Ecclestone: Lewis and Seb don't want Max as a teammate

Speaking during an interview with Nico Rosberg for his Beyond Vicory podcast, “I don’t think any of the world champions would want to have [Max] in the team"

“I think he’d have a bigger job getting a seat in a team than Fernando [Alonso] has. I don’t think Ferrari would welcome him with open arms or Mercedes."

“Put it this way, you wouldn’t be delighted if you were in a team… forget the word number one but assume you were the top guy in the team and someone says: the guy who’s going to drive the other car is Verstappen."

“That is a different story. Sebastian wouldn’t want him, Lewis wouldn’t want him,” insisted Ecclestone.

In October last year, Verstappen inked a three year deal with Red Bull that will keep him with the team until the end of 2020.