The Ferrari driver was unsure whether his body could handle the rigours of the high-speed Albert Park Circuit when he got into the car for practice on Friday.
Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin revealed how testing with the W15 setup throughout practice failed to yield substantial results.
Wolff was questioned at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend if it would be beneficial to the sport if Verstappen pursued a fresh challenge with another team.
After the end of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Scuderia Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc expressed that it was "impossible" to drive properly at the Sakhir circuit on Saturday.
Verstappen qualified first for the race on Saturday night and maintained his lead throughout the first lap before gradually pulling away from the field to finish 22 seconds ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.
The Laureus is recognised as the Ultimate Global Athletes Award and remains the gold standard for the stars of world sport, who each year hope to see their names added to a list of winners that includes all-time greats.
Max Verstappen and Red Bull made headlines as pre-season testing for 2024 at the Bahrain International Circuit, handily winning both of the early sessions.
The announcement of was Laureus World Sports Awards made on Wednesday by Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida, the Mayor of Madrid, and Isabel Diaz Ayuso, President of the Madrid Region, along with Laureus Academy Members Raul Gonzalez and Alessandro Del Piero, at the Teatro Albeniz in Madrid
Legendary Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is set to leave Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team in 2025 to join Scuderia Ferrari, according to Sky Sports. According to a report from Sky Sports, the British Grand Prix driver will replace Carlos Sainz in Ferrari, whose contract will end in 2025.
Norris came close to achieving McLaren's first Grand Prix victory since 2021 on multiple occasions, finishing in second place six times, while teammate Oscar Piastri won the Qatar Sprint race.