Toto Wolff insists “communication” with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen about a future switch to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mercedes remains “open”.

Wolff openly courted Verstappen in the e𝄹arly part of this season when chaos engulfed Red Bull, but the F1 champion is certain to stay put neꦑxt season.

ꦓWolff is instead set to replace Ferrari-bound ಞLewis Hamilton with Kimi Antonelli who will drive on Friday in FP1 for Mercedes at the F1 Italian Grand Prix.

The Mercedes team principal was asked if he could lure Verstappen fo🥀r 2026.

"Much too early,” he answered .

“For the benefit of our drivers next year, I don't want to have any conversation about 2026 or beyond, because we very muc♉h hope that the 2025 line🍒-up will be the line-up going forward.”

Wolff, however, admit💖ted that he retains a direct line to Verstappen.

"We 🧸have not give꧟n each other any, let's say, timings,” Wolff said.

“It is more like, keep the communication channꦉel open, while knowing that his priority is to make it function with Red Bull and our ꦯpriority will be to make it function with the two drivers we have."

Wolff first jumped at the chance to tempt Verstappen across whe♑n Red Bull were reeling from internal problems which involved Christian Horner, Helmut Marko and𓆉 even Jos Verstappen.

“Theꦇ relationships were dysfu🎐nctional,” Wolff said.

“I'm not sure they are back in a great place, but it is 🅠what it is.

“There was a moment, or ther🍌e was an opportunity, to at least have conversations of what it could be in the fꦍuture, and this is what we did."

Although the chance🎃 to take Verstappen as a replacement for Hamilton has gone, in 2026 a new opportunity will arise.

The new F1 regulations will begin in 2026 and the ru💧mou🏅r inside the paddock is that Mercedes could lead the way, with the new engines.

Shoul🅺d they be able to convince Verstappen - or prove that their engine can set them up for a period of dominance - then a stunning driver move cou🦩ld be on the cards again.

But, teenager Antonel🅠li is expected to be named as a Mercedes driver for nex🤡t year, alongside George Russell.

Wolff insists that new-look duo will retain his ⛄belief heading into the new era of F1 but his ongoing relationship with Verstappen is something to watch.

Red Bull boss Horner hit backไ at Wolff last week in Zandvoort over his public admiration of Verstapp𝔉en.

“I find it surprising how much discussion in the open media 📖there is about this topic,” Horner sai💧d.

“The sit﷽uation was always clear between ourselves and Max and I think others can talk, but we’re comfor𝓀table with where we’re at.”

H💜orner also prodded: “I didn’t see Toto’s car performing that well today.”