Max Verstappen has touched down in Melbourne ahead of an important week at the Australian Grand Prix for Red Bull Racing. And the reigning champion appeared relaxed as he landed at Melbourne Airport ahead of this weekend’s race at Albert Park. The 26-year-old hasn’t been completely removed from the scandal, insisting that he would quit the team if Red Bull chief Helmut Marko were to leave the company. Verstappen, Red Bull’s chief asset, will not stand for Marko going – which had increased the prospect of his moving to Mercedes. The triple world champion said in Saudi Arabia: ‘If such an important pillar falls away, it is not good for my situation and I have told the team that. The triple world champion said: ‘If such an important pillar falls away, it is not good for my situation and I have told the team that.

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