Toto Wolff would replace 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russellℱ at Mercedes if he can ✱sign Max Verstappen, it has been claimed.

Russell is reportedly on the verge o🅘f a big contract extension with Mercedes with a bumper new salary, because his current deal expires this year.

However, even that might not be enough to secure his future at Mercedes if 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Verstappen becomes available, he has been warned.

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

He sits fourth in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 standings but could become the victim if Verstapp🤡en decides he wants to quit Red Bull🃏.

“George is doing what 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes would exp🌌ect him to do,” Ted Kravitz told the Sky F1 podcast.

“Will that have an affect on wh💙ether Mercedes keep him, or have a question ⭕about accepting Max Verstappen into their team?

“Toto will, in all likelihood if he gets t🥃he opportunity, sign Verstappenꦚ up for the future.

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

“Or Kim꧑i Antonelli, he might farm Antonelli oඣut. 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 B꧒ull’s inab꧟ility to deliver a winning car could cost them their star driver.

His options𒈔 are likely to be Mercedes and Aston Martin, who have already hired car desig🌳n genius Adrian Newey from Red Bull.

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

“I know a lot of water is under the bridge since 2🧸021 - I’m not talking about Abu Dhabi, I’m talking about the intense nature of the fight between Mercedes and Red Bull.

“The Silverstone accident wher𒉰e 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 easier culturally𝐆 - in terms of M𝔍ax’s affinity with Adrian Newey - to go to Aston Martin, rather than Mercedes.

“I see that happening more.”