The British Lewis Hamilton He caused an earthquake when he announced that this year he would end his relationship with Mercedes, with an agreement to race with Ferrari in the 2025 Formula One World Championship.
All this, along with the future of Spanish Fernando Alonso to be decided within F1 in general and Aston Martin in particular, as well as in Carlos Sainz looking for another team, once Hamilton took his place.
Toto Wolff, The head of the Mercedes team, has ensured that Hamilton’s replacement, the Briton’s new teammate George Russell, will not be known any time soon. During the Japanese GP, he indicated that “we want to continue talking about it and keep the options open, but at this stage it’s too early to commit to a driver.”
“It’s not something we plan to do in the coming weeks. The driver market is very dynamic. Some of the best drivers are about to sign for other teams,” he said.
The jewel in the crown is the world champion, the Dutchman Max Verstappenbut its union with Red Bull seems strong. Carlos SainzFernando Alonso…
Toto Wolff He’s not even ruling out the return of a veteran like German Sebastian Vettel36 years old and officially retired from F1 in 2022, because a driver like him “can never be fired,” he means.
And it went to the other side of the scale, to the Italian youth Andrea Kimi Antonelli, at 17 years old fighting in F2. This will soon be tested in the F1 free sessions. “He is our young hope for a long time and we are eager to see what he can do in a Formula 1 car,” Wolff warned, although Mercedes’ request refers to a more proven asset, without the danger. But with F1 ‘Circus’ you never know.
Source: La Verdad
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