Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has dismissed suggestions the Silver Arrows considered Max Verstappen as a potential replacement for Lewis Hamilton.

Mercedes team boss, Toto Wolff sets a higher target than just acing the power unit regulations for his team in 2026.

Formula 1 Wolff Mercedes - Mercedes' financial management during the 2024 season has been particularly complex, as revealed by team principal Toto Wolff. The team risked exceeding the spending cap imposed by the regulations,

Lewis Hamilton may have joined Mercedes because of Niki Lauda and Ross Brawn, but it was what “pretty smart guy” Toto Wolff brought to the team that made the partnership a success. That’s the opinion of former F1 team principal Guenther Steiner.

Given the rivalry, one would have never expected to see Toto Wolff's son following Max Verstappen's footsteps. But it's the need of the hour.

Toto Wolff has revealed that there was ‘never a plan’ to bring Max Verstappen into Mercedes for the 2025 season, but admitted that the two parties ‘always talked’ during Red Bull ’s period of internal turmoil in 2024.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claimed he had never planned to sign Max Verstappen despite his public flirting with the four-time F1 world champion. Wolff courted Verstappen throughout 2024 as he looked for a possible Lewis Hamilton replacement.