Formula 1 earthquake: Verstappen closes in on Mercedes and Alonso on Red Bull’s radar

The Christian Horner scandal unleashed an internal crisis in the team: the Dutch champion could leave to replace Hamilton.

The scandal of Christian Horner completely shaken red bull and the crisis promises to produce an earthquake in Formula 1: Max Verstappen approaching Mercedeswhile Fernando Alonso He is now in the orbit of the team to replace the current champion.

The details of the Red Bull crisis that shocked Formula 1

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner was accused of “sexually inappropriate behavior” with an employee, although he was later exonerated after an internal team investigation.

Beyond that, Jos Verstappen, Max’s father and also an F1 driver, made it clear that the situation is not being resolved behind closed doors. “There will be tension as long as he stays in place. The team risks tearing himself apart. It can’t go on like this. Will explode. “He plays the victim when he is the root of the problems,” He launched.

Furthermore, in the last few hours, an anonymous email that reached journalists specializing in Formula 1 added to the scandal: Horner’s alleged messages (containing lewd images) to the employee.

In this contextthe version that Max Verstappen may leave Red Bull soon to go to Mercedes, which will lose Lewis Hamilton, is getting stronger. (he goes to Ferrari in 2025). In fact, Jos Verstappen was with Toto Wolff (team boss) in Bahrain. The Dutch driver has a contract until 2028, but will have a clause that would allow him to leave earlier, should Helmut Marko, the team’s adviser, resign.

Inside the energy drink team you can already imagine Mad Max slamming the door. If there is a free place at Red Bull, The favorite to take it is Fernando Alonso, who also sounds for Mercedes.