Are incessant questions over his future and the FIA's clampdown on driver speech sapping Verstappen's enthusiasm for Formula 1?

It’s a rare moment of public vulnerability from the Red Bull camp, and it speaks volumes. Marko said that their concerns about Verstappen questioning his stay at Red Bull are “very big.” He emphasized the urgency for upgrades: “Improvements have to be made in the near future so that he has a car he can win with.”

Verstappen claimed the conversation was “about everything” and that “people can always see (such things) their own way,” but added that Horner had joined Vermeulen and Marko for the conversation given their united frustration over how the race had unravelled.