Berger offers Red Bull Racing surprising advice to keep Verstappen

Although Horner's firing seemed imminent, it came as a shock. Rumours about Verstappen's future, however, did not subside, with a lot of discussion about the Dutchman. Especially after his yacht was spotted in Sardinia, as was Toto Wolff's, but this turned out to be a mere coincidence. Berger responded to the rumours in an interview with Kronen Zeitung.

Verstappen has repeatedly stated in the past that he wants to remain loyal to Red Bull, and Berger believes that especially after Horner's dismissal: ‘’That could definitely have been a decisive factor. As it is well known that the Verstappens and Horner were not exactly best friends. However, I still think Max will stay with Red Bull." GPblog previously reported that Verstappen had two conditions to stay at Red Bull. Limiting Horner's power seemed to be one of them.

After the news broke, former F1 driver Martin Brundle commented that Horner was not given a reason for his dismissal. Berger also reacted to the fact that Horner might have been surprised by his forced departure from the team: ‘’You could see it was heading this way with Red Bull Racing. If Horner was truly surprised by this, that’s a bad sign, because even as an outsider, you could foresee it.”

Berger was convinced that Red Bull needs to set priorities and not immediately focus on the world championship again: ‘’The most important thing right now is to stabilise the whole team and reintegrate Verstappen into it. Red Bull Racing is clearly in a downward spiral – the goal now should be to rebuild this team effectively.’’