MERCEDES STILL HOPING FOR VERSTAPPEN DEAL

Original: Why Verstappen's 2026 Mercedes contact was very different from last year's

Toto Wolff remains hopeful about the possibility of Max Verstappen joining Mercedes in the future, though no current negotiations are taking place.

Will Max Verstappen ever race for Mercedes in Formula 1? This is what team principal Toto Wolff is quizzed about in his yearly media session with Dutch journalists at Zandvoort – and this time the door looks closed, though Wolff keeps it ever so slightly ajar. F1’s history could have panned out very