F1 pundit reveals KEY factor for Red Bull to retain Verstappen

The Christian Horner saga has lead to many key figures within the Red Bull team being linked to moves away from Milton Keynes.

The team principal received allegations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ by a female colleague, which he has since repeatedly denied.

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While Horner had been cleared by Red Bull of any wrongdoing following an internal investigation, the matter is still hanging over the team, as his accuser has filed an appeal against the decision and also launched an official complaint to the sport’s governing body, the FIA.

The female employee has been suspended by the team on full pay, and many other names have been rumoured to depart the team, but on a permanent basis.

Windsor: Verstappen's future depends on Newey

Defending champion Max Verstappen, while seemingly unfazed by the situation after he picked up two wins in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to kick off the 2024 season, has been at the centre of these rumours that suggest Red Bull personnel could leave the team.

Verstappen has previously hinted that he could depart if Helmut Marko was to leave the team, after it was rumoured that the Austrian was also facing suspension, but has since been disproved.

Mercedes have shown a keen interest in Verstappen’s services to replace Lewis Hamilton and team boss Toto Wolff did not rule out that the team could also convince legendary engineer Adrian Newey to move to the Silver Arrows.

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And speaking on the Cameron F1 YouTube channel, former team manager and F1 journalist Peter Windsor has said that Verstappen’s future at Red Bull depends on what Newey decides to do in the wake of the situation.

”The only thing that matters is what Adrian Newey may or may not do as a result of all this,” said Windsor.

“It's irrelevant really what happens to Christian Horner because there are other Christians around and it's irrelevant what happens to Max to some extent, because if Red Bull keep Adrian, he'll stay there.

“And if he goes somewhere else, he'll go with Adrian, I'm sure. So it's all about Adrian, and how Adrian reacts to all of this.”

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