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Red Bull chief speaks out after bust-up with Max Verstappen’s manager
Apr 14, 2025
Max Verstappen’s manager reportedly had a fiery row with Red Bull chief Helmut Marko following a disastrous Bahrain Grand Prix.
And Marko has now emerged from the bust-up saying he is ‘greatly concerned’ that the reigning world champion will leave the Formula 1 team at the end of the season.
Just a week after victory in Japan, Verstappen had a nightmare in Sakhir on Sunday, finishing sixth – over 34 seconds behind winner Oscar Piastri.
The Dutchman and teammate Yuki Tsunoda are still struggling to get to grips with the RB21, while Red Bull’s race was marred by pitstop issues.
Four races into 2025, Verstappen is third in the drivers’ championship, eight points behind Lando Norris, while Red Bull are also third in the constructors’ but a whopping 80 points behind McLaren already.
Nevertheless, Verstappen has already ruled himself out of title contention while the poor performance in Bahrain led to his manager Raymond Vermeulen confronting Marko.
As reported by Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz: ‘At the end of the race, Raymond Vermeulen, Max’s manager, came into the Red Bull garage and gave Helmut Marko what can only be described as a piece of his mind.
‘He was remonstrating with Helmut Marko. Helmut Marko was standing there and taking it, and then Raymond stormed off at the back of the back of the garage, taking his pass off as he went. Clearly they are not happy.’
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