Pools Wolff has no doubts: Max Verstappen in Mercedes from 2025 it can be done. It all depends on one figure, that of Christian Horner. According to the Mercedes team principal, in fact, if the Briton were to remain (as, among other things, it seems) at the head of the Red Bull, Verstappen's position is seriously at risk of changing. “If Horner – explains Wolff in an interview granted to OE24 – were to remain in Red Bull, it is useless to deny that really interesting scenarios would open upthe. After all, it all depends on his person and the decision he will make."
Wolff is starting to hope: "Verstappen leaving Red Bull in 2025 only if Horner stays"
The situation at Red Bull is certainly not the best. Wolff scrutinizes, listens and tries to understand what the next moves might be, even if he doesn't know well what is happening within the Milton Keynes team: “Honestly I don't know much about it. I read and stay informed about what happens in the media” she explains. The desire to try to pull off the 'Verstappen coup' is there. To do so, however, the Dutchman will also want to have guarantees on the silver arrow project: “It is obvious, however, that every team would like Verstappen because he is the currently strongest driver. Obviously the best driver he will always look for the best car. This must be it a message for us that we need to make our car perform. Only in this way could we truly become an alternative for him."
“The relationship between me and Jos? Very good"
In addition to the figure of Horner, it is Helmut who can really make the difference Marko. Verstappen has already explained that the farewell of the 80-year-old councilor would be “worse than madness” and, precisely for this reason, who knows, he might have a decisive influence on the Dutchman's choices in the future. “It all depends on what his prospects are. Not knowing the dynamics – continues Wolff – I cannot know how important Marko really is for Verstappen”. Yet Toto Wolff maintains his desire to snatch the world champion from Red Bull and bring him to Mercedes from 2025, also boasting the good feeling he has with Jos Verstappen, Max's father and agent: "We were born in the same year and we have had a really good relationship for quite some time" concluded the Mercedes team principal.
