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麻豆 足交 AP Top News｜F1 梅赛德斯车队的首席Wolff示意，他并不策画在2026年与维斯塔潘签约

MELBOURNE麻豆 足交, Australia (AP) Mercedes team principal and chief executive Toto Wolff has denied rumors on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix weekend that hes still seeking to sign reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen for 2026.

Mercedes, which has a new driver lineup this year that sees rookie prospect Andrea Kimi Antonelli join George Russell, is hoping to emerge from its recent lean spell in F1 that has seen it score just five wins from the last three seasons, four of which came in 2024.

But while Verstappen was reportedly on Mercedes shopping list last year as a top-gun replacement for its then-outgoing star Lewis Hamilton , Silver Arrows team boss Wolff says extending Russells contract beyond 2025 is the priority.

I think weve said it pretty clearly last year, and (Verstappen) said the same, we need to concentrate on our driver line-up, we need to do (the best with) that we have, Wolff said Thursday in Melbourne.

I dont flirt outside if Im in a good relationship, and that is true for this year, too. So, at the moment that is not on any, lets say, radar and I dont plan to shift my concentration away from these guys and make sure that George has a contract (extension) pretty soon and we agree on the final things.

Plenty of decisions to come

Wolffs future driver lineup came into focus this week after McLaren extended its deal with Australian Oscar Piastri, which puts him out of reach during the sports next big expected grid shuffle in 2027.

We have had a chat (with Russell) a few weeks ago about what the right timing would be to liaise, and Im naively or not someone that sticks to what he says, Wolff said.

These three (including reserve driver Valtteri Bottas) are the combination that I want to go forward with Mercedes, and I have no reasons to doubt that. Were going to find some time, I guess, before the summer.

Russell, a long-time Mercedes protg who joined the works team in 2022 fresh from three years at Williams, is keen to stay in silver.

Weve had such a long-term relationship, and theres so much trust, Russell said. We are focused on getting Mercedes back on top and trying to win races, and championships, and to be honest in this sport, the performance speaks.

Hamilton: most exciting period of my life

Hamilton made it clear in Melbourne that hes moved on, following his record-breaking stint with Mercedes, with the seven-time F1 world champion enjoying life at Ferrari as he prepares for his maiden start with the Scuderia.

Hamilton, whod been powered by Mercedes for his entire F1 career from 2007 to 2024麻豆 足交, made a shock switch to Ferrari starting this year, following negotiations with Mercedes in 2023 that saw him offered a shorter tenure to future proof the operation.

Hamilton signed the one-plus-one (option year) deal in August 2023, but made a swift u-turn in January last year to join the Prancing Horse from 2025.

And the veteran Brit has been enjoying every moment spent at Maranello.

Youre looking at things from a different perspective, and that makes it exciting and challenging, Hamilton said Thursday. This is definitely the most exciting period of my life. Im really enjoying it, and Im so excited to get in the car tomorrow.

Hamilton is also working like hes a rookie again, this time at age 40 and with a record 105 wins and 104 pole positions.

Im back at kind of square one, Hamilton said. Im really just putting all the time I have in. Ive been at the factory, like four days a week. Ive been given absolutely everything to training, to push my mind and my body further than I have before, trying to see if I can excel, and just squeeze more juice out of this.

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澳大利亚墨尔本（好意思联社）——梅赛德斯车队的支配兼首席试验官托托·沃尔夫（Toto Wolff）否定了澳大利亚大奖赛周末前夜的传言，即他仍在试图与现役F1寰宇冠军马克斯·维斯塔潘（Max Verstappen）鉴定2026年的公约。

本年，梅赛德斯车队迎来新的声势，少壮安德烈亚·基米·安东内利（Andrea Kimi Antonelli）与乔治·拉塞尔（George Russell）一同加入，但愿从F1中最近的欠安判辨中走出，该车队在最近三个赛季中仅获取五次到手，其中四次是在2024年。

尽管据报说念，客岁维斯塔潘（Verstappen）在梅赛德斯（Mercedes）的购物清单上，看成其其时行将离队的明星路易斯·汉密尔顿（Lewis Hamilton）的顶级替代者，但银箭车队（Silver Arrows）的队雇主沃尔夫（Wolff）示意，将拉塞尔（Russell）的公约延迟至2025年之后是紧要任务。

我以为咱们客岁照旧说得非常了了了，（维斯塔潘）也说过相同的话，咱们需要专注于咱们的车手声势，咱们需要作念到最佳，沃尔夫在周四的墨尔本说说念。

要是我在一段致密的干系中，我不会在外部调情，本年亦然一样。是以，现时莫得任何运筹帷幄，不错说是在雷达除外，我并不策画调动对这些东说念主的热心，并确保乔治很快能获取一份（续约）公约，况且咱们在临了的事情上收尾一致。

改日将有无数方案待定

在迈凯伦与澳大利亚车手奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里续约之后，沃尔夫改日车手声势的焦点本周得以明确，而这一续约使得皮亚斯特里在2027年预期的下一场伏击车手洗牌中得以脱颖而出。

咱们（和拉塞尔）在几周前聊过，对于什么时候聚合才算是适合的时机，而我‘无论是否过于活泼’，是一个言而有信的东说念主，沃尔夫说。

这三东说念主（包括替补车手瓦特利·博塔斯）是我念念与梅赛德斯一说念前进的组合，我对此毫无疑虑。我猜咱们在夏天之前会找到技艺。

拉塞尔（Russell）是梅赛德斯（Mercedes）的老牌徒弟，他在2022年加入车队之前，在威廉姆斯（Williams）车队渡过了三年时光。他非常渴慕赓续留在银色的梅赛德斯车队。

罗素说：“咱们有着始终的相助干系，并诞生了深厚的信任。咱们的计算是将梅赛德斯带回巅峰，起劲赢得比赛和锦标赛。老诚说，在这个通顺中，判辨才是最佳的解说。”

汉密尔顿说：“这是我性掷中最悦耳东说念主心的时间。”

在墨尔本，汉密尔顿明确示意他照旧上前看，在梅赛德斯车队创下记载的时间之后，这位七次F1寰宇冠军正享受在法拉利的生活，并准备初度与Scuderia车队一说念出赛。

汉密尔顿（Hamilton）自2007年至2024年总计这个词F1干事生存中一直由梅赛德斯（Mercedes）提供能源，但本年他不测地转投法拉利（Ferrari），这一排变是在2023年与梅赛德斯的议论后发生的，其时梅赛德斯向他提供了更短的任期以保险改日的运营。

汉密尔顿在2023年8月签署了一份一加一（含选项年）的合约，但客岁1月他赶紧调动了成见，决定从2025年启动加入跃马（Ferrari）车队。

这位素质丰富的英国东说念主一直非常享受在马拉内罗的每一刻。

汉密尔顿在周四示意：“你从不同的角度看待事物，这既令东说念主悦耳又充满挑战。这统统是我一世中最悦耳东说念主心的时间。我的确很享受这一刻，而且我迫不足待地念念未来上车。”

汉密尔顿当今也像是一个再次崭露头角的年青选手，此次他照旧是40岁了，况且领有105次到手和104次杆位，这么的记录亦然前所未有的。

汉密尔顿说：“我又回到了起始，我的确是在尽我所能地起劲。我每周在工场里待四天，我得到了总计不错用于锻练的东西，我不停地挑战我方，试图高出自我，望望我方是否不错更优秀，仅仅从此次资历中挤出更多的精华。”

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