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Mekies dismisses Verstappen quit talk

Mar.9 Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has moved to quash speculation that Max Verstappen could walk away from Formula 1 over his hatred of the new regulations, insisting the four-time world champion remains as focused and precise as ever. Verstappen did little to help Mekies' case when asked after the Australian GP whether he had enjoyed it. 'It was great fun. It was actually a top race,' he deadpanned in a moment of pure sarcasm. Earlier, the Dutchman is understood to have delivered a blistering assessment in the FIA drivers' briefing, telling the governing body it had made a fundamental error with the 50-50 power split and that there was now no easy fix – reducing the...
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