Red Bull chief Christian Horner could hardly disguise his glee on Friday after the team confirmed they had re-signed Max Verstappen on a new three-year contract. The 20-year-old Dutchman will stay with the team until 2020 after agreeing a deal that delighted Red Bull and ended widespread speculation about his future. “He’s in the best place in the sport to build a team around him,” said Horner, who said he hoped also to retain Australian Daniel Ricciardo. Both drivers have been linked with moves to Ferrari and Mercedes. But Horner was happy to sweep that speculation aside by re-signing the sport’s hottest young driver. “What Max has seen this year is the strength in depth in the...
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