Eddie Irvine desires to see Max Verstappen driving for Ferrari sooner or later, and considers such a partnership to be “sensational.”
The way forward for four-time world champion Verstappen has been a scorching subject for a lot of the 2025 season. He discovered himself linked to Mercedes and Aston Martin, no less than earlier than he targeted on Pink Bull in 2026.
Nevertheless, Verstappen refused to rule out future strikes for Ferrari earlier than ending the drought of Method 1 victory by dominating the Italian Grand Prix.
“They’ve two drivers signed subsequent yr, so there is not any dialogue anyway. Nicely, are there alternatives? Sure, there are numerous alternatives in life for all kinds of selections,” Dutchman mentioned forward of final weekend’s race at Monza.
“After all, it is not on the horizon for the time being, however who is aware of? I do not even understand how a lot time I am driving in Method 1.
“It is at all times very troublesome to know what is going on to occur, proper?”
Pink’s Verstappen Racing is one thing former Ferrari driver Irvine wished to grow to be a actuality.
Was Lewis Hamilton a Ferrari too late?
Irvine revealed his want for Verstappen shortly after making a brutal evaluation of Lewis Hamilton’s change to Ferrari.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton has endured a tricky debut season with Ferrari since finishing an enormous hit change from Mercedes within the winter.
Hamilton has been comprehensively outperformed by teammate Charles Leclair and failed to attain the Grand Prix podium in his first 16 races at Ferrari.
The 40-year-old Briton completed sixth within the Ferrari driver, from a fifth place penalty to a powerful struggle again drive in his first race at Monza, then tenth place on the grid.
Hamilton has not but been on the Grand Prix podium as a Ferrari driver.
“The issue with Lewis, he is a bit older. However he is gained seven world championships, so there’s at all times a worth,” Irvine advised Sky Sports activities F1.
“Ferraris are very troublesome as a result of they’re themselves in Italy. All of the British groups are surrounded by different groups and there may be mutual pollination. It’s totally totally different and it is much more troublesome to beat your self with Maranello. That is at all times troublesome for Ferrari.
“They’ve a picture, they’ve a historical past, they’ve every thing besides that mutual pollination, and that is actually troublesome.
“Again to my days, you had been Michael coming and he was thought-about a a lot sooner driver, so Rory Byrne got here, so Ross (Brown) got here.
“A bit like Verstappen. If Verstappen goes someplace, he can take lots of people. Everybody is aware of if the entire system is not collectively. On the similar stage.
“Michael gave up so much. Michael in all probability gave up a couple of extra world championships and left Benetton (to Ferrari) as a result of within the first few years folks do not understand how unhealthy it’s with Ferrari.
“Michael, he knew that there was no level in him. He was much better than anybody else. He simply determined, ‘I’ll go there. I’ll see what I can do.’
“And he obtained there. However folks forgot, it took 4 years. He was at all times close by, but it surely allowed us to see him driving the wheels from the wheels to be there.
“I need Verstappen to return to Ferrari. I feel they’re each sensational collectively. I hope he is not too late like Lewis.”
