Verstappen declines to judge Horner’s memoir

Max Verstappen declined to weigh in on Christian Horner’s account of their Red Bull years in Austin, saying he had not read the former team boss’s memoir.

Horner’s autobiography, *Drive: A Memoir*, was released earlier this week and includes his account of Red Bull scouting Verstappen for its talent programme. Horner says Helmut Marko initially did not want to work with Max and his father, Jos; the reliability of that account has also been questioned.

Asked about the book, Verstappen first responded: “What has my father got to do with it?” After being told that he and Jos were mentioned frequently, he said that was probably because he and Horner had worked together for a long time.

Verstappen said he saw no reason to say what was right in Horner’s account or whether he had experienced events differently. He described the Horner era as a closed chapter, saying they had shared a great time even though much had changed and people had come and gone.

His attention, he said, is on the present, this weekend and next year. He is enjoying his time with the team and would rather look ahead and enjoy racing.