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Closer to retiring than changing teams - why Verstappen stayed at Red Bull

BBC News (Top Stories) · 20 August 2026 at 14:37

Closer to retiring than changing teams - why Verstappen stayed at Red Bull

After signing a contract extension with Red Bull to 2030, Max Verstappen says he was "closer to retiring" from F1 "than changing teams".

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