Pools Wolff he has no doubts: “Verstappen e Mercedes it's a couple destined to meet, I can't yet say when it will happen." The Mercedes team principal thus speaks to the microphones of Fox Sports Australia in view of the possibility of being able to lead to Brackley, starting next season, Max Verstappen. “With Hamilton's decision to say goodbye to the team at the end of the season – said Wolff – we have a free place starting from 2025. At the moment we are the only ones among the top teams who necessarily have to move on the market, unless Verstappen don't decide toleave Red Bull. If that happened, I can say that that place would no longer be free, but everything will depend on him and what his choices will be."
Wolff: “Verstappen at Mercedes from 2025? Everything depends on him."
Everything, therefore, as told by Wolff, will depend on Verstappen himself and his desire to leave a certain project (but with a major internal crisis) like that of Red Bull and to instead embrace the technical choice of Mercedes. Should the Dutchman decide to decline the German team's offer, there is certainly no shortage of options on the Mercedes table for after Hamilton: “The alternatives are there and I have no intention of belittling them. Also because I can say that nothing is taken for granted. The names are different: there is Kimi Antonelli, although we shouldn't put too much pressure on him. Alonso who is a great driver and we must not forget Carlos Sainz".
“Hamilton? I don't think red suits him"
Meanwhile, Wolff is enjoying his final season with Lewis Hamilton (which however does not seem to have started out particularly well). The seven-time world champion will say goodbye to Mercedes at the end of 2024 to go to Ferrari, replacing Sainz. A choice that surprised Wolff who, however, in view of next season already has a message to send to his (soon to be ex) driver: "The objective will be to beat him on the track, even if I think that color red won't particularly suit him”, concluded the Mercedes team principal.
STATEMENT SOURCE: SkySport.it
