“What if you sell Kimi to Ferrari and put Max in? You get Max for free,” Szafnauer said.
He added: “You go to Fred and say, ‘Fred, I'll sell you Kimi.’ Give me enough money where Max is now free or Max and George are free.”
Former Ferrari engineer Rob Smedley initially questioned the feasibility due to Wolff's personal management ties and partial ownership of Mercedes.
“Because his manager also owns a third of Mercedes,” Smedley said.
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He later acknowledged that such a deal would only occur if Wolff decided to pursue an undeniable upgrade.
“The only way is if he has a better option and the only better option guaranteed better option right now than the two that he's got is Max,” Smedley concluded.
