Christian Horner "completely relaxed" over Max Verstappen future at Red Bull

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09:14, 31 Jul 2019

Christian Horner has admitted he is "completely relaxed" over Max Verstappen's future at Red Bull Racing in 2020.

Verstappen is under contract with the Milton Keynes-based squad until the end of 2020, but there are thought to be performance clauses in the Dutchman's current contract, stating if Red Bull do not perform too well, then the 21-year-old can leave his current deal.

However, Red Bull and Verstappen have now won two out of the past three races, including Sunday's thriller in Germany. Horner is not at all concerned that Verstappen will leave Red Bull, though.

"I am completely relaxed about it," Horner said of Verstappen's future to Motorsport.com. "Max enjoys driving for this team and sees the progress we are making. We won two races and we were on the podium in a few other races.

"I'm pretty surprised that Ferrari was only fined for the moment in the pits (after Charles Leclerc's unsafe pit-lane release in Germany), as it was very similar to what happened in Monaco (when Verstappen did something similar with Valtteri Bottas in the pits). If we had only received a financial penalty at the time, Verstappen would have a podium place."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Christian Horner "completely relaxed" over Max Verstappen future at Red Bull

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