Mercedes would do handstands to have Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen driving for them however first they want a automotive worthy of his skills, workforce boss Toto Wolff mentioned on Saturday.
Verstappen has received 19 of the final 20 races and took his second of the Formula One season in Saudi Arabia with an untroubled run from pole place.
The Dutch driver’s future has been the topic of some hypothesis, regardless of Red Bull being manner forward of the remaining, as a consequence of allegations by a feminine workforce worker towards principal Christian Horner.
Horner has been cleared, after denying the accusations, however relations with Verstappen’s father Jos have frozen after the previous racer mentioned the workforce risked being torn aside if the Briton stayed on the helm.
“I’d love to have him (Verstappen),” Wolff, who has a emptiness for 2025 following Lewis Hamilton’s determination to transfer to Ferrari, advised reporters.
“But first we need to sort out our car. I think we owe it to our drivers George (Russell) and Lewis to improve the car and give them equipment that is good before dreaming about the future next year.”
Asked if Verstappen was the highest goal, Wolff replied: “This is a decision that Max needs to take and there is no team up and down the grid who wouldn’t do handstands to have him in the car.”
Verstappen has a contract with Red Bull till 2028 and Horner has mentioned he’s assured the 26-12 months-previous will see it out.
Wolff indicated there was no rush to resolve the 2025 driver lineup.
“We have a few interesting options. The more we are able to assess how the season pans out, young drivers, slightly older ones, that’s not going to be a decision which we want to take in the next few weeks,” he mentioned.
“It’s rather a few months depending on where it goes.”
Russell completed sixth and Hamilton ninth on Saturday after beginning seventh and eighth.
“The car is relatively good in the low speed and not so bad in the medium, but in the high-speed we are miles off,” mentioned Hamilton.
“It’s frustrating for sure to be three years in a row in almost the same position.
“We’ve definitely got to make some big changes.”
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