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Aston Martin ‘set to supply £226m for reigning F1 champion Max Verstappen’
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Aston Martin ‘set to supply £226m for reigning F1 champion Max Verstappen’

Motorsports April 19, 2025
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are reportedly set to supply £226m over three years in an try to influence the driver to modify groups subsequent yr.

4-time world champion Verstappen, who has a contract value £50m-a-year at Purple Bull till the top of the 2028 season, is being closely linked with Aston and Mercedes given Purple Bull’s latest downturn in type and new rules being enforced in 2026.

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Aston have additionally not too long ago recruited former Purple Bull designer , who’s totally centered on subsequent yr’s automobile. Newey designed all 4 of Verstappen’s championship-winning automobiles at Purple Bull.

Now, a report from Italian outlet claims Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund (PIF) need to supply Verstappen, 27, an astonishing £75m-a-year deal to hitch the Silverstone-based group for 2026, 2027 and 2028.

PIF sponsors the Aston F1 group via oil firm Aramco and is eager to take full possession of the group from Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll, the report claims. Stroll’s son, Lance, is among the group’s two present drivers alongside two-time world champion Fernando Alonso. Each are beneath contract for 2026.

An Aston Martin spokesperson, in the meantime, stated in an announcement: “It’s regular for the media to invest on driver market, however we’ve an incredible driver line-up that we’re dedicated to and who’re beneath contract for 2026 and past.

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“Our focus is on delivering for our drivers by giving them a extra constant and aggressive automobile. Once we do, they’re each able to delivering nice outcomes.”

Hypothesis about Verstappen’s future was exacerbated final week when Purple Bull adviser Helmut Marko admitted that the group have “nice concern” over the Dutchman’s future.

“I don’t know, to be trustworthy,” Verstappen stated, in Thursday’s press convention on the Saudi Arabian GP, when requested why Marko made these feedback.

“I simply preserve working, making an attempt to enhance the automobile. Naturally, Bahrain was not an awesome weekend for us. I believe we have been all fairly upset with that.

Max Verstappen might reunite with Adrian Newey at Aston Martin (Getty Photographs)

“We preserve making an attempt to provide you with new concepts to attempt on the automobile, the competitors is hard, that’s how I am going about my weeks – simply making an attempt to enhance my state of affairs.

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Pressed additional by Sky Sports activities F1 commentator David Croft, Verstappen responded: “I simply suppose concentrate on commentating, I’ll concentrate on driving… and then you definitely don’t want to consider some other eventualities.”

Verstappen has raced throughout the Purple Bull household since his F1 debut as a 17-year-old in 2015, profitable his first race upon his promotion from Toro Rosso to the principle group in 2016.

The Dutchman is trying to develop into the second man in F1 historical past, after Michael Schumacher, to win 5 consecutive world championships this yr. He presently trails championship chief by eight factors after 4 rounds.

Requested if he wish to accomplice Verstappen at Aston Martin, Alonso stated: “Sure. However it is extremely unlikely to occur.”

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