‘I was very proud on the pit wall' – Stella recalls crucial moment of teamwork between Norris and Piastri's Race Engineers in Jeddah Doohan praises Alpine for removing pressure around his future with the team PALMER: Verstappen's Turn 1 penalty proved decisive in Jeddah, so were the stewards right? Christian Horner has doubled down on his comments over Max Verstappen's Formula 1 future, insisting that the reigning four-time World Champion's focus “is here” at Red Bull Racing. READ MORE: Verstappen ‘has made it very clear that he's part of the team' as Horner responds to Red Bull future talk After another eventful weekend at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, where Verstappen brilliantly charged to pole position before losing out to Oscar Piastri on race day via a dramatic Turn 1 scrap, Horner was pushed for the latest on his driver's future. Asked in his post-race media session about that “noise” rumbling on, the Red Bull team boss responded: “You said there's been a lot of noise… the noise has been out there and not in here. READ MORE: Brown and Horner share contrasting views on Verstappen's penalty in Saudi Arabia PALMER: Verstappen's Turn 1 penalty proved decisive in Jeddah, so were the stewards right? ‘I was very proud on the pit wall' – Stella recalls crucial moment of teamwork between Norris and Piastri's Race Engineers in Jeddah