Zak Brown: I was sure that Max would move to Mercedes.

      In an interview with De Telegraaf, McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown admitted — in the summer he had been sure that Max Verstappen would accept Mercedes' offer…

      Zak Brown: "For a long time I was sure that after the end of the season Max would move to Mercedes; now it's clear that won't happen.

      Lately Verstappen's future isn't being discussed at all. They are getting excellent results on track, which shows how good he is. It seems Max is in better shape now than ever. And we consider him a very serious rival in the fight for the title. It would be very foolish of us to think he's out of the game.

      The arrival of Laurent Mekies as team principal shook the team up a lot, at least that's how it seems from the outside. We thought the Red Bull team was about to fall apart, but in the end everything is fine there again, and that's bad for us."