As the engine crisis apparently deepens, the only man wearing a Red Bull uniform who does not seem worried is Max Verstappen.
The Dutch teen is among the hottest talents to have ever debuted in formula one, so he seems not overly fazed that his employer could be set to pull the plug.
"Whenever I'm walking down the paddock, people approach me," 18-year-old Verstappen is quoted by UOL's Grande Premio.
"I talk informally with everyone. I have had great performance and I think this will help me if Red Bull go," he added.
"I'm not looking for job," Verstappen continued, "I am very happy at Red Bull -- they did so much for me, I'm here because of them, I have no reason to leave. If they did leave F1, the picture changes, but for now, I'm happy."
Red Bull's billionaire boss Dietrich Mateschitz has set a deadline of this month for a decision to be made and if this comes and goes without the energy drink company finding engines for its two F1 teams, Red Bull and Toro Rosso will have to pull out of the sport.
Up and down the pitlane, although there is alarm that Red Bull could punch a four-car hole in the 2016 grid, sympathy for the energy drink brand is actually limited.
"It seems really odd to me that in the moment they don't have success, they're so upset about it. I don't remember any other team doing that," said Mercedes' reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton.
But the situation means that Red Bull's rivals are being forced to consider the prospect of racing third cars next year, with Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene admitting he has even talked to Charlie Whiting about the logistics.
Ferrari and Mercedes - the most logical options for a F1 power unit supply to the energy drinks posse - are refusing to take the blame for Red Bull's predicament.
While the saga trudges along and massive decisions loom, the sport's youngest ever driver is simply getting on with his job and giving it the max.
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