'Mercedes targets yet another Red Bull chief in addition to Verstappen'

Not only is Max Verstappen on Mercedes' radar, but so is Red Bull Formula 1 team technical director Pierre Waché. The power struggle within the Austrian team is still not over, so teams seem to see their chance to contract Red Bull's current employees. According to F1-Insider, Mercedes are eager to acquire Waché.

The saga surrounding Christian Horner has sparked a huge number of rumours about all kinds of Red Bull team members. For example, a rumour has already appeared that Newey received a million-dollar offer from Aston Martin. Verstappen has also been linked to Mercedes. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff also flirted with the signing of Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko.

Things are not yet going great for Mercedes this season. With Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, the constructor has yet to score a huge number of points. Hamilton is leaving for Ferrari after this season, so there will be a seat next to Russell. Partly for this reason, Verstappen is also linked to team owner Wolff's team.