Max Verstappen finally confirms Red Bull decision just days after Christian Horner was ruthlessly sacked by F1 team
The four-time Formula One world champion, whose deal runs until 2028, had previously held talks with Mercedes over a potential move with Red Bull struggling again this season.
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Max Verstappen has announced he is staying put at Red Bull
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Christian Horner was sacked by Red Bull earlier this month
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Merc boss Toto Wolff confirmed the talks at the Austrian Grand Prix in June with
The Dutchman finished fourth in the Belgian Grand Prix last time out, meaning he can no longer trigger a release clause that relied on him being outside of the top three going into the summer break.
Ahead of the Budapest Grand Prix, he said: "I mean, it's quite interesting to follow all that and the amount of nice stories that came out of it.
"But yeah, for me, I've never really said anything about it because I was just focused on talking to the team about how we can improve our performance, future ideas for next year as well.
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"I think it's time to basically stop all the rumours.
"For me, it's always been quite clear that I was staying anyway."
He continued: "That was also the general feeling in the team anyway, because we were always in discussions about what we could do with the car.
"I think when you're not interested in staying, then you also stop talking about these kinds of things.
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"And I never did."
Christian Horner was ruthlessly sacked by Red Bull two weeks ago, but Verstappen said in Spa that the 51-year-old's exit did not influence his future plans.
Nico Rosberg in frosty exchange with Jos Verstappen over Christian Horner after Red Bull sacking
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