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Red Bull has been struggling for F1 form of late and now faces a major challenge to defend its championship titles.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko recently shared insights into the team’s performance decline, as they have not won any of the last seven races after starting the season with seven wins out of the first ten grands prix. The departures of key members from the engineering department, such as Rob Marshall and Dan Fallows, are believed to have contributed to the team’s struggles. Despite Max Verstappen being linked with a departure from Red Bull, he has a strong loyalty to the team, but his pursuit of success may lead him elsewhere, with Toto Wolff from Mercedes openly pursuing him. With Red Bull’s technical mastermind Adrian Newey joining Aston Martin next year, Verstappen is now rumored to be considering a switch to the Silverstone-based team. Marko stated that Verstappen is focused on achieving success in the present, as he will not be racing in Formula 1 into his 40s like Fernando Alonso.
