Max Verstappen in Mercedes? Toto Wolff sends him a message
Max Verstappen in Mercedes? Toto Wolff sends him a message
Toto Wolff, taking advantage of the moment of crisis within Red Bull, is tightening up to secure Max Verstappen starting in 2025. He confirmed this in an’interview with the “de Telegraaf”. Here are his words, reported by formulapassion.co.uk.
“Sì, I expect it. A few months ago I never expected to be able to say that. I don’t want to speculate too much on his thoughts né put pressure on him. Now è on the best car and he has a very good relationship with Red Bull, just maybe the whole working environment at the moment is not è as it should be. In due time Max, Jos and Raymond (his manager Vermeulen, ed.) will have to decide what their priority is: the car, the results or certain values within the team that may or may not be respected and that they feel are important? Knowing them quite well, I think Max and Jos are very attached to clear values“.
“Jos and I are the same age“. I think we have always respected each other and we also have the same kind of humor. I think the most important thing is that we both don’t like bullshit. Jos knows more about racing than I do, and Max does too. Maybe I know a little more about running an’ organization. &It’s unfortunate that there was some rivalry, but I’ll always defend my driver, and they probably would have behaved the same way. Looking back to 2021, è clearly I made some mistakes, but I can’t go back. Max, Jos and I have talked about it and everything è has been cleared“.
“I think that in the role of Lewis Hamilton’s replacement there is only a small group of drivers who are interesting for us. Among them are some drivers who will not make hasty decisions. There are options for drivers in the short term, but also in the long term. At Red Bull there’è a certain situation. So, presumably, Max will decideà his future in the coming weeks depending on how the situation” develops.
“If è number one on the wish list? È a great opportunityà. That Lewis could leave after this year we already knew when he signed the contract. But at the same time, this creates opportunities for us, while Ferrari and McLaren have no vacancies. I want to let my mind wander, in the next two or three months, and then decide which direction to take. We would rather walk toward the right decision than run toward the wrong one“.
