Verstappen: I'm definitely not planning to go on vacation.
On Thursday at Silverstone, Max Verstappen was surrounded by journalists, but he did not comment on persistent rumors about a move to Mercedes.
Someone suggested that Verstappen might take a year off to assess the balance of power in 2026 and then sign a contract with the most promising team, but Max rejected this scenario.
Max Verstappen: "No, I definitely do not plan to take a break. I will continue to compete in Formula 1, and in the future, I will try to combine these appearances with participation in other races that interest me. I want to try myself outside of Formula 1, and I am already doing that through testing, but ultimately, I want to take part in races.
As for the rumors about moving to Mercedes? Honestly, there's nothing more I can add to what I said last week in Austria. Everything I said last week still stands. Nothing has changed on my side.
We didn't have the best weekend in Austria, and we were a bit unlucky – in the end, we didn't achieve a good result. We missed our chance there, but here we can achieve more – that's my focus."
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