HARRY CHICANE

Published date23 March 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
But insiders tell me the F1 champions really are prepared to let their star driver leave

Many will think that's a ludicrous stance for them to take.

How can you let the man who has won the last three titles and looks set to stroll unopposed to a fourth simply walk away?

Especially when you're choosing a man who was accused of inappropriate behaviour over him. Horner (right) was

TORQUING POINT cleared but the woman who complained has appealed that decision, while his continued presence with the race team remains a major distraction.

Red Bull clearly think their long-serving leader would be harder to replace than their all-conquering driver.

One senior insider even suggested there might be five other racers on the grid who could match Verstappen's achievements in the same car. So it's easy to see how Red Bull think finding the next Max Verstappen might be a simpler task than replacing their leader of 20 years.

F1 has always been about pushing the rules to their absolute limit to extract the most performance. So teams like Williams and RB need to stop whingeing about Haas' clever tactic to...

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