do with the car. And when you’re not interested in staying, then you also stop talking about these kind of things – and I never did.”