{"id":220547,"date":"2025-06-28T05:45:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T05:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/220547\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T05:45:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T05:45:16","slug":"toto-wolff-confirms-max-verstappen-talks-as-former-daniel-ricciardo-engineer-returns-racingnews365-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/220547\/","title":{"rendered":"Toto Wolff confirms Max Verstappen talks as former Daniel Ricciardo engineer returns \u2013 RacingNews365 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff refused to deny that talks with Max Verstappen are taking place following George Russell&#8217;s revelation ahead of this weekend&#8217;s Austrian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>The Silver Arrows is yet to confirm its driver pairing for next year, with both Russell and Kimi Antonelli out of contract at the end of this season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/toto-wolff-refuses-to-deny-max-verstappen-talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE: Toto Wolff refuses to deny Max Verstappen talks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMax Verstappen asseses impact of Daniel Ricciardo engineer after Red Bull change<\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen has assessed his first day working with Daniel Ricciardo&#8217;s former F1 engineer after a Red Bull change.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen&#8217;s regular engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is missing the Austrian Grand Prix, the first race he has since Verstappen was promoted ahead of the 2016 Spanish GP.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/max-verstappen-asseses-impact-of-daniel-ricciardos-engineer-after-red-bull-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE: Max Verstappen asseses impact of Daniel Ricciardo engineer after Red Bull change<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-field__images__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Verstappen-FP2-Austria.jpg\" width=\"650\" alt=\"&#9;&#9;&#9;\u00a9 XPBimages&#10;&#9;\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"window.utilitiesPictureTagFallbackHandler(this)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a9 XPBimages<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tFormer Ferrari boss in shock McLaren move<\/p>\n<p>Former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo has been appointed a director of the McLaren Group, according to new documents.<\/p>\n<p>Long-time Ferrari man di Montezemolo was responsible for building the F1 team in the all-conquering outfit by hiring Jean Todt, Michael Schumacher, and Ross Brawn in the 1990s, having previously enjoyed success with the team with Niki Lauda in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/former-ferrari-boss-in-shock-mclaren-move\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE: Former Ferrari boss in shock McLaren move<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tLewis Hamilton learns stewards&#8217; 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