Toto Wolff says168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: George Russell and new signing Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be aware if he starts “flirting” with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen about a future F1 drive with Mercedes.

Wolff has been open about his pursuit to try and lure Verstappeඣn away from Red Bull before his contract expires at the end of 2028, and told BBC Sport he has an “open communication channel” with the reigning world champion.

But the Austrian ultimately abandoned hopes of signing Verstappen and instead elected to name Mercedes’ highly-rated teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli as Ferrari-bound168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton’s replacement from 2025.

“I don’t flirt outside, I’ve always said it,” 🐠Wolff told media including at the Italian Grand Prix at Monzꦡa.

“I got maybe ca♔ught out by the Lewis situation, but I have not e෴ntertained any discussions with any drivers. We’re giving all from the team to make it a success, and this is why all of our focus in the team is on George and Kimi. And that’s where I also stand.

“There is no discussion, there is no second thoughts about📖 what we’re doing in 2026, because now it’s about 2024 and 2025. And if flirting outside happens, then they wil༺l know it.

“These guys will know it before me, these guys will know it at the same time, when we have those discussions. I’ve always been൩ open.”

Despite his attempts to poach Verstappen, Wolff insisted both Geo♌rge Russell and Antonelli are the “future” of Mercedes.

“We have contracts with George and Kimi that go much longer that are very complicated in terms of options etcetera,” he 🅰explained.

“This is a pressure cooker, Mercedes always has been a pressure cooker, but this is where we stand as a team♕ today, we want to go with these two.

“Like we have done in the past, we have always had very short contracts. Even with Lewis the last time it came around it was one plus one. This is in a way how 💎the team operated.

“But I think what’s most important is to see how George and Kimi settle in, and I see no reason at that st﷽age not giving them the faith and thไe trust of going forward.

“What that means for the terms is somethin♕g that we will discuss between ourselves, but we wouldn’t have gone for the line-up with these two if we wouldn’t believe 100 percent that they are the best 🉐choice for Mercedes.”