The world has changed a lot since the last round of the 2021 World Championship. Accusations, cries of cheating, threats of lawsuits and now the red carpet and courtship of Max Verstappen.
But the scandal began long before that, with the Silverstone crash that everyone remembers and Verstappen's renegade G. While the Wolffs celebrated their victory with gusto. And then the eternally loyal Lewis Hamilton threw away Mercedes like a healthy person throws away a plague stick and everything changed.
"We are facing a great opportunity. A few months ago it would have been absolutely unbelievable that such an option would even be considered... But now we are looking for Lewis' successor and we are focusing on a very small number of drivers and among them is someone we care about very much. Max Verstappen, who we know will not rush his decision. What happened, happened, was digested and closed. We have always respected each other, we have similar values and perceptions. And looking back on the ominous year of 2021, I can say that I also made mistakes. I should have handled many things differently, not only in the last round of the last competition, but long before that. But Max, Jos and I have since discussed and resolved it among ourselves," mused Toto Wolff. This story smells a bit of sunflower seeds...
Funny: Wolff is already bidding for Verstappen...
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