BIG SHOCK! Max Verstappen MOCKED Toto Wolff's Mercedes claims. Fred Vasseur defends Lewis Hamilton

Max fesen alienated fans with his rude response to Toto wolf it was a subtle snub from the Red Bull driver now let's find out which meeting Max FES staren responds to Toto Wolf's Mercedes claim Max FES staren to Mercedes team boss Toto wolf has teased that he had a meeting with the three-time world champion and his management team in hopes of signing F staren but fed staren denies knowledge of that meeting ever taking place in the post-qualifying press conference ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix fesen asked which meeting Max fesen which meeting asked to comment on any meetings he or his management have had with Mercedes team boss Toto wolf Max Fen asked which meeting I don't remember ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix Toto wolf stated that he made multiple attempts to sign fesen to the Mercedes team by holding meetings with Fen fen's father Joe's and fen's manager Raymond V Mulan as recently as this summer The Lewis Hamilton V Max fesen rivalry precluded the Dutch driver from joining the silver arrows in the aftermath of the contentious 2021 season but wolf hadn't given up hope now with Hamilton signed to Ferrari for 2025 and rumors of discontent swirling around the Red Bull Racing Team it appears that wolf has tried again however with fed staren sign to Red Bull until 2028 it seems as if a Mercedes seat would be off the car cards at least for the next several years fen's refusal to play ball with the question about the meeting saw him later asked if he feels Toto wolf should stop speaking about him but FES staren wouldn't go so far as to say yes everyone can say what they want he said I get on very well with Toto he's very open about what's happening within his team right also I think with a driver lineup and stuff there's nothing wrong with that and at the same time also I just focus on my job this is a lot to do anyway so we just focus on that though FES staren is contracted to race for Red Bull well into the future the three-time world champion is obviously at the top of every team's driver lineup wish list few teams though could encourage feraren to swap forces quite like Mercedes one of the biggest question marks remaining in the F1 2025 driver lineup then is who will partner George Russell at Mercedes all signs seem to point to teenage star ke Antonelli but there will be no way to know for certain until the ink on the contract has dried Toto wolf drops biggest Lewis Hamilton replacement hint yet with Max fen's waiter over Toto wolf has dropped the biggest hint yet that Andrea keimi Antonelli will replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in F1 2025 with the team no longer waiting for something to happen with Max Fen and he has teased that the team will soon confirm George Russell's F1 2025 teammate am mid- mounting speculation that Mercedes will announce the signing of Antonelli ahead of next weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Monza Mercedes set to confirm Lewis Hamilton F1 2025 replacement soon the do Mercedes have been searching for a replacement for Hamilton since the seven time world champion announced in February that he will join Ferrari on a multi-year contract from F1 2025 the Brackley based team have been linked with an ambitious move for fesh Daren over recent months with wolf making no secret of his desire to sign the reigning three-time world champion from Red Bull with FedEd staren now expected to stay at Red Bull for at least F1 2025 Mercedes are set to promote Junior sensation Antonelli after reports earlier this month claimed the teenager has signed a contract to succeed Hamilton and is set to be confirmed in the buildup to his home race in Italy Mercedes declined to comment when approached by Wii with fedar pen under contract with Red Bull until the end of the 2028 season wolf appears to have conceded defeat in his pursuit of the Dutchman revealing the team decided to stop waiting for something to happen before finalizing their F1 2025 Drive pairing and he hinted that the Boy Wonder will be announced as Hamilton successor shortly with the Mercedes boss Keen to make it work with Russell and Antonelli we will soon confirm who will get that the second place at Mercedes said wolf per Motorsport total we came to the conclusion together in the summer that we should not wait for something to happen before we commit to 2025 I want it to work with George and Kei Antonelli who will turn 18 on the day of the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday has commenced an extensive F1 testing program this year to prepare for a likely Grand Prix debut driving previous Mercedes F1 cars at such circuits as Silverstone Imola the Red Bull Ring and Spar after a challenging start to his Maiden F2 season with prer in 2024 the balona born driver has come to the four over recent weeks claiming his first victory in the F1 Junior category at Silverstone last month 24 hours before Hamilton ended a 945 day winless streak in the British Grand Prix Antonelli followed that up with another victory in Hungary with it emerging earlier this week that the teenager will drive Hamilton's car in opening practice at Monza next weekend speaking to Media including we at the Amelia romagna Grand Prix in May Hamilton gave his Blessing to the signing of Antonelli having made his own F1 debut in a race-winning McLaren aged 22 back in 2007 Hamilton said honestly I have no idea what Toto's plans are but for me taking on a youngster would be the right move dot if it was my job my role I'd probably take on Kei Ferrari boss responds after Lewis Hamilton second choice to Max fesen claim Ferrari principal Fred Vasser explained why they took the ideal Lewis Hamilton option over Max f staren after Hamilton was recently referred to as the scooteria second choice Hamilton got the latest F1 Silly Season underway in an early and emphatic manner when his shock F1 2025 switched to Ferrari was confirmed the seven time world champion to take the seat currently occupied by Carla signs who subsequently signed with Williams Hamilton will therefore find Charles Leck as his new teammate Lewis Hamilton the ideal driver for Ferrari but while Dutch racer and pundit Tom coronell referred to Ferrari's Hamilton deal as a master stroke he claimed that Hamilton was their second choice and only Red Bull's three-time world champion Max Fen could restore title glory to Ferrari I'm really looking forward to Lewis at Ferrari coronal told formul 1 magazine I think it was a master Stroke by Ferrari that they took him but of course they would have preferred maximum Ferrari can only become world champions with Max they won't succeed with Hamilton he is second choice but better second than third however vaser when speaking with corer deiser talked up Hamilton as the ideal driver for Ferrari Beyond just fetched sten's Red Bull contract running until the end of 2028 being the reason for choosing Hamilton asked why Ferrari signed Hamilton instead of Fes staren vassa replied Beyond Max's long contract with Red Bull Lewis is ideal for Ferrari for his experience for the relationship he has with Charles for his calmness earlier in the F1 2024 campaign it appeared as though Hamilton was at risk of exiting Mercedes off the back of an underwhelming final season for both but that situation turned around quickly and emphatically with Hamilton returning to winning ways at Silverstone his record ninth Victory on home soil before taking Victory again in Belgium Mercedes has won three of the last four races with the team and Hamilton silencing any Skeptics though Vasa was never one of them when it came to Hamilton prior to that Silverstone Triumph Hamilton had not tasted victory since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix never had any doubts said vassa when it was put to him that Hamilton beat the Skeptics with his pair of wins I always believe belied it was a question of motivation as soon as he smells Victory he goes wild for who knows how long he had Ferrari on his mind he will give everything but before then Hamilton and Mercedes have Ferrari in their sights when it comes to the constructor's championship with 10 rounds to go Ferrari occupy P3 with Mercedes 79 points behind