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Mercedes are "half way to signing" Max Verstappen for the 2019 season, according to former motor racing correspondent for The Times , Kevin Eason.

The German outfit have won three consecutive Constructors' Championships.

Eason added that Verstappen's current employers, Red Bull Racing, "need a winning car damn quick鈥� to keep their Dutch driver.

Verstappen, 20, became Formula 1's youngest race winner with victory in Spain last season.

And speaking of Verstappen's win in Malaysia last weekend, Eason said; "with every lap that passed I could see his price going up".

This clip is from 5 live Sport on Wednesday 4 October 2017.