And in him Austrian Grand Prix The soap opera of the year broke out. Toto wolff He set the flame of all the rumors that encompass Max Verstappen con Mercedesa signing that can alter the entire grill of Formula 1 facing the next World. In full 2025 championship, the head of the German team did not denied that he is interested in the pilot of Red Bull. As if not to be …
His words came to confirm what is an open secret. And is that according to the case of George Russellbrand new winner of Canadawithout a contract in 2026, and the situation of Verstappen in his current team, very angry at the bad performance of the car after four titles in a row, it is not difficult to conclude that the Mercedes road could join that of the Dutchman.
Toto Wolff was asked first in case the interest of the driver in the pilot is a reality. There was no refusal of Austrian: “They are a type of conversations that occur by closed doors.” This avoided injuring his current pair, composed of Russell, fourth classified from the World Cup below Max, and Locate Andrea Antonelliseventh in a good year of debut with only 18 years.
“I am very happy with them, but it is logical that we explore and see what can happen in the future,” said Toto, who perfectly knows the discontent of Verstappen with Red Bull, as well as his enmity with Russell, one of his pilots represented. The pilots are fought since the end of the last championship and the war has been aggravated since Spacefor the attack of the Dutchman in the last laps, and Canada, where the Austrian team denounced George for his driving during the yellow flag.
Toto Wolff remembers Hamilton and Rosberg
Toto Wolff pulled his experience in the F1 to deny that this could affect the team in the case of having that pair and remembered a historic Mercedes couple: «I imagine any pilot alignment. But I had a Hamilton y Rosberg fighting for titles. Everything that comes later will be easy. There are pros and cons in the pilots who fight hard ».
That the movement occurs or not will depend largely on whether Russell renews or looks for another destination, which could well be Aston Martin As it moves from the United Kingdom, and that Verstappen is charged to the performance clauses imposed by the Dutchman in a contract with Red Bull that signed until 2028.
Difficult decision to bring Verstappen
Everything indicates that Mercedes will be the dominant engine with the change of regulation of 2026, so Max does not want to waste time and the loss of his throne this year could exhaust his patience. Toto Wolff will wait for him, but also to make a difficult decision: either not to renew or throw Antonelli after only one season or give up another team.
“People will speak and discover, but the most important thing is that we are transparent within our organization,” said Toto Wolff to content Mercedes, but the flame is already on: “We are transparent in what we do, the plan we have and what we have done since we arrived. So there is no problem. At this time, you need to explore what will happen in the future ».
