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Max Verstappen signs new Red Bull contract to stay in F1 until 2030

The Guardian Australia - Sport · 20 August 2026 at 6:13 pm

Max Verstappen signs new Red Bull contract to stay in F1 until 2030

Dutch driver had been linked with Mercedes and McLaren Verstappen: ‘The team is like a second family for me’ Max Verstappen has ended speculation about his future in Formula One by signing a new contract with Red Bull that will extend to the end of 2030.

The four-time champion had been linked with potential moves to Mercedes and McLaren and had also intimated that he might call time on his F1 career because he was so unhappy with the new regulations imposed this season and they way they have effected his enjoyment of racing.

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Max Verstappen signs new Red Bull contract to stay in F1 until 2030

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