Toto Wolff says168澳洲5最新开奖结果: George Russell and new signing Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be aware if he starts “flirting” with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen about a future F1 drive with Mercedes.

Wolff has been open about his pursuit to try and lu🌺re Verstappen away from Re𓄧d Bull before his contract expires at the end of 2028, and told BBC Sport he has an “open communication channel” with the reigning world champion.

But the Austrian ultimately abandoned hopes of signing Verstappen and instead elected to name Mercedes’ highly-rated teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli as Ferrari-bound168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lewis Hamilton’s replacement from 2025.

“I don’t flirt out﷽side, I’ve always said it,” Wolff told media including♑ at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

“I got maybe caught out by the Lewis situation, but I have not entertained any discussions with any drivers. We’re giving allꦉ from the team to make it a success, and this is why all of our focus in the team is on George and Kimi. And that’s where I also stand.

“There is no discussion, there is no second thoughts about what we’re doing in 2026, because now it’s about 2024 and 2025. And if flirting outside happens, then the𒀰y will know it.

“These guys will know it before me, thꦛese guys will know it at the same time, when we have those discussions. I’ve always been open.”

Despite his attempts to poach Verstappen, Wolff insisted both Georg🍎e Russell and Antonelli are the “future” of Mercedes.

“We have contracts with George and Kimi that go much longe✅r that are very complicated in terms of options etcetera,” he explaine🐽d.

“This is a pressure cooker, Mercedes 🐲always has been a pressure cooker, but this is where we stand as a team today, we want to go with thes♋e two.

“Like we have done in the past, we have always had very short contracts. Even w🔴ith Lewis the last time it came around it was one plus one. This is in a way how the team operated.

“But I think what’s most important is to see how George and Kimi settle in, and I see 🐲no reason at that stage not giving them the faith and the trus꧂t of going forward.

“What that means for the terms is something thꦿat we will discuss between ourselves, but we wouldn’t have gone for the line-up with these two if we wouldn’t believe 100 percent that they are the best choice for Mercedes.”