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Max Verstappen signed a multi-year contract with Red Bull in 2022 that would take him to 2028. In 2022, it would have appeared that Verstappen was never going to leave the team. Everything was almost perfect. The car worked great, the resources were in place, and the team had just triumphed after a hard-fought battle against the Lewis Hamilton-Mercedes combination in 2021.
Fast forward to 2024; Max Verstappen has won both titles since then and is the clear favorite to win the 4th title as well. With that being said, everything is not smooth sailing for the team. The probability of Red Bull losing the constructors' championship this season to McLaren, or even finishing 3rd in the championship, is high.
To add to this, the car is not the best on the grid right now, and there have been some serious concerns about the long-term prospects of the team. For 2025, Max Verstappen is set to race for Red Bull. But for 2026, when the new regulations take effect, the contract could state that the driver would stay with the team until 2028. Still, it's safe to say that if the driver doesn't want to race with the team, he's not going to stay.
