Montoya firmly believes 'Verstappen meeting with Wolff was to sign already'

Last week, there was a lot of talk about the alleged meeting between Toto Wolff and Max Verstappen in Sardinia.

The curious coincidence of both being on the Italian island immediately sparked the imagination of the media and fans about a possible meeting between the two parties to finalize the ongoing negotiations between the Dutchman and Mercedes.

GPBlog reported that, in reality, no meeting took place between the two parties, and that their presence at the same place at the same time was actually just a coincidence.

Juan Pablo Montoya, however, holds a different opinion. Speaking on the MontoyAS podcast by W Radio Colombia, he believes that not only did the meeting take place, but that it served to give the final push to the deal.

''Max meeting with Toto was probably to sign already,'' the former F1 driver said. ''For Max, to even reach that point in the conversation, means everything has already been seen, discussed, and decided.''

Montoya also added: ''Personally, I see Max more at Mercedes than anywhere else. And the million-dollar question is: are they really going to drop Russell? Mercedes is always trying to build the best team possible, as they’ve always done.''

The Colombian fears that the one who could end up paying the price is Kimi Antonelli, especially considering how a potential partnership with Verstappen might end up ruining his career too soon.