Max Verstappen has 'escape clause' as Marko shines light on Red Bull contract details

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Red Bull chief Helmut Marko has revealed that Max Verstappen has an "escape clause" in his contract, which could be activated if the team can no longer provide him with a competitive car. Verstappen won his maiden F1 title last year after the season ended in controversy at the final Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi.

Verstappen was rewarded for his championship-winning endeavours as he put pen to paper on a lucrative new contract worth £40million-a-year ahead of the new season. And the 24-year-old committed his future to Red Bull until 2028.

But Marko has suggested that Verstappen isn't guaranteed to stay until his contract expires. "If Red Bull experiences a kind of 'crash' - just like in 2014 - then there is of course an escape clause," Marko told German publication Formel1 as he discussed the champion's new deal.

The 'crash'