Max Verstappen’s father has ruled out a move to Mercedes for the 2021 championship leader, admitting their relationship with Toto Wolff has completely broken down. Earlier, Max Verstappen was regularly linked with a potential move to the reigning world champions – but his father Jos now effectively writes that possibility off. Not just that, Verstappen says the entire situation at Red Bull is simply perfect for his son. Verstappen says a Red Bull contract extension for Max is “certainly” therefore a possibility. Jos says Max has performed “perfectly” in 2021, “regardless of whether he becomes world champion or not”. “That doesn’t always come across as sympathetic, but you know what you get with Max.”.

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