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Antonelli has eased urgency to sign Verstappen – Wolff

Jul.26 Toto Wolff has given another strong indication that Max Verstappen will not join Mercedes in 2027, saying Kimi Antonelli's emergence means the team is no longer under immediate pressure to recruit the reigning benchmark. The Mercedes boss had already confirmed in Hungary that Antonelli and George Russell are expected to remain together next season, while leaving open the possibility of eventually pairing Verstappen with the 19-year-old Italian. 'You always have to try to have the best drivers in the car,' Wolff told Belgian newspaper La Derniere Heure. 'Max remains the benchmark among drivers, but we may no longer be in the immediate urgency of recruiting a driver of his calibre.'...
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