Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff now wants to sign Red Bull driver Max Verstappen to replace Lewis Hamilton in 2025 when the seven-time F1 champion moves to Ferrari. The Silver Arrows are currently biding their time before declaring who will share their garage with George Russell next year. Hamilton has left Mercedes to search for a new star driver for 2025 after triggering the escape clause in his contract to strike a multi-year deal with Ferrari. Hamilton only agreed to fresh terms in Brackley last August that covered the 2024 and 2025 seasons. But his deal featured a release clause for af…