Christian Horner felt it was important to nail Max Verstappen down to a contract extension to end the rumours and the distractions surrounding the highly rated Dutchman. Verstappen has signed on until the end of the 2020 season, and Horner, Red Bull Racing’s Team Principal, said that all parties eager to extend their partnership, which was originally set to run until the end of 2019. 'In order to get rid of distractions and speculation it was better to address it,' said Horner to Autosport. 'The team wanted to retain him; Max wanted to stay with the team, so it was a pretty simple extension at the end of the day – and just takes out any ambiguity. 'The team know where we're at, Max...
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