Could it work if Verstappen wanted to go to McLaren? F1 Q&A

Could it work if Verstappen wanted to go to McLaren? F1 Q&AImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Max Verstappen has spent his entire F1 career as part of Red Bull, making his debut with Toro Rosso in 2015 before being promoted to the senior team the following yearPublished12 minutes ago3 CommentsThe battle for the drivers' championship has tightened up as Formula 1 prepares for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.Kimi Antonelli's lead over Mercedes team-mate George Russell has narrowed to 25 points with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton a further seven point back.Before the race at Spa-Francorchamps, BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions.I'm struggling to see how Max Verstappen could go to McLaren. They never have a number one driver and last year Max was laughing at McLaren's decisions when trying to be fair to Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, such as the swap in Monza for a slow pit stop. Max isn't going to accept a team order to let his team-mate past to keep things fair (like he didn't in Brazil in 2022). Surely it would tear McLaren apart if he went there? - TimThe first thing to say here is that McLaren Racing chief executive officer Zak Brown has done everything he can to dismiss the idea of Max Verstappen moving to McLaren in the foreseeable future.Brown said at the British Grand Prix that the talks he had recently with Verstappen's management "didn't go anywhere", that he was "very happy with my two racing drivers" and "what I couldn't offer him (Verstappen) was a seat in my race car".Be that as it may, Verstappen and his management are exploring their options and McLaren are a team they are considering.Verstappen is under contract to Red Bull until the end of 2028, but has a performance clause in his contract that is likely to mean he could leave at the end of this year if he wanted.That clause does not come into effect until October, so there is pl...