Lewis Hamilton has welcomed the prospect of Max Verstappen making a switch from Red Bull to join Mercedes. The talk about Verstappen making a switch to the Silver Arrows have intensified over past few months.

Helmut Marko has admitted that Max Verstappen’s World Championship hopes are ‘over’ after the British Grand Prix, and confessed that the Dutchman ‘may be having talks’ with rival teams regarding a move away from Red Bull.

Rumours linking Max Verstappen with a move to Mercedes dominated the build-up to the British Grand Prix but the Dutchman has shown no indication that he is ready to quit Red Bull