No press conference after presentation of the new Mercedes W15 for the 2024 F1 season, unlike other years. They know at Mercedes that the bulk of the questions have gone to the team’s need to find a replacement for Lewis Hamilton for 2025 and his departure. Ferrari next year. He insisted on talking about it. Toto Wolff in a subsequent statement released by the team. They sound like Lewis’ place Fernando Alonsoas the only world champion available on the grid (his contract with Aston Martin expires at the end of this year), Carlos Sainz and other drivers of lower weight but great performance and future like Alex Albon or Esteban Ocon (whose representative is Toto Wolff).
“This is an exciting opportunity for the next few years. We have the opportunity to set the future direction and stability of our driver line-up for the next F1 season. That will be important for the team to continue moving forward, and we’re going to take the time to do it right”Toto Wolff said in a statement, making it clear that they are in no rush to decide on a candidate and want to study all their options carefully.
The decision you must make Toto Wolff It is not simple. You can choose to give leadership George Russell with another driver, or go for a champion like Fernando Alonso, who will be a big hit in the media and for company shares. Even the young star of Mercedes, Andrea Kimi Antonelli but this year he debuted at the age of 17 in F2 and should still be very green for that challenge. Strategically, the selection is key, as it represents the basis of the team for the new era that will start in 2026, and the 2025 drivers will be key in their indications for the creation of the car under the new regulations to be released in 2026.
He doesn’t believe it will affect Mercedes in 2024
“We know that our partnership with Lewis will end one day. We thought maybe at the end of 2025, so we were surprised by the timing, but I respect the decision he made, nothing has changed for us this year. Our approach remains the same. We have two great drivers. At George, we have fast, talented and smart drivers behind the wheel. A strong foundation for the future,” argued the Austrian.
“In Lewis, we have a motivated multiple world champion, and we want his last year with us to be as successful as possible”he continued.
“Both drivers have gone through the same important learnings and lessons as the team in previous years. They both know what they have to do and that is very positive for us,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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