Toto Wolff has shared his strategy on how 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes will select 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s replacement.

Hamilton will go to Ferrari in 2025 meaning Wolf♎꧂f must make the colossal call of how to replace a seven-time F1 champion.

The decision is also holding up the entire 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2025 F1 driver line-up, with market decisions pending while arguably the most coveted seat is decided🌳.

Carlos Sainz, who is a free agent because H꧅amilton will take his Fer𝄹rari drive next year, is an obvious candidate.

But Mercedes have opted not to snap him up, even if that risks Sainz going elsewhere, because they want to bide their time. Audi (Sauber until 2026) are an option on thꦯe table for Sainz.

“I think Carlos has his place in Formula 1,” Wolff said aft🌟er the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.

“He is 🥀a Ferrari rac💞e winner in the last two years, and someone with huge experience.

“I’m prepared to compromise in certain decisions, and to wait how the situation ends up over the summer and into autumn⭕.

“In George Russell we have a great driver th🌠at is with us, and is fanta✱stic.

“And then let’s see who is going to𝓡 be his teammate. But we don’t need to tak♛e this decision now.”

Mercedes’ choice👍 to delay committing to a certain driver could be because they are waiting for Max Verstappen to clar🥂ify whether there is any unrest at Red Bull that could cause him to seek an exit.

But the likelihood of Verstappen leaving Red Bull, where he is on course for a fourth F1 title t♐his season, in 2025 seems remote at this stage.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has the backing of Hamilto🍷n to be Mercedes’ new driver.

The teenager is driving in Formula 2 this year, but has been thrust into several tests of Mercedes💃 F1 cars to asse𒅌ss his speed.

Wolff said about Ant🎃onelli: “We are hyping that𒅌 young man for a long time now.

“He will be v🃏ery good and a great driver one day in⛎ F1, but he’s 17.

“Fourteen months ago he drove an F4 car.

“And there’s so much e♌xpectation in Italy. We are a little bit guilty also of that.

“I thin♊k we s𒈔hould let him do his F2 thing, and deliver results, and not be too carried away with what could be or should be.

“Look at George - he won F2 in his rookie year. At the same tim൲e, Kimi has delivered in those junior series and is in F2 now so we’ll see.

“He’s ❀going to be in F1 one day. But let’s not rush it.”

Should Mercedes wait too long to acquire Sainz, be unable to extract Verstappen from ✱Red Bull, then deciꦓde that Antonelli will not be ready for F1 in 2025, it leaves them with a headache.

They could, at that stage, opt for a st🌸op-gap solution f🎃or a year.

Several drivಞers on the F1 grid have an expiring contract this season and could be attainable including Esteban Ocon, the Mercedes junior driver now⛦ with Alpine, or Valtteri Bottas, who teamed with Hamilton previously under Wolff’s leadership.