Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has dismissed suggestions the Silver Arrows considered Max Verstappen as a potential replacement for Lewis Hamilton.

Mercedes team boss, Toto Wolff sets a higher target than just acing the power unit regulations for his team in 2026.

Toto Wolff has revealed that there was ‘never a plan’ to bring Max Verstappen into Mercedes for the 2025 season, but admitted that the two parties ‘always talked’ during Red Bull ’s period of internal turmoil in 2024.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claimed he had never planned to sign Max Verstappen despite his public flirting with the four-time F1 world champion. Wolff courted Verstappen throughout 2024 as he looked for a possible Lewis Hamilton replacement.

Toto Wolff has made a dismal prediction for Lewis Hamilton’s 2025 Formula 1 season, and his debut with Ferrari. The seven-time world champion announced his exit from Mercedes last year, following a disappointing few seasons at the team after years of championship success.

Getting under the cost cap is not an easy task for everyone on the Formula One grid. Speaking to Auto, Motor und Sport, team principal Toto Wolff explained that Mercedes were close to the red line.

Toto Wolff says he doesn’t believe Lewis Hamilton mentally switched off from Mercedes during the F1 2024 season. Hamilton struggled for pace and form alongside George Russell in his final season with the Brackley-based team,

Max Verstappen’s Red Bull exit talks have been revealed by Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff. The 53-year-old actively pursued Verstappen in 2024 following Lewis Hamilton’s exit from Mercedes, with Wolff publicly announcing the Red Bull star as his number one target.

Toto Wolff’s interest in Max Verstappen is no secret. Last year, the Mercedes team boss openly expressed his desire to have the Dutchman join his team. However, in an interview with Auto, Motor und Sport,