Wow I really need to catch up with the times this season. Max aching to leave? Maybe he does need to do that to prove a driver can do that because correct me if I'm wrong, but other than Big Schu and Hammie (and do single wins really count?), no championship-winning driver has ever found new -- and sustained -- success after leaving his team for another... right?
Verstappen doesn't want to stay anything about his future yet. But there are strong speculations recently that he is likely to join Mercedes in 2026. It is a good question about whether he can win championships consistently.
Mercedes had their golden era when they had Hamilton. But for now it is questionable whether they will be able to bring back those times. But they are quite likely to be way better than Red Bull anyway. Red Bull is still losing blood after Horner has left as well.