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Rachel Brookes shuts down Verstappen rumors after Sky F1 exit
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31/07/2026 at 14:0931/07/2026 at 13:03 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Former Sky Sports F1 reporter Rachel Brookes has set the record straight and denied that Max Verstappen was in any way connected to her recent departure from the British broadcaster, insisting the rumors that followed her sudden exit were simply untrue. Brookes, who left Sky last month after more than a decade as one of its most familiar faces in the Formula 1 paddock, addressed the claims publicly for the first time during an appearance on the Essential F1 podcast following the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 51-year-old acknowledged that many fans had linked her exit to the online...
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