Max Verstappen Eyes $272,000,000 Red Bull Asset Built by Red Boss as Incentive for His Absolute Dominance

Sabyasachi Biswas | 04/07/2023
Max Verstappen Eyes $272,000,000 Red Bull Asset Built by Red Boss as Incentive for His Absolute Dominance

There’s hardly a doubt on who is the most sought-after driver in Formula 1 right now and it is none other than Max Verstappen. As the Dutchman has recently unlocked yet another personal achievement, he now wants a Red Bull asset to be named after him.

Verstappen, with his recent win in Austria, has claimed seven wins in nine races so far. In the other two races, he couldn’t win, he took P2. Therefore holding himself completely unstoppable for rivals at the moment.

With the number of wins he has with him, the Dutch driver built a huge gap in the driver’s championship. So much so, that the 25-year-old’s points are now more than a constructor such as Mercedes, Aston Martin, or Ferrari.

Verstappen, with his sheer performance, helped Red Bull pick their first constructors’ championship since 2013. As he couldn’t be more happy about it, it looks like Red Bull is going to defend their title in 2023.

Verstappen wants the ultimate prize

The two-time world champion said back in 2021 that if he wins five races at the Red Bull Ring, the home circuit of the Milton-Keynes-based team, he will reportedly talk with the late Dietrich Mateschitz to rename the track after him.

Admittedly, with his recent win last weekend, Verstappen has made it to five wins at this circuit. Keeping one apart from this season, the defending champion also won the races in 2018, 2019, and twice in 2021.

Since Mateschitz is not around anymore, with five wins completed he will now reportedly talk to Red Bull higher-ups to renaming the multi-million dollar track on him a possibility.

Talking about this, Verstappen joked as per PlanetF1, “Yeah, I have to talk to the bosses now. So let’s see! I’ll call them tomorrow, one by one.” According to the Auto123 report, Mateschitz spent €250,000,000 ($272,000,000) to make the renowned Spielberg circuit.

The ever-dominant Max Verstappen

The former Toro Rosso looks unstoppable this season. With the mighty RB-19 underneath him and the sheer driving prowess that he has, rivals currently look helpless in front of him.

So far, the 25-year-old has 229 points with him and has a lead of over 81 points over his teammate Sergio Perez in P2 and 98 points over Fernando Alonso in P3.

With the season looking promising, the Austrian team has already looked beyond 2023. They are on their way to developing the car for the 2024 F1 season and keeping their dominance intact.

Post Edited By: Samriddhi Jaiswal
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Sabyasachi Biswas

Sabyasachi Biswas is an F1 journalist at The SportsRush. With over one and a half decades of love for the sport and five years of experience in the field, he dreams to be a regular at the paddock when the lights go out. A Red Bull fan and F1 fan in general over the years, he enjoyed watching Felipe Massa, Sebastian Vettel, and Max Verstappen dominate the track. Apart from F1, he's also a big-time Madridista and Federer fanatic. He was a sub-junior level footballer, won inter-district quizzes and debate competitions back in school. A travel freak throughout, he tries different cuisines and learns new cultures whenever he's away from the keyboard.

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