Helmut Marko thinks Mercedes have no hope for signing Max Verstappen to replace Lewis Hamilton in 2025 as the friction with the Red Bull driver from 2021 ‘runs deep’. The Silver Arrows are searching for a new stablemate for George Russell after Hamilton used a release clause to sign for Ferrari. He only agreed a new contract in Brackley last August but saw enough after two successive winless seasons to seal a switch to Maranello for next year. Hamilton will obtain the drive Carlos Sainz will occupy for a fourth and final year this season beside Charles Leclerc. It brings the curtain down on th…