Toto Wolff would replace 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell at Mercedes if he can sign Max Verstappe꧙n, it has been claimed.

Russell is reportedly on the verge of a big contract extension with Merce꧙des with a bu💦mper new salary, because his current deal expires this year.

However, even that might not be enough to secure his future at Mercedes if 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Verstappen becomes available, he has been warned.

Russell drove admirably to second-place at ♊last weekend’s F1 Bahrain Grand Prix despite a brake problem which left him unaware🔥 of how much control he had at each turn.

He sits fourth in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 standings but could become the victim if Verstappen൩ decides he wan🗹ts to quit Red Bull.

“George is doing what 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mercedes would expect him to do,” Ted Kravitz told the Sk🐲y F1 podcast.

“Will that have an affect on whether Mercedes keep him, or have a que🐽stion about accepting Max Verstappen into their team?

“Toto will, in all likelihood if he gets the opportunity, sign Verstappen up f🅘or the futu🎃re.

“Such is the unrelenting cut-throat nature of F1, I don’t think he’d think twice๊ about replacing Russell.

“Or Ki💦mi 𝐆Antonelli, he might farm Antonelli out. You never know.”

Aston Martin 'easier culturally' for Max Verstappen

Red Bull’s uncompe💃titive RB21 has left Verstappen behind McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the drivers’ championship.

Helmut Marko has 💎expressed his fear that Red Bull’s inability to deliver a winning car could cosꦑt them their star driver.

His options are likely to be Mercedes and Aston Martin, who have already hired car des✱ign genius Adria🦩n Newey from Red Bull.

“There is a burden of history which might make the Max to Mercedes link less likely than Max to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Aston Martin,” Kravitz considered.

“I know a lot of water is under the bridge since 2021 - I’m not talking about Abu Dhabi, I’m talking about the intense nature of the fi𝐆ght between Mercedes and Red Bull.

“The Silverstone accident where Max, his🐻 manager and his dad were furious with Toto for celebrating, I quote, ‘like he’d won the world championship’ without a thought for Max’s wellbeing.

“I know there is a lot of water under the bridge since 🎐then.

“But I feel that it would be easie🐷r cu⛎lturally - in terms of Max’s affinity with Adrian Newey - to go to Aston Martin, rather than Mercedes.

“I see that happening more.”