World champion Max Verstappen says he will stand up for motorsport boss Helmut Marko. Marko is said to be on the brink of elimination in the power struggle at Red Bull.

The 80-year-old Austrian was a close confidante of the company founder Dietrich Mateschitz, who died in October 2022. The conversation this Saturday, when the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix takes place, should bring clarity, it could bring the next serious shocks to Formula 1.