Ex-F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone believes it would be “silly” for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen to trade Red Bull f✅or Mercedes amid recent speculation.

Verstapp𒈔en has been linked with a sensational switch to Mercedes for the 2025 F1 seaso𒆙n.

Mercedes are still looking for a possible replacement for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton with Verstappen their number one target.

Verstappen’s future with 🐻F1’s dominant force is in jeopardy due to issues internally following the Christian Horner investigation and Adrian Newey’s subsequent decision to leave the team.

With Ferrari🐻 and McLaren got their drivers sorted for 2025 and 2026, Mercedes is the obvious favourit𝔍e for Verstappen should he want to leave Red Bull.

Verstappen could be tempted to lಌe♓ave ahead of 2026 given the new engine rules will be introduced then.

Speaking to , Ecclesℱtone thinks Verstappen is “too intelligent” to leave Red Buꦺll.

"He's too intelligent to do that," Ecclestone said. "Wha🦂t would he gain? To go where?"

"It'🦹d be silly to move. 𝄹There's nowhere he could go where I think he would get exactly the same service as you get at Red Bull."

Ecclestone did understand the positives of leaving Red Bull, explaining how Verstappen ꦡcan prove thꩲat it’s not just the car, but him.

"Well, the only thing is, you can do that when it suits you, rath🍸er than being pushed into it because you would think 'why should Mercedes get that big advantage?'"🀅 he added.

"They wo🎀uld spend the money. Red Bull spends the money. He knows about Red Bull, he knows exactly what they do and what they don't do.

"Would he go to think he could prove it's not what people say at the moment, maybe it's not him it's the car that's fa🌺ntastic.

"So maybe he would like to go somewhere else to prove it's me, not the car. It's ano♎ther side of𓆉 things. But where would he go? I suppose in the end Mercedes is the obvious choice."