No less than a billion pounds - a truly incredible contract has been touted by the British press, which remains in the category of incredible even if Max Verstappen would not receive it in a single season.
The news speaks of an annual salary of 200 million dollars, which in itself is an absolute record, no one has ever earned so much in Formula 1 in a single season. The newspaper also claims to know that the contract project is long-term and enriched with high bonuses.
Aston Martin is said to be taking the matter so seriously that their CEO, Jefferson Slack, is already using the fact that "if they get Max Verstappen" as a trump card in sponsorship negotiations...
Aston Martin of course denies everything, their official position is a firm denial, they are not looking for new drivers. Of course. Just like they didn't look for Adrian Newey, and when it turned out that they were actually looking for him, they didn't play the same game. Yeah, but! It's worth thinking about what would happen if, for example, Red Bull Racing were to fail in development without Newey in 2025, while things at Aston were to settle down.
We leave the rest to your imagination...
