SAD NEWS: Following all of the incidents, Max Verstappen has announced his resignation.
Toto Wolff’s ideal Lewis Hamilton replacement at Mercedes is Max Verstappen. It may be difficult to persuade the Dutchman to move from Red Bull to Mercedes at this moment, given the quality difference. Wolff is therefore ready to extend an offer to Verstappen that he would not have even considered making before Hamilton joined Ferrari.
The British driver announced that he would be switching to Ferrari for the next season, ending his romance with Mercedes. Toto Wolff, the team principal, has stated that Max Verstappen is the team’s top replacement because to the substantial gap in Mercedes’ driver lineup.
Verstappen has won the last three World Drivers’ Championships with Red Bull, therefore Wolff will have to defeat them. The RB19 car from the previous season had one of the most dominant records in Formula One history, winning 19 of the 22 races that were scheduled.
Mercedes has had the opposite trend, while Red Bull has experienced a meteoric rise in success after the 2022 rule changes. The Silver Arrows are currently in fourth place in the Constructors’ Championship, 71 points behind Red Bull.
Mercedes’ Offer to Max Verstappen: Verstappen is prepared to take what Mercedes declined to offer Hamilton.
Wolff is compelled to use long-term rewards in an attempt to lure Verstappen. If the Dutchman accepted the Mercedes CEO’s offer of a “advertising ambassador contract,” which would run well after the three-time world champion retires, he would receive a substantial remuneration.
This is odd, especially in light of Mercedes’s rejection of Hamilton’s plea for a similar agreement the year before. The Daily Mail claims that Mercedes turned down Hamilton’s 10-year, £200 million offer.
Verstappen became the highest-paid Formula One driver of the year after receiving a pay raise of £45 million
