No Bull! I am staying put, reveals Verstappen

MAX Verstappen has confirmed he will stay with Red Bull, while George Russell admitted he is on the brink of a new Mercedes contract.

- By PHILIP DUNCAN

Verstappen's break clause can no longer be activated, after his fourth-placed finish in Belgium last Sunday ensured he will not be lower than third in the world championship at the summer break, which follows this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.

"It is time to stop all the rumours," said the four-time world champion. "For me, it was always quite clear I was staying and that was the general feeling in the team because we were always in discussion about what we could do with the car, and when you're not interested in staying, you stop talking about these kind of things, and I never did."