Max Verstappen held talks with Mercedes earlier this year (Image: Getty)
held ‘very constructive conversations’ with regarding a move to . While the reigning world champion is happy at , he has teased that ‘still a lot can happen in the future’.
The 27-year-old was Wolff’s prime target after announced that he would leave for in 2025. However, at the time, boasted the fastest car on the grid, while the Silver Arrows were languishing in the upper midfield with a car slower than and .
Since then, the two teams have converged, ending the 2024 campaign third and fourth in the Constructors’ Championship standings, respectively, but Verstappen remains committed to the Milton Keynes squad. He is, however, keeping his options open beyond the end of his current contract.
“The big teams are always interesting, but on the other hand, I’m also in a very big team,” he told Viaplay after closing out his fourth successive Drivers’ Championship title. “I’ve achieved a lot of success with them. It also just feels like a second family.
“Look, of course, we always talk to each other. And I don’t lie about the fact that we’ve sat together. We had very constructive conversations, I think everyone has always been very honest and open with each other.
“But on the other hand, I am also very loyal to my own team, and I just feel at home there. So, then, there is actually not much to achieve at the moment. I am still very young, so a lot can still happen in the future.”
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Toto Wolff chased Verstappen’s signature hard during 2024 (Image: Getty)
If Wolff is to lure Verstappen to Brackley in the future, he will need to smooth over relations between the Dutchman and incumbent driver . The pair had a public falling out between the Qatar and Abu Dhabi races and are not yet back on speaking terms.
There are also question marks surrounding whether or not Verstappen will remain in F1 beyond 2028. “For me, it is not just Formula One,” he continued. “After that, I also want to do a lot of things and I am also thinking about that. Who are the right partners for that?
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“So yes, those are things that I think about, but I do not necessarily have to make a decision about that now. I have multiple goals after Formula One – endurance, my own team, there are a lot of things involved. And of course, there has to be a programme in the end. And who are you going to do that with? Those are also conversations that I have.
“A lot of teams [could help]; , , Aston Martin, it doesn’t even have to do with Formula One itself. , of course, they also do a lot outside of Formula One. So, I’m keeping all options open there, and, in the end, I’ll choose what I think is best.”