Montoya convinced: “Verstappen would be better off staying where he is”

Close to farewell from Red Bull The exit from the track at Stowe in the last British Grand Prix sent Max Verstappen into a rage, to the point that the four-time world champion now seems close to the end of his love story with Red Bull. From the team radio post-retirement unequivocal to the ‘debrifing’ photos between Jos Verstappen, manager Raymond Vermeulen and team principal Laurent Mekies, Verstappen Jr. has moved into the spotlight of the driver market. Verstappen-Piastri The Dutchman, in fact, could seriously activate the exit clause which would allow him to terminate the contract that binds him to Red Bull until 2028, all with a clause very similar to the one that Oscar Piastri could exploit in McLaren and in proximity to the summer break. The moment of high tension that the two drivers are experiencing with their respective teams could therefore give rise to a real exchange. Verstappen in McLaren: there is no other choice, but… A feasible operation also for the former driver Juan Pablo Montoya, who in an interview with the site NewBettingSites is also the only one possible for the Dutchman in the event of farewell, who must however take one aspect into consideration: “There is talk of a direct exchange between Piastri and McLaren – he commented – Aston Martin was also mentioned. But if you were Max, would you really risk it? If you have a car that he can get you on the podium and it’s second or third best, why would you go to a team where the car won’t even get into the top ten? Probably the only real chance for him to try something different is with McLaren. But at the moment, you have to admit that Red Bull is better than McLaren. And would he go to McLaren with Lando as a teammate? It wouldn’t be a question of speed Mercedes is an environment he knows, where everything is built around him. He’s just angry because things don’t work and if the wing doesn’t close and you end up off the track, you can see his level of frustration, how Max and Kimi react when things go wrong. Red Bull, according to Montoya, is more competitive than McLaren, which is why the former Colombian driver would not leave Milton Keynes to reach Woking: “Jos Verstappen would ask Mekies: “What are you going to do? This situation is unacceptable. You have to do better. If you want us to stay here, we can’t accept this.” I think Max would be better off staying where he is, and his options are running out. Red Bull have made incredible progress this season. They’ve built a heavy car and apparently it’s fine now. Look at Williams – theirs was heavy too and still is. It shows how quickly Red Bull can and does react to situations. What they do is a great lesson for a team like Williams, in terms of the pace at which they have to I think they are doing a great job. Williams is going in the right direction.

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2026-07-09 12:00:00