Toto Wolff says Max Verstappen is the key piece in the driver market at the moment and that Mercedes will wait to see if he takes an opportunity to leave Red Bull. Verstappen is under contract until the end of the 2028 season, but has suggested he could move on if certain key personnel — citing Helmut Marko as one such figure — were to leave. Wolff has openly stated he would take any chance to sign Verstappen to replace Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton next year, and after Adrian Newey’s departure from Red Bull was confirmed last week the Mercedes team principal believes the reigning champion is the main influence in the driver market right now. “I think for all of the teams he...
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