News Details
Wolff advised Verstappen to sign with Red Bull
Red Bull
Toto Wolff has admitted Mercedes came close to signing up Max Verstappen.
Ultimately, the 16-year-old Dutchman and his father-manager Jos went with Red Bull's famous driver programme, after Dr Helmut Marko promised him a race seat for 2015 at Toro Rosso.
"We had several meetings with Jos and Max," Wolff, Mercedes' motor sport chief, confirmed to the German newspaper Bild.
"He is certainly a great talent, but we would not and could not guarantee him a seat with us in Formula One.
"So I advised them to accept the offer from Red Bull," Wolff confirmed.
Verstappen's signing at a very young age - before he even qualifies for a license to drive a road car - is...
Full Story »
Full Story »
10y ago from F1Zone.net
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Wolff says he advised Verstappen to sign for Red Bull
Max Verstappen
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has admitted that his...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Mercedes ‘advised’ Verstappen to sign with Red Bull
Mercedes ‘advised' Verstappen to sign with Red BullPosted On 21 Aug...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com
Wolff: Reliability a 'key focus' for Mercedes
– Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said reliability will be a 'key...
10y ago from GPUpdate.net
Wolff wants to better first half of 2014
Toto Wolff has set the Mercedes F1 team the goal of improving on its...
10y ago from Crash.net
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Why Ducati leans towards 2024 engine for 2025 MotoGP...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
The key takeaways from the Sepang MotoGP test
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Marquez suggests GP24 Ducati is like...
Alex Marquez suggested that the feeling of his new GP24 Ducati was like...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Marco Bezzecchi admits ‘difficult' Aprilia...
Marco Bezzecchi admitted he had found the adaptation process with Aprilia...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Andretti Global shows off new liveries for 2025...
Andretti Global has revealed a trio of new liveries for the team’s cars...
1w ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Power sets goal of five move competitive years in...
Will Power is one of the NTT IndyCar Series’ longest tenured drivers,...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Conor Daly thinks IndyCar should race in Mexico and...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Zak Brown: IndyCar "should slipstream on the back...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Fourmaux to keep ‘head on shoulders’ after...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal transfer news: Gunners star 'agrees terms'...
Arsenal midfielder Jorginho reportedly agrees terms with a Brazilian club...
4h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Arsenal 'expect' to strike summer deal for Olympic...
Arsenal are reportedly growing in confidence that they will complete the...
7h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
“He would be the perfect last piece in the jigsaw”...
No description available...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal identify Liverpool star as transfer target...
No description available...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Shocking Lewis Hamilton Ferrari Odds Revealed
An analysis of betting odds from My Betting Edge... Read More »
34m ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Hamilton backed for Verstappen, Alonso superteam as...
Check out the biggest stories from Monday 10th,... Read More »
7h ago from RacingNews365.com
F1 Today | FIA changes, Williams welcomes champions,...
The start of winter testing is less than three... Read More »
7h ago from GPBlog.com
