Red Bull ready to ‘play game’ to stop Lewis Hamilton breaking Michael Schumacher record

But as with all these things, it’s not about forcing a driver that doesn’t want to be there.

“It’s more about relationships than contracts and you only pull a contract out of the drawer when you have a problem, in my experience.

“The relationship with Max is very strong, he believes in the project, in what we are doing, and he sees the investment Red Bull are making.

“I’m confident we won’t need to refer to any contractual clauses. It will be down to us to deliver a competitive car.”

source: express.co.uk