Red Bull F1 chief teases NEW signing after major Max Verstappen announcement

Christian Horner, Helmut Marko, Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Las Vegas, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

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Red Bull chief teases NEW F1 signing after major Verstappen announcement

Max Verstappen made a huge announcement in 2024

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Friday 27 December 2024 22:59

Red Bull chief Helmut Marko has teased a new Formula 1 signing following a major announcement from Max Verstappen.

Despite Red Bull’s performance issues in 2024, Verstappen has still enjoyed an incredible year after he secured a fourth world title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

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Verstappen also made a significant announcement off the track, where he revealed that he was expecting his first child with partner Kelly Piquet.

The pair delivered the pregnancy news in an emotional social media post, marking Piquet's second child following the birth of her daughter Penelope in 2019.

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Not only will Piquet and Verstappen’s first child have a four-time world champion for their father, but also a three-time world title holder as their grandfather.

Piquet’s father, Nelson Piquet, earned three world titles in 1981, 1983 and 1987 respectively, and the talent within the family has already led to light-hearted predictions that the next Verstappen will become a F1 champion.

Whilst Verstappen himself has revealed his reluctance to push his future child towards motorsport, Red Bull chief Helmut Marko has discussed the likelihood of signing the young Verstappen.

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"It's a bit far-fetched,” Marko said to Kleine Zeitung.

"But if the grandfather is a triple world champion and the father is a four-time world champion, then there should be some potential in terms of genes.

"But we still don't know whether it will be a boy or a girl, which ultimately doesn't matter. Fast women are also in demand."

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