Toto Wolff would replace 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell a🍒t Mercedes if he can sign Max Verstappen, it has been c🌃laimed.

Russell is reportedly on the verge of a big contract extension with Mercedes with a bumper new sala𝔍ry, 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 despite a brake problem which left him unaware of how ൩much 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 Verstappen decౠides 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 expect him to do,” Ted Kravitz to🐻ld the Sky F1 podcast.

“Will that have an affect on w🌺hether Mercedes keep him, or have a question about accepting Mꦬax Verstappen into their team?

“Toto will, in all likel▨ihood i🍌f he gets the opportunity, sign Verstappen up for the future.

“Such is the♕ unrelenting cut-throat nature of F1, I don’t thi♋nk he’d think twice about replacing Russell.

“Or Kimi Ant⭕onelli, he might farm Antonelli out. You never know.”

Aston Martin 'easier culturally' for Max Verstappen

Red Bull’s uncompetitive RB21 has l🅰eft Verstappen behind McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the drivers’ championship.

Helmut Mar♋ko h🌺as expressed his fear that Red Bull’s inability to deliver a winning car could cost them their star driver.

His options are likely to be Mercedes and Aston Martin, who have already hired car design genius Adr꧂ian 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 2021 - 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 where Max, his manager💧 and his dad were furious with Toto for celebrating, I quote, ‘like he’d won the world championship’ withou🐈t 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 culturally - in terms of Max’s affinity wit⭕h Adrian Newey 𓂃- to go to Aston Martin, rather than Mercedes.

“I see that happening more.”