McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has shared his concerns about Max Verstappen's potential move to the Mercedes F1 team, saying he would be a bigger threat than he is at Red Bull. George Russell recently admitted that his contract extension was on hold amid ongoing talks between Mercedes and Verstappen.

Now one of Red Bull’s chief rivals is adding some fuel to the fire.

Max Verstappen has been strongly linked with a switch from Red Bull to Mercedes and McLaren chief Zak Brown has given his verdict on what would be a blockbuster F1 move