Such is the case with Verstappen's and Red Bull's relationship as has been widely covered by GPblog. Earlier today Horner acknowledged that the Dutchman had performance clauses that could trigger a potential exit,

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner responded to the speculation about Max Verstappen's potential exit from the team.

Christian Horner on the status of Red Bull's in-house engine project. Christian Horner says it would be "embarrassing" for Mercedes if Red Bull comes out of the blocks with a faster and a more reliable power unit in Formula 1 next year.