F1 Gossip: Verstappen agrees £40m-a-year ‘super contract’

F1 Gossip: Verstappen agrees £40m-a-year ‘super contract’

 

 

 
– F1 world champion Max Verstappen has agreed a new ‘super contract’ that will see him remain at Red Bull for the foreseeable future in a deal worth £41.7m (€50m) a year (De Telegraaf) That is according to a report in De Telegraaf by Dutch journalist Erik Van Haren, who is very close to the Verstappen camp. Van Haren reports that Verstappen is on the verge on signing a deal for the next four-to-five years. Final agreement between the two parties was understood to have been agreed during last week’s opening pre-season test at Barcelona and an official announcement could come as early as this week. – Ferrari has reportedly made major progress with its new internal combustion engine for 2022 that puts it on a par with Mercedes and Honda in terms of total power output (La Gazzetta dello Sport) Related Five things we learned from the first F1 test of 2022  Mazepin can race in F1 as FIA opts against banning Russian drivers- Despite being forced to end its pre-season test at Barcelona early, Fernando Alonso is confident Alpine has made a “step forward” with its new power unit for the 2022 season (F1.com) – Mercedes technical director Mike Elliot has admitted the team is looking closely at Red Bull’s “interesting” design concept of the aggressive new sidepods on its RB18 (RacingNews365) – F1 team bosses have moved to justify the increasing amount of sponsorship deals with cytocurrency brands amid concerns over their stability and impact on the environment (RaceFans) Related Who could replace Mazepin at Haas if he loses F1 drive? Ban on Russian athletes would be “unfair”, says ex-F1 driver Kvyat- Michael Andretti says he has approached Gene Haas about selling his F1 team “five or six” times, but the American is refusing to sell up (MotorsportWeek.com)- Following Haas’ decision to remove Uralkali’s branding from its livery for the final day of running at the Barcelona test, the Russian company’s logos are also missing from Formula 2 team Hitech GP’s livery for 2022 “4The ownership of @HitechGP has been transferred back to Oliver Oakes after the sanctions imposed as the result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.No Uralkali logos will be present on the Hitech cars across their different teams.@MarcusArmstrng#F2 #Uralkali AaqK42cEAw— Decalspotters (@decalspotters) March 1, 2022 

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