168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen and his manage🌄ment are set to have “concrete” negotiations with Mercedes following this weekend’s Miaไmi Grand Prix. 

According to , Verstappen, Jos Verstappen and his manager Raymond Vermeulen will meet with senior Mercedes officials 🐟to discuss a ♒potential move for the 2025 F1 season.

Mercedes have been open in their interest in signing Verstappen as 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton’s replacement for 2025.

According to the report, Toto Wolff, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius and Ineos' Sir Jim Ratcliffe🃏 will be present at the negotiations.

While Verstappen has a Red Bull contract until 2028, his future﷽ isn’t entirely certain, particularly give💃n the situation surrounding Christian Horner and his alleged inappropriate behaviour towards a female employee.

Horner has remained in his role as team principal with talk♌ surrounding the investigation into his behaviour easing off in recent races.

Verstappen has a clause in his current Red Bull contract which sta♚tes that if Helmut Marko is no longer part of the team, then he’d be free to leave.

Marko’s future was uncertain around𒀰 the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after rumours emerged that he was the one who leaked screenshots from💝 the aforementioned Horner investigation.

Verstappen made clear to the media i🍌n Saudi Arabia that if Marko was to leave, that he would too.

Another element in t𝐆he mix is the upcoming 2026 F1 rules - and the impact they will have on𝓀 Red Bull.

Red Bull will be building th🎉eir own engines for the first time when the new regulations are ☂introduced.

There are some concerns t🦩hat Red Bull’s lack of experience in building an engine will catch them out compared to Merc✃edes and Ferrari.

Similarly, speculatꦰion around Adrian Newey’s future may tempt Ver🌠stappen away as well.

Mercedes are prepared to sign Verstappe🐎n - and are unconcerned by the finances it would take to bring the three-time world champion to Brackley.

With Hamilton’s salary over £50 mᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚillion per year as it is, Mercedes would be prepared to strike one of the biggest deals in F1 history to sign Verstappen.

Given Red Bull and Mercedes’ contrasting fortunes in 2024, Verstappen will have to decide whether he wants to guarantee himself another world t🧸itle next year (given the🐓 rules stay the same) or gamble on Mercedes for the better intra-team atmosphere and possible better chance of success in 2026 with the new rules.