Christian Horner has fired a dig at Toto Wolff when reacting to comments detailing Mercedes' summer break meeting with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen over a possible move to Brackley.

Over the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, Wolff revealed that he held talks with the Verstappen camp over the summer break to discuss the possibility of signing the three-time world⛄ champion.

Mercedes hoped to lure Verstappen as their replacement for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton, particularly♍ amid Red Bull’s decline in form on-track combined wi👍th some turmoil off it.

However, 🔯it appears that Verstappen will definitely remain with Red Bull in 2025.

Speaking to select media including at Zandvoort, Horner made it clear he wasn’t worried a🌱bout losing Verstappen for༒ 2025.

“No. I think I find it su꧟rprising how much discussion in the open media there ღis about this topic,” he said.

“The situation was always clear between ourse๊lves and Max and I think others can talk, but we’re comfortable with where we’re at.”

While Verstappen sits 70 points clear of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris in the d𓃲rivers’ championship, he’s not assured of the title given McLaren’s impressive recent form.

Horner was asked whether Red Bull’s poor form could impact Ver🔯stappen staying with the team for 2026.

He was quick to point out Mercedes’ lack of pa🌃ce at Zandvoort this weekend with a dig at Wolff: “Well, it’s down to us to deliver. We have an agreement until 2028. So it’s down to us to deliver.

“💝I didn’t see Toto𝓀’s car performing that well today.”

Verstappen is contracted with the tꦫeam until 2028 but it’s likely he would be able to leave Red Bull if they failed to deliver a competitive car.

Horner accepts that fact - but remains convinced Verstappen’s future is with Red Bull provided they continue to d𒀰eliver on track.

“Look, ’28 is a long way away. It’s down to us to provide a race winning car,” he added. “Will you be here in 28? You know. 2025… ♎every contract has a performance element in it. 

"We’re not going to talk about what those elements are, but as long as we provide a competitive car, we know what the situation 💮is."