Max Verstappen or Charles Leclerc, Toto Wolff clarifies the way forward for Mercedes in F1. The Austrian crew principal, a couple of days earlier than the Silverstone Grand Prix, admits that it’s going to nonetheless take a while to outline Lewis Hamilton’s substitute for 2025. The choices have narrowed, permitting Brackley to concentrate on a handful of well-selected drivers. But “something can nonetheless occur.”
The massive market transfer that kicked off 2024, the arrival of Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari, continues to have repercussions within the paddock. With a extremely coveted seat nonetheless vacant, it’s truthful to surprise who shall be chosen to interchange the English champion. From Carlos Sainz to Andrea Kimi Antonelli, but in addition Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso, many names are linked to Brackley.
In an interview with Mundo Deportivo, Toto Wolff was requested to decide on a hypothetical candidate between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, two drivers he had beforehand confessed to appreciating: “It’s an unfair query as a result of I might by no means need to choose different groups’ drivers an excessive amount of. They’re each superb, and any crew could be glad to have both one.” – he defined.
“Charles Leclerc is a Ferrari driver till 2028,” continues the Austrian. “With Verstappen… it’s not clear. We maintain our choices open. We’re not ready for him, we by no means have, our aim is to have a quicker automotive. I feel Lewis and George shall be aggressive, as will anybody driving for us subsequent yr, whether or not it’s Kimi Antonelli, Max Verstappen, or anybody else.” – the Mercedes crew principal identified.
The Dutchman has repeatedly emphasised that his future will nonetheless be with Purple Bull. Nonetheless, current tensions between Jos Verstappen and Christian Horner, that are straining the ambiance in Milton Keynes, and the narrowing efficiency hole between the RB20 and its rivals, might drive him away from the Austrian crew: “The more than likely situation is that he stays with Purple Bull,” admits Toto Wolff, “however issues can change.”
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Jul 5, 2024
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