Toto Wolff has been hit with criticism from Red Bull’s managing director over his pursuit of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen.

Verstappen, who will begin Sunday’s F1 Miami Grand Prix from pole position, is Wolff’s dream replacement for Lewi🎐s Hamilton who will go to Ferrari next year.

The chaos off-track at Red Bull - which resulted in Adrian ♔Newey💯’s shock exit this week - has perhaps given Mercedes hope that they could sensationally lure Verstappen.

But Oliver Mintzlaff, the Austrian brand’s managing director, h🍌as stepped into the debate to ✱tell Wolff to back off.

“I under🅷stand the pressure that Toto Wolff, and perhaps other teams, have after years of being behind,” he told&ꦓnbsp;.

“But I think Wolff should concentrate on his challeng♎e෴s. He has enough of those.

“And it also has something to do with resp𝔍ect. If I keep talking about the personnel of other teams, that's not right.

“Max still has a long-term contract here, and he hasn't said a word that hꦓe doesn't want to fulfil it.

“I'm not at all worried that he꧟'s considering a move.

“Things just have to calm down again now. That’s what Max wants. And that’s what w𝕴e want too.

“♈You need that, if you want to be successful in the long term in sport, whether in football or Formula 1.”

Verstappen has a contract with Red Bull until 2028 but, ღin the days before the Miami Grand Prix, was the reported subject of a me🥃ga-money offer from Mercedes.

Mintzlaff was asked if there was any reason why F1’s champion might want toꦇ quit his dꦕominant team.

“No. At least I can't think of any,” he replied.

“Max wants the fastest car. We have this. Max wants to bꦜecome world champion. With us, heꦗ has the best chances.

“And 🅘Max is a loyal guy. H🐠e knows that Christian Horner and Helmut Marko have always placed their trust in him. He appreciates that.

“In addition, Red✃ Bull is simply a great brand that he can extremely identify with. So there are many reasons for staying – and none against.”

Ver𒊎stappen is on course to wrap up his fourth championship in a row this 🐻year.

But the departure of chief technical officer Newey has asked questions of the rest of🌞 Red Bull’s senior hie✤rarchy.