Toto Wolff has signalled a surprising openness to a potentially explosive driver pairing, suggesting Max Verstappen could join George Russell at Mercedes. This comes as Russell, fresh from a victory in Canada, believes talks with the four-time world champion and Mercedes are ongoing.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has been keen on having Max Verstappen on his team, which is delaying George Russell's contract extension.

Toto Wolff has confirmed Mercedes are interested in signing Max Verstappen from Red Bull. The Mercedes team principal attempted to sign the Dutchman last year after Lewis Hamilton left the team to join Ferrari but instead drafted Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli to fill the seat.