Eddie Jordan 🌃insists he has heard that Max Verstappen will go to Mercedes in 2026.

Toto Wolff made no secret of his dream t🍨o lure the Red Bull driver to Mercedes as a replacement for Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton.

But, Verstappen has reiterated his commitment to Red Bull and Mercedes ಞare instead expected to appoint Kimi Antonelli in Hamilton’s pl🍬ace next year.

Ex-F1 team boss Jordan claims Verstappen will stick wiౠth Red Bullജ - for now.

“Yes, 🍸for 2025,” he told his Formula For Success podcast.

“In ‘25,♓ my forecast is that Max will win🦩. In ‘24 and ‘25.”

However, in 2026 the new F1 regulations will kick in provi🐼ding every manufacturer with a fresh start, and a c👍hance to become the sport’s dominant team.

Jordan believes that Mercedes can steal a march on the൲ir rivals under the new rule-set.

And he has shared a whisper that Vers꧋tappen could be attracted by the best engine of the ‘26 regulationඣs.

“Mercedes have an ability, in the engine departmen🐎t, and their understanding of the convertibility from the battery packs. They will have a massively strong power plant,” Jordan said.

“I 💯see Mercedes being strong in ‘26ඣ, and that’s why people should - will - rush to go there.

“The question I’d like you to ask me is: who d𝔉o I see being at Mercedes in ‘26?

"From what I’m hearing, Max…”

Verstappen was of interest to Mercedes for next season in the early part of this year, during th꧒e turmoil at Red Bull.

That chaos ha⛦s seemingly settled down, and there is no longer reason to believe that Verstappen will exit next year.

Antonelli, the teenager who is in his rookie Formuꦓla 2 season, is widely expec🍸ted to become Hamilton’s replacement at Mercedes in 2025.

But, a year down the line whe𓆏n the entire sport is reshuffled due to the new regulations, could Verstappen really demand a move to Mercedes?