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Red Bull have set their sights set on one F1 competitor if they lose world champion Max Verstappen, according to Will Buxton. Verstappen is under contract until the end of 2028 but his future is uncertain. Mercedes, who will lose Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari at the end of the season, are going all out to sign the Dutchman. Toto Wolff is willing to offer him a ‘considerably’ higher salary than Hamilton, as well as a long-term post-racing ambassadorial deal. Team principal Wolff has also hatched a plan to poach Red Bull’s chief engineer Pierre Wache in the hope of luring Verstappen. Writing on his …

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