Red Bull’s Max Verstappen signed the longest active contract on the current F1 grid that will see him stay at Red Bull until 2028. Some have questioned whether Red Bull will stay competitive for that long and if they don’t, what can Max do? Team advisor Helmut Marko has revealed the answer to Formel 1 Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxozfnGmUoiPKtIcYykY-G4tS5PiJMdnyB 0:00 - Does Max Verstappen’s New Deal Include An Exit Clause? 1:12 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Does Max Verstappen’s New Deal Include An Exit Clause? Red Bull are likely to have a new engine partner by 2026 Marko started off by explaining why Max’s long contract will play a big role in that “Max is an important link in the chess game. It is not surprising that manufacturers take this into account” “It was therefore important for Red Bull to be able to say that we have committed the best driver to our team until 2028” “If you have someone like Max in the ranks, it has a positive effect on the rest of the team and the team partners” He then opened about any progress regarding a future engine partner “It’s all still open. It makes sense that we are the most attractive partner for manufacturers” He signed off by revealing if Max has an exit clause in his contract “If Red Bull experiences a kind of ‘crash’, just like in 2014, then there is, of course, an escape clause” Fast Feed Alpine’s team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that he “didn’t have the influence [he] thought [he] should have [at Aston Martin] with Martin [Whitmarsh] coming in” [GP Fans] “I had a contract, I had no reason to leave. Had the responsibilities not been taken away from me, I would have stayed” Haas team principal Guenther Steiner pointed out that “In 2020 [Kevin Magnussen] had a tough year” [F1] “He was quite demotivated at the end of it, and when you are out of it, it’s like ‘whoa, I wish I was there even with a bad car.’” “But now he’s back and the first race was very good for him; he equalled his best result with Haas on his first race back. So, I think he matured quite a bit” Red Bull’s Sergio Perez stated that “with Max I have a very good relationship” [Marca] "We are more similar than people think. Formula 1 is not everything” “We have a life outside the sport and that's why we have respect for each other and a good relationship” Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto explained that “it’s not just a matter of when [upgrades] will be ready but a matter of budget caps” [F1] “Making sure we are not spending all we have got in the first races” “We are not expecting significant upgrades for the next race in Melbourne, but as soon as we can bring something, we will do it.” When asked if he would be open to a biopic, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton stated that a “documentary is the current focus” [Motorsport Week] “If your story can have one positive impact even on one person or one family that could be amazing” “So yeah, maybe one day” Will F1’s budget cap play a decisive role in the development race this season?