Everything Red Bull’s doing to convince Verstappen to stay

With Max Verstappen openly contemplating his future in Formula 1, Red Bull knows it needs to leave no stone unturned in efforts to keep hold of its star asset.While Verstappen’s primary bugbear of the 2026 rules is something Red Bull cannot change directly itself, there are some elements that are more under its influence.It well knows that even if F1 does not end up in a place where the cars are a joy for drivers such as Verstappen to race, it can at least put around the four-time F1 champion the equipment, personnel and feel-good factor that could outweigh any negatives.So far from feeling that current competitive challenges are weakening its hand, team boss Laurent Mekies insists that the “fire” is raging within the Red Bull factory to …