Toto Wolff - Mercedes pursued the Red Bull driver when Lewis Hamilton’s departure was announced but Wolff is now committed to George Russell and Kimi Antonelli.

But, both parties would later distance themselves from the idea of joining forces, Verstappen going on to secure a fourth consecutive World Championship, while Mercedes named their 18-year-old academy graduate Kimi Antonelli as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement, as the seven-time champion departed for Ferrari.