Mercedes in “no hurry” to pick Lewis Hamilton replacement as Max Verstappen rumours intensify
Mercedes b💧oss Toto Wolff insists he is in 🌱no rush to decide on Lewis Hamilton's replacement for F1 2025.
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff insists he is in “no hurry” to take a decision on who will replace 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton next year, amid rumours linking 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen to the team.
Hamilton shocked the F1 world last month by activating a break clause in his currꦫent Mercedes contract, enabling him to join Ferrari on a multi-year deal from 2025.
The seven-time world champion’s blo♛ckbuster 🌼move has left an unexpected vacancy alongside George Russell, but Wolff says he will not be rushed into deciding which driver will get the seat.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso and168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Alex Albon hav🌺e all been linked to Mercedes since Hamilton’s announcement, while Mercedes wonder kid Andrea Kimi Antonelli could be an option.
But the M💮ercedes junior’s rookie F2 season got off to a difficult start in Bahrain as Prema struggled.
"A championship-winning team 17th and 18th, in F2, that's not at all where they should be,” Wolff s🧜aid when asked about Antonelli’s start to life in F2.
"I think you can look at him again🐭st the team-mate, that is one of the ♏comparisons, and I think Oliver Bearman is a top driver
"But I think, like I al𓆏ways said, I'm almost guilty of talking t🍒oo much. We will see how the next few races pan out.
"I'm in no hurry for us to take a decision on drivers. I've been rushed in a hurry by Lewis. So, this time around I'm going to take it easy a🌳nd evaluate the market.”
Jos Verstappe༒n’s falling out with Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has fuelled speculation that his son, reigning world champion Max, could be the target of an approach from Mercedes.
Verstappen Sr was seen deep in conversation with Wolff in the Bahrai💜n paddock during✃ the weekend and is rumoured to have met the Mercedes boss for dinner on Friday night.
When pressed about whether Verstappen𒐪♈ could join Mercedes, Wolff was quoted by F1-Insider as saying: “Everything is possible”.
During his English media session after Saturday’s race in Bahrain, Wolff said: "I think the driver will always choose the quickeꦦst car. That is fundamentally what it's all about.
"At the moment t🍌he Red Bull is the quickest car, so that will obviously be the priority."
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