Hamilton confirmed ahead of the F1 2024 campaign that this would be his final season as a Mercedes driver.
Verstappen secured the lead and went on to win the Canadian Grand Prix.
Marko and team boss Christian Horner now have to decide if keeping Ricciardo is worth losing Lawson.
the Chinese racer suffering a snap through Turn 5 and whacking the wall on his left.
with the Dane looking to reduce that gap and overturn it with both drivers out of contract at the end of the year.