Max Verstappen might be able to use a clause inserted into his mega-money Red Bull contract if he is serious about his threat to quit Formula 1.
Last week, the Dutchman expressed his displeasure at the latest move to tweak the race weekend format ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix later this month. Baku will host the first of six Sprint weekends this season – an innovation which Verstappen has already made his feelings perfectly clear about.
The Red Bull racer said last year: "I'm just not a big fan of it, because I feel like we don't really race. Okay, there are a few points to get, but you also know that you can't really risk it because the main race is where you really get the points."