Earlier this week, Autosport revealed that chief technical officer at Red Bull Newey had extended his contract with the energy drinks team.
Verstappen, who has won all his races under Newey’s watch, expressed his content over the aero guru's decision - even though he dismissed any suggestion that his own future would be linked to him.
"Nothing will influence anything to ‘28 because I have a contract, but I'm very happy, of course, that Adrian stays," Verstappen said ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.
“But that goes for everyone in the team, right? When you're doing really well, you want to try and keep that whole group together. And that's, of course, also the target for the team for the future.”
Newey’s commitment to Red Bull’s long term future has opened up the prospect of the team continuing to build on its current domination.
The team’s stranglehold on F1 this season has prompted criticisms about making the series boring - with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff saying F1 needed to look carefully at what can be done to make the racing more exciting.
Source: Autosport