168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen has revealed he held “very constru⛄ctive conversations” with Mercedes about potentially joining the team.

The four-time F1 world champion was Mercedes’ number one driver target following 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s shock announcement in February 𒐪that he would make the switch to Ferrari for 2025.

Mercedes 𒁃team principal Toto Wolff publicly courted Verstappen for several months during a turbulent start to the season for Red Bull, before eventually giving up on attempts to lure the 27-year-old Dutchman away from Red Bull.

Wolff instead opted to promote Mercedes’ teenage prodigy Andrea Kimi Antonelli alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell for next season and downpl🐬ayed talk of trying to sign Verstappen in the foreseeable🍃 future.

Speaking to Dutch broadcaster Viaplay, Verstappen shed light on the talks he had with Mercedes when he was considering his F1 ꧟future.

“The big teams are always interesting, but on the other hand, I’m also in a very big ౠteam. I’ve achieved a lot of success with them. It also just feels like a seco🌠nd family,” Verstappen admitted.

"Look, of course we always talk to each other. And I don’t lie about the fact that we’ve sat together. We had very constructive conversations, I think everyone has always been very honest and open with each♈ other.

"But on the other hand, I a♊m also very loyal to my own team, and I just feel at home there. So, then there is actuꩲally not much to achieve at the moment. I am still very young, so a lot can still happen in the future."

Verstappen has ‘nothing to complain about’

Verstappen, who is contracted to Red Bull until the eꦰnd of 2028, reiterated that he is “very happy” at the Milton Keynes outfit and has no desire to leave.

That is despite the scandal surrounding Red Bull team principal Christian Horner at the sta🦂rt of the year causing friction between Horner and Verstappen’s father, Jos, and a host of key departures including legendary designer Adrian Newey and sporting director Jonathan Wheatley.

"If you look at Formula 1, it doesn’t happen very often that someone gets out of their contract,” he added. “It’s not like in football, where you sign for five years and leave a year later. And that’s not really the ⛦intention.

"You never know what can happen next year or in two years, but you can’t control that either, so I don’t really think about it that much. Look, I’m very happy with where I am. We’ve won another championshi▨p.

“Of course, impr💦ovements need to be made with the car, but I think that’s very logical. So, I feel good wi🐎th the team, I can be myself.

“Eveಌryone is also working flat out to always give ༒me the best material. In that respect, I have nothing to complain about.”