A tit for tat between the two team principals
After a burst before the summer break which brought three successes, the Mercedes in the last few races it has once again fallen behind the performance of those who are currently making the difference in F1 and it is not Red Bull, but McLaren (which in some ways is even more difficult for the Brackley team to accept given that the power unit is the same).
Toto Wolff And Christian Hornerhowever, have ended up at loggerheads again on a dialectical level even if on the track in this 2024 there is no great brawl between Red Bull and Mercedes. Until a few weeks ago the refrain ‘Max Verstappen in Mercedes already in 2025’ was a refrain in the paddock at every appointment, but then after the summer break came the announcement of Andrea Kimi Antonelli for 2025. Everything postponed to 2026 therefore, with the performance clauses of the contract that binds Verstappen to Red Bull that will be decisive in the next season.
Asked about the future of the team in terms of drivers, Christian Horner responded as follows: “We have several excellent riders already under our wing such as Liam Lawson, Isack Hadjar and Arvid Lindblad, but we must not be afraid to look beyond our own academy. – Horner’s words to the microphones of F1.com – George Russell’s contract expires at the end of 2025 and it would be crazy not to take him into consideration just as we will evaluate all the other valuable drivers whose contract will expire.”It arrived on time the piqued response by Toto Wolff: “Horner always likes to sow discord – Wolff declared as reported by Daily Mail – Russell was, is and I hope always will be a Mercedes driver. He has a long contract with us.”
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