The rumors that have long been in persistence to change from Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen from Red Bull Racing to Mercedes has been recessed in the past few days. If the Dutchman actually switched to the silver arrows, the competition would be not very enthusiastic, that was now emphasizing McLaren-Boss Zak Brown.
In this Formula 1 season, McLaren is preparing to win both the constructor World Cup and the driver’s World Cup. In both competitions, the British F1 racing team is full of course. Despite good personal achievements, world champion Max Verstappen can only watch, his red Bull-Bolide is too weak to really keep up with the dominant McLaren.
But the rumors are currently condensing that the best driver of the world can switch to Mercedes next year to the team that should have a lead for the engine for 2026.
Should Dustens change take place, this would be a reason for McLaren. That would certainly be “a bit frightening,” Zak Brown told ESPN.
“I think Mercedes is clearly on the rise, Red Bull is currently not on the right track, and Max is an incredible talent,” the McLaren boss explained the development on the driver market dangerous for his team.
“Max in a Mercedes – that’s a fairly serious competition,” followed Brown. He would exchange his two drivers, Oscar Pastri and Lando Norris, but not against the four -time world champion.
Verstappen against Piatri or Norris? Brown waves!
“I couldn’t be more satisfied with our driver’s line-up,” said the American. Piatri is currently leading the overall ranking with a 15 -point lead. As a third, Verstappen already has 61 points behind the leader.
Brown does not want to rest on it. “No, it is much too early for that,” he said: “We are not even in the middle of this season.” 13 races are still to be completed. At the weekend the big price is in Silverstone.
“We see how quickly our season turned out last year. There is absolutely no reason why this cannot happen with Max or especially with Mercedes,” recalled Brown.