– Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has made clear that both Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen are under binding contracts, amid Mercedes' search to replace Nico Rosberg.Rosberg shocked the Formula 1 community by announcing his retirement as World Champion, and a host of names have been linked with the vacant seat alongside Lewis Hamilton.Marko, though, insists neither Ricciardo nor Verstappen will be moving, explaining to German publication Motorsport-Magazin: "We have binding contracts with both of our drivers.""[Also], if somebody from a team says you belong in a mental asylum, then you can assume that there is not exactly a desire to move there," Marko went on...
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