Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has admitted he made a "mistake" as his attempts to sign Max Verstappen earlier this year became "destabilising" for the team.

For a second successive year, Wolff publicly admitted he was trying to sign the four-time world champion from Red Bull, with his 2025 attempts revealed by Mercedes driver George Russell, who said in June that the situation was delaying his own contract from being extended.

Verstappen confirmed in late July that he would stay with Red Bull for at least another season but was then photographed socialising with Wolff on the Austrian's yacht in Sardinia during the sport's summer break in August.

Mercedes finally announced new contracts for Russell and his team-mate Kimi Antonelli last week ahead of the United States Grand Prix, where Wolff

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