In the Mercedes team it seems that they are more than willing to go all out in order to finish convincing Max Verstappen to join the team next season, so the Germans would be thinking of making an impossible-to-reject proposal to the three-time world champion of the Formula 1.
According to a report from the Soy Motor portal, the team led by Toto Wolff prepares a mega offer to tempt the driver of the Red Bull team, who commands the classification this 2024 F1 season and who in recent months has been linked to rumors about a possible departure from the Austrian team despite the fact that he has a contract until 2028.
The offer that Mercedes could put on the table for Max Verstappen would be nothing more and nothing less than more than $250 million dollars, in addition to incorporating into its ranks two fundamental pillars for the Dutchman such as Adrian Newey and Helmut Marko, engineer. star of the Austrian team and advisor, respectively.
Both characters have an important influence on Verstappen who would presumably be willing to leave Red Bull after all the controversy that arose between the team director, Christian Horner and his father, Jos Verstappen after the accusation of alleged improper behavior made by an employee of the team. team against the British.
Given this panorama, Toto Wolff has shown quite interested in the possibility of stealing the Dutch driver from Red Bull to cover the gap left by the departure of the British and seven-time F1 champion, Lewis Hamilton, who starting next season He will join the Ferrari team where he will be Charles Leclerc’s teammate.
However, at Red Bull they have preferred to opt for peace of mind even though they recognize that they are not clear about what the Dutchman, who has had a spectacular performance alongside the Austrians in the last three F1 seasons, could do. Despite that, Horner himself pointed out that they will not force anyone to stay.
According to the publication that talks about the supposed mega offer that the Mercedes team is preparing to present to Verstappen, it could end up happening next weekend when the Miami Grand Prix takes place. It is expected that the team’s senior management will be able to talk to the driver after the race.
This possible departure of Max Verstappen from Red Bull could give Mexican Sergio “Checo” Pérez a little more chance to reach an agreement to renew with the Austrians starting next season. The man from Guadalajara will be free at the end of this campaign and having him as the most experienced driver would be a good move on the part of the energy drink team.
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