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'Performance clause' could allow Verstappen to leave Red Bull

Helmut Marko conceded that a performance clause included in Max Verstappen's contract could allow the Dutchman to leave Red Bull Racing at the end of 2021. Red Bull has high hopes of taking the fight to Mercedes this season, armed with its updated 2021 car and a brand-new engine produced by Honda. Verstappen's dominant performance in the final race of 2020 at Abu Dhabi augurs well for Red Bull's chances of hitting the ground running in Bahrain next month. But if the 23-year-old is outperformed by the best car in the field by a specific margin on average over the season, the shortfall could theoretically trigger a Verstappen exit, the timing of which could correspond with Lewis Hamilton's...
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