'It does appear that Mercedes-Benz are hanging around waiting to see what happens with Max Verstappen at Red Bull...'
Martin Brundle is not convinced that the Max Verstappen to Mercedes transfer saga is not over yet despite the World Champion hinting that he will remain with Red Bull for F1 2025.
However, Wolff told media including PlanetF1.com at last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix that Mercedes are no longer in “talks” with Verstappen, amid growing expectations that the team will promote 17-year-old sensation Andrea Kimi Antonelli as George Russell’s new team-mate.
Put to him that things are “clearly sewn up” between Verstappen and Red Bull for F1 2025, Brundle replied: “Well, are they? The plot thickens, doesn’t it? “Christian absolutely says that’s not going to happen and you have to say Max has been pretty consistent on : ‘I’ve got a long-term contract here, this is where I want to race.’
over the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, having been scheduled to drive Red Bull’s title-winning 2012 car, after Horner had aired reservations over the demo run.
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