Talks between Wolff and Jos Verstappen, Mekies downplays: “I don’t think there is a particular intention”

Wolff and Verstappen Jr. are not hiding The cameras and photographers present in the Montreal paddock recorded a conversation that took place publicly between the Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, and Jos Verstappen, father of the four-time Red Bull world champion. The conversation did nothing but increase the rumors relating to a possible move by Max Verstappen to the Brackley team, even more so after what happened last season: in that case, the then reigning world champion was ‘wooed’ several times by Wolff following Hamilton’s departure, with the Austrian manager even taken back on his yacht with the current #3 during the summer break in Sardinia. Mekies calm Continuous episodes that would therefore seem to open the doors to Verstappen in Mercedes, but the first to have wanted to minimize what happened in Canada was the Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies, thus explaining his opinion during the press conference reserved for team principals: “As exciting as it may seem to see it from the outside, I really don’t think there is a particular intention behind it. If any of these guys wanted to talk, it would still be news. We talk continuously with Max and Jos. It’s absolutely natural that let’s talk to Toto. Max raced last week with a Mercedes GT3. I really don’t think it’s part of a strategy to send a message.”

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-25 00:00:00