Max Verstapen was repeatedly interrogated regarding a possible Mercedes mistake for Mercedes for the 2026 Formula 1 season before the British Grand Prix race this week.
By meeting with the media in Silverston on Thursday, the Red Bull driver remained tight about the rumors, saying he “has nothing to add” while trying to avoid generating more titles.
“I don’t add what to add”, ” He said during his media session In Silverston. “What I said last week. Other people write things, this is great but this is not for me.”
Rumors of a horrific step to the Mercedes Versappen and the entire F1 network, from Paddock to Paddock in recent weeks. Those rumors have taken Steam during the past 48 hours when a report from Sky Sports Italy Shown The Versappen has agreed to move to Mercedes.
The driver made his best to ease these stories during his media session in Silverston on Thursday. When asked if he could imagine himself leading another team, Verstapen moved to the suppression of this speculation.
“I will say no, because if I say yes, people will make headlines again, and this is not what I want,” Red Paul driver said.
Verstapen then explained how a long time ago dreamed of leading a team over the course of his entire F1.
The driver added: “I always told the team that it will be perfect, and I think they are thinking in the same way, to end my career in Formula 1 with one team.” “I think this will be a great thing, and that’s what we are still trying to achieve.”
What may be more prominent than Verstapen on Thursday is how you deal with the idea that it will chase the fastest car on the network. Many speculation about a possible step to Mercedes rooted in the idea that silver arrows may be on the front foot from next season. The 2026 campaign brings a set of new technical regulations for this sport, with the ability to get rid of the arrangement of the attackers.
These lists include changes to the power unit, as there will be a 50/50 season divided between the ICE and electrical capacity.
The circuit is alive with gossip for weeks that Mercedes might have an advantage when these regulations arrived, perhaps because of the dominance that it presented starting in 2014, with the arrival of the power units that are shipped. This date, along with the impressive testing results, led to the conclusion that Versabpen would prefer to move to Mercedes if they really have the fastest car next season.
But in his speech on Thursday, Verstapen highlighted the difficulty of chasing the fastest car.
“This is difficult anyway in Formula 1 to try to always be in the fastest car, because then you have to look at the future. Who knew that two years ago this will be the case now? This is something that I do not really spend too much.”
“I think the only focus I have at the moment is just trying to improve the situation.
“We are not where we want to be, I think this is completely clear, but at the same time, a lot can change next year again. So even if you try to chase the fastest car now, it may not be the fastest car next year.
“This is exactly what is about F1. Sometimes you are luck, winning three six to seven eight titles, who knows? This is also part of the game.”
Speculation about the driver transport market is also part of the game. Versappeen as a leading talent on the network only increases these speculation.
Regardless of how difficult it is to try to reduce these speculation.
