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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kieran Jackson

Why Max Verstappen can’t resist Nurburgring’s ‘Green Hell’ – and what it means for F1 future

Max Verstappen will race in the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring event this weekend... in a Mercedes - (Red Bull Content Pool)

You’ll no doubt have heard, for some time now, that Max Verstappen is dissatisfied in his £50m-a-year role as a Red Bull Formula One driver. The four-time world champion, the sport’s standout driver, was unashamedly grumpy throughout much of last season, despite his title near-miss. This year, his exasperation with F1’s new set of flawed engine and chassis regulations has sent him, with no bluster, to the brink of the exit door.

The F1 exit door, that is; not motorsport altogether.

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