{"id":64379,"date":"2025-05-29T17:39:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/64379\/verstappen-contract-renewal-a-clause-could-trigger-from-austria-heres-what-it-says\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T17:44:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:44:11","slug":"verstappen-contract-renewal-a-clause-could-trigger-from-austria-heres-what-it-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/64379\/verstappen-contract-renewal-a-clause-could-trigger-from-austria-heres-what-it-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Verstappen Contract Renewal: A Clause Could Trigger from Austria \u2013 Here\u2019s What It Says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Max Verstappen\u2019s future now seems all but confirmed: the Dutch driver is set to stay with Red Bull for the foreseeable future<\/h2>\n\n

According to a report by Motorsport.com<\/em>, Verstappen will remain with Red Bull at least until the end of 2026<\/strong>. The current four-time world champion \u2014 who\u2019s chasing a fifth title this year \u2014 has a performance-based clause<\/em> in his contract set to expire at the end of June.<\/p>\n\n

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Verstappen Contract Renewal: A Clause Could Trigger from Austria \u2013 Here\u2019s What It Says<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Reportedly, Verstappen recently renegotiated a key part of his agreement: the exit clause tied to Helmut Marko\u2019s presence within the team<\/strong>. Originally, Verstappen would have been allowed to terminate his contract if Marko were to leave Red Bull. That clause has now been entirely removed. <\/p>\n\n

It\u2019s been replaced with a much more tangible and measurable condition: if Verstappen is in the top four of the Drivers\u2019 Championship standings by the end of the Austrian Grand Prix<\/strong>, his contract will automatically be extended until 2028, with a guaranteed stay through at least 2026.<\/p>\n\n

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Verstappen Contract Renewal: A Clause Could Trigger from Austria \u2013 Here\u2019s What It Says<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

A Top-4 Finish Looks Like a Formailty \u2014 Could the Renewal Happen as Early as Spain?<\/h2>\n\n

Currently, Verstappen holds a 57-point lead over Charles Leclerc<\/strong>, his closest rival outside of the Red Bull camp. That means he could lose up to 56 points across the next two race weekends and still trigger the renewal clause<\/strong>, either as early as the Spanish Grand Prix<\/a> or, at the latest, in Austria. <\/p>\n\n

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Verstappen Contract Renewal: A Clause Could Trigger from Austria \u2013 Here\u2019s What It Says<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

This news effectively shuts down ongoing speculation about Verstappen\u2019s future \u2014 especially the rumors linking him to Mercedes in the event of a major shake-up at Red Bull following the Christian Horner controversy. <\/p>\n\n

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Photo: Oracle Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen\u2019s future now seems all but confirmed: the Dutch driver is set to stay with Red Bull for the foreseeable future According to a report by Motorsport.com, Verstappen will remain with Red Bull at least until the end of 2026. The current four-time world champion \u2014 who\u2019s chasing a fifth title this year \u2014 … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":64367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[389],"tags":[],"piloti":[2011,1984],"class_list":["post-64379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1-en","piloti-helmut-marko-en","piloti-max-verstappen-en"],"acf":{"live":false},"fimg_url":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-298-scaled.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64379"},{"taxonomy":"piloti","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/piloti?post=64379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}