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'If Newey goes to Mercedes, Verstappen goes with him'

13:00, 13 Jun 2024

byLudo van Denderen

For 2025, the choice has been made: Max Verstappen will also drive for Red Bull Racing next season, GPBlog reported recently. But what happens after that? Nobody knows, although there is plenty of speculation. Gerhard Berger, former F1 driver, likes to join in. He is not convinced that the reigning world champion will serve out his contract with the Austrian racing team, which runs until the end of 2028.

Speaking to Bild, Berger stated that Verstappen is currently keeping a close eye on how Red Bull will fare when soon Adrian Newey has left and possibly Helmut Marko will also leave the racing stable. "Red Bull is the best choice at the moment, but Max will make the rock-solid decision to go if there is a better option. At least if the opportunity arises. If he has concluded that the car is starting to show weaknesses and there are better opportunities elsewhere, he will take that opportunity. It's all about performance with him."

Verstappen was earlier emphatically linked with Mercedes, which is keen to see him as Lewis Hamilton's successor. According to Berger, that team is currently not good enough to attract Verstappen's interest, no matter how much team boss Toto Wolff tries his best. "At the moment - I emphasise 'at the moment' - I don't see it happening (going to Mercedes)," he said.

Verstappen and Newey together to Mercedes?

Mercedes' W15 is not consistent enough to compete for prizes, although there was a podium finish for George Russell in Canada. Adrian Newey - the technical boss who is leaving Red Bull - is the perfect man to give Mercedes that last seat back to the top, according to Berger. " If Newey decides to go to Mercedes, Verstappen will go straight with him," the Austrian is convinced.

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6 Comments

J41L 13 June 2024 at 13:10+ 25518

Newey is going to design spaceships made of moon dust for martians.
It is important to mention that dust from Triton is of an illuminati level quality.

Mavric 13 June 2024 at 13:25+ 19033

Why they keep spinning thst newey go merc and max go to merc .max already said he stay at rbr

J41L 13 June 2024 at 14:10+ 25518

I think it is because journalist keep asking the same question again and again in order to create and sell stories.

Should Newey join MB one day, it means that he will no longer have access to the illuminati level moon dust from Triton and therefore, it will not be a guarantee that MB will win championships again. ?

Mavric 13 June 2024 at 14:18+ 19033

Well they love make storys up i dont think newey go to merc and thought dath toto was going have kimi in lewis seat .

ibohunt 13 June 2024 at 16:35+ 9614

Isn't the surface of Triton frozen nitrogen and methane? ?
Now, having said whatever I said, the hypothesis is that methane gas on earth is a large contributor to global warming. Makes one ask... if it causes global warming how is triton surface frozen. ?

《/humour》

J41L 13 June 2024 at 17:01+ 25518

?
You definitely did not sit next to a window, nor did you have a gorgeous female teacher in chemistry. I wasn't that lucky, I had both ?

Only martians know how to extract that magic dust.
Regarding nitrogen and methane, martians love to fart. That's how they achieve speed of light in space. ?

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