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Mercedes would have put Verstappen through GP2 first
Max Verstappen
Prior to Max Verstappen's signing by Red Bull for their Toro Rosso junior team, the teen Dutchman came close to being snapped up by Mercedes.
At the height of the Verstappen-Mercedes reports, sources said the German marque intended to place the talented 16-year-old in GP2 next year.
Toto Wolff confirmed to the Austrian news agency APA: 'We would have gone with him first into GP2 and given him a few Formula 1 days.'
Ultimately, however, advised and managed by his Formula 1-famous father Jos Verstappen, the F3 sensation signed with Red Bull on the promise of a now highly controversial Toro Rosso race debut in 2015.
'He is ready for Formula 1 now,' insisted Red Bull's driver...
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