Former F1 team owner backs Verstappen to exit Red Bull

Former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan has supported Max Verstappen’s departure from Red Bull and move to Mercedes in the near future. Verstappen has been racing for Red Bull since 2016 and has experienced incredible success with the energy drink-backed team, winning over 60 grand prix and three world championships. However, Red Bull has seen a couple of significant exits this season, with chief technical officer Adrian Newey announcing earlier in the season that he would be leaving in early 2025.

Jonathan Wheatley, Red Bull’s sporting director and another crucial figure in its F1 triumph, will resign at the end of the campaign and become the team leader of Audi’s F1 project. Rumours of Verstappen’s prospective departure swirled earlier this year during an intra-company power struggle, while Mercedes CEO and team boss Toto Wolff has publicly proclaimed his desire in signing the Dutchman. Jordan feels Verstappen’s departure from Red Bull may be facilitated by a number of ongoing changes. “Max and his father cannot be pleased with the turmoil at Red Bull, the exits of Adrian Newey and Jonathan Wheatley,” Jordan stated to F1-Insider.

“In addition, Mercedes has turned the corner and is getting stronger and stronger.  “I would therefore be anything but surprised if Max moves to Mercedes in 2026.” Mercedes is still yet to name a team-mate for George Russell at Mercedes for 2025, with Lewis Hamilton leaving to join Ferrari.

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