Max Verstappen insisted on Thursday that Christian Horner's shock departure as team boss of Red Bull will have no impact on his future plans. Asked if Horner’s exit after 20 years as team boss made it more probable that he would stay at Red Bull next year,

Christian Horner was dismissed by Red Bull more than a week ago and Max Verstappen's future with the team has been in the spotlight ever since amid links to Mercedes

Max Verstappen has spoken publicly about new Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies after Christian Horner's surprise sacking. After a disappointing campaign for Red Bull, Horner was dismissed as team principal earlier this month. Executives did not wait long to bring in his replacement, promoting Mekies from the sister team Racing Bulls.