Max Verstappen reveals what was said in tense argument between manager and Red Bull boss

Max Verstappen claims his manager, Raymond Vermeulen, was locked in discussions with chief as the team look to improve their current predicament. Vermeulen and Marko were spotted having a heated conversation after the .

Verstappen finished that race in sixth having struggled to be competitive all weekend. The Dutchman, eyeing his fifth straight championship, was some 34 seconds behind

Red Bull have become accustomed to dominating race weekends having possessed a race-winning car for the last four seasons. Verstappen has claimed the bulk of their wins but no longer has the car capable of consistently challenging.

He's managed to remain in touch at the top of the championship, winning the season's third race in Japan, but there is an acceptance that Red Bull have massively dropped off with the likes of Marko and team principal Christian Horner looking for answers.

Verstappen's manager was involved in discussions about how things can improve, with the driver claiming they chat about all matter of things, which is perfectly normal as he underlined his commitment within the team.

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He said: "I am happy [at Red Bull], I'm just not very happy with, of course, our car. But that goes for everyone, we all want to be better, there's no secret about that. That's what we're trying to improve. I think we had really good chats in the past weeks about the car. I think we're all very much aligned, we're just trying to make the situation better. It doesn't change anything.

"I'm not thinking about [rumours], I'm just going race by race. Hopefully it'll be better than Bahrain, if it can be a bit in the middle of the two [with Suzuka] it will be better. It's out of my hands anyway, if we are not the quickest it's very tough to fight for a championship. I'm hopeful we can still improve things, but let's see what we get.

"To my knowledge, I think they were having a conversation about everything, which I think is allowed. I think we were all left frustrated with the result, with the things that went wrong in the race. And I think that's what Raymond and Helmut spoke about, and Christian [Horner] even came along and they all had a conversation. I think that should be allowed.

"We care, at the end of the day. We care about the team, we care about the people, we care about results. I think that's quite normal."

Verstappen has continued to be quizzed on his future with the Austrian outfit. He has spent his entire career racing under the Red Bull umbrella but has been linked with a move to whilst Aston Martin have also been touted as a possible location.