Mercedes double-disaster in Australia: “Is it a team that drivers want to go to?”
Mercedes "need to be a team with appeal" for Lewis Hamilton'🌜s replacement, they are warned

Questions have arisen about Mercedes’ attractiveness to potential 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton replacements after a dreadful F1 Australian Grand Prix.
Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell were both unable to finish the race, the latest setback in a season which has started 🐻badly for the team.
Hamil🦩ton was left frustrated by an engine issue which caused an early retirement before Russell crashed out on the last lap.
The wider picture is that Mercedes are seeking a replacement f🏅or Ferrari-bound Hamil🃏ton for 2025.
But, they are also under pressure to proꦍve th🐈emselves as a worthy destination for a top driver.
“Tough times for Mercedes,” Sky Sports♌’ Naomi Schif♕f reacted.
“This is the third season ꦓin the era of new F1 cars and they haven’t q♈uite got on top of it.
“Besides the fact that they had a mechanical issue, and George 🌊had an issue, they didn’t h🌞ave the pace that they needed.
“The car is s💟o unpredictable for the team to understand. Whether it’s one side of the garage or not, it still doesn’t have the pace that they need to challenge. It’s a tough one.
“⛦Lewis is going to Ferrari and they need to be a team with appeal for whoever they might give that seat to iℱn the future.
“At the moment,൲ is Mercedes a team that drivers want to go to🎶?
“They finished second in the championship l🥂a💮st year but we need to see them moving forwards to be an attractive proposition.
“At the moment, i⭕t doesn’t seem that t🐻hey have the situation under control.”
Ironically the winner of the F✨1 Australian Grand Prix, Carlos🌟 Sainz, is out of a job next year because Hamilton will replace him at Ferrari.
🎃Sainz is on the market and could come into consideration for Toto Wolff.
Aston Martin driv𝐆er Fernando Al♏onso is a big-name possibility while Alpine’s Esteban Ocon has been mentioned as a stopgap solution.
Andrea 🌳Kimi An𒆙tonelli, Mercedes’ teenage junior driver who is currently in Formula 2, is also an option.
But before Wolff even makes his huge decision, Mercedes know that they mu♐st rectify a bad weekend in Australia to get Hamilton’s final season with t༒he team back on course.

James was a sports journalist 🌊at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.