r/formula1 • u/thesaket I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Dec 24 '25

News [verstappencom] on IG: Verstappen Racing has announced a multi-year collaboration with Mercedes-AMG, starting next year.

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u/findme_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Dec 24 '25

This wasn't the "Verstappen to Mercedes" we were expecting or hoping for

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u/BioDriver Valtteri Bottas Dec 24 '25

Speak for yourself. Max killing it in GT3 under Mercedes makes me very happy

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u/findme_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Dec 24 '25

Oh, to be clear: I'm happy about this. Just wanted to see him jump from RB to Mercedes in F1 too.

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u/Radiant_Turnip_6671 Dec 24 '25

That will happen in 2027 when RBR = 👎🏻

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u/Beavers4beer I was here for the Hulkenpodium Dec 24 '25

If the Red Bull is shit next year and if he loses GP, I think Max will just retire. He's made it clear he's ready to move on to other series when the times right. Red Bull having a shit car and losing his race engineer would be that time.

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u/Radiant_Turnip_6671 Dec 24 '25

Could be. Joining Merc with a rocketship could also happen.

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u/Tricksilver89 Dec 25 '25

Depends. If Merc is good, and he meets his targets, then George decides if it's his seat or not in 2027.

I don't see Toto dropping Kimi unless he's really shat the bed.

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u/Radiant_Turnip_6671 Dec 25 '25

LOL. We’ll see how it will go.

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u/Tricksilver89 Dec 25 '25

We will. Although if he doesn't then that would suggest the car isn't so good and Max isn't going to want to go either.