Toto Wolff update offers fresh hint that Mercedes could sign Max Verstappen
Toto Wolff giv🐲es an update on Mercedes' pursuit of Max Verstappen for 2025.
Toto Wolff has hinted that Red Bull’s dominant F1 form won’t be enough to keep 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen at the team amid links to Mercedes.
Verstaꦍppen’s F1 future has been a hot topic amid the fallout following the investigation into Christian Horner’s alleged inappropriate behaviour.
During the ജBahrain weekend, Verstappen’s father - Jos Verstappen - was seen talking to Wolff in the paddock after making strong comments against Horner, suggesting the latter staying in his position as team boss could tear the organisation apart.
Shortly after, reports surfaced linking V🐼erstappen to the vacant Mercedes seat.
These rumours were only strengt𒁏hened at the next race when Helmut Marko’s future with the team ꦆwas put in doubt.
The thre🍌e-time world champion made it clear that Marko’💙s future was linked to his own - if Marko leaves, then Verstappen would too.
Since then, things appear to ha🅷ve calmed down with Red Bu🐼ll dominating on track.
Speaking after the 𝓰Chinese Grand Prix, Wolff suggested that other “factors” could play a role in Verstappen deciding to l💧eave Red Bull.
“There are so many factors that play a role in a driver joining,” Wolff said in China. “Clearly when you look at it fro🎐m the most rational point of view, you can say ‘that's the quickest car in the hands of the quickest driver’.
“But I don't think this is the only reason you stay where you are. Let's say… simple minds, that might be the only reason why you stay in a car and that's it but maybe there are more depths for some people that consider other factors too. I think that Ma﷽x has that.”
Mercedes endured ano🍌ther miserable weekend in Shanghai, finishing sixth and ninth respectively.
Despite Merced🧸es’ poor form, Wolff believes he doesn’t need to “convince” F1’s in-form dri♔ver.
“In that respect, are we able to convince him? I don'꧟t think it's a matter of con﷽vincing,” he added.
“I think that Max knows motor racing better than anyone, he will take decisions that he feels are good for him. I think a few factors play a role, but he's the one that is the one that's going to trigger some more domino stones to fall in afterwards. Everybody is waiting for what he꧒'s going to do.
“If I was Max I would stay at Red Bull in 2025 but I’m not Max. It’s the quickest car but there✤ are still other factors."
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