Verstappen and Red Bull Racing are growing further apart

Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing are visibly drifting further apart. It has long felt like a marriage of convenience kept alive because neither can find a better partner, but staying together only creates bigger problems.

Verstappen and Red Bull, a dream marriage

At the end of 2021, Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing looked like a dream marriage. After years of hard work, there was finally that hard-fought first world title for Verstappen. Over the team radio, Verstappen shouted that he wanted to drive for Red Bull for his entire life. At the start of 2022, Verstappen kept his word by signing a new deal through 2028. A long-term deal, although it turned out to have plenty of strings attached.