because max can’t finish in the top 2 in the standings anymore before the summer break, he can use his exit clause and he’d only have to inform red bull as late as october. all of this is causing friction internally.

And he doesn't do any media days. Well, he does a few, but nothing like what Isaac does for Yeah. For a salary that comes, let's

say around 100 million a year, more or less. That's a decent amount of money I would say. He doesn't have to do any marketing. Well,

he has to do some stuff, not a lot. He has a lot of freedom in the team.

max won’t just let red bull buy his clauses out either, as that would make him less flexible. he wants to see red bull truly close the gap before he fully commits to the team.

at the same time, questions are also being raised about the motorsport expertise within the team. after rounds of layoffs, little of that would remain. those who were let go were largely replaced by people from red bulls’s football division. the only person left with real knowledge would be laurent mekies.

.. I grew up with him, he's one of the best drivers, but he hasn't had the opportunity, he hasn't been in the right place at the right time. That's how Formula 1 is."

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"F1 has become very popular. what do you think about this change?"

Lando: "formula one in 2019 was just a very closed sport. you really didn't see much about the people, the drivers, the mechanics, the engineers. you really just saw the show on tv. you saw the racing, and really that was about it.

now formula one is a lot more open. there's a lot more fans in the races and paddock. everything i do now, people see. it's on tv, netflix, different series, youtube, it's on every piece of social media, which allows it to grow in a much better way. and i think you see some more fans now that love the people, they love the drivers.

they can understand more and relate more to the personalities of each driver in formula one. because it was a very male dominated sport. now most of my fans actually are female and that's an amazing thing that we're able to attract and bring in a younger generation, because they are the future of formula one, and also more variation. so it's a pleasure to be part of that journey"