Toto Wolff admits he talked to Max Verstappen's management about the possibility of him signing for Mercedes over the summer break.
Mercedes have been publicly courting Verstappen for several months in the hope they could lure the three-time world champion to the team as Ferrari-boundWolff insisted he believed there was a possibility that Verstappen, who is under contract until the end of 2028, could be signed amid the turmoil inside Red Bull during the early part of the season. However, he has now accepted that will not happen in 2025.
"By the way, I got on with Jos for all my life. But maybe because we're a bit similar. And that's why I thought the door was never completely closed. "Hopefully that's going to be the line-up for 2026 and beyond. But that doesn't close the door on Max being with us in 2026 or beyond, because we want to still keep all the options open in the same way he does. So what I enjoyed in our conversations is there is never a hidden agenda.
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