Mercedes in “no hurry” to pick Lewis Hamilton replacement as Max Verstappen rumours intensify
Mercedes boss 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5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton next year, amid rumours linking 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen to the team.
Hamilton shocked the F1 world last month by activating a break clause ಞin his current Mercedes contract, enabling him to join Ferrari on a multi-year deal from 2025.
The seven-time world champion’s blockbuster move has left an unexpecte🌊d vacancy alongside George Russell, but Wolffꩲ says he will not be rushed into deciding which driver will get the seat.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso and168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Alex Albon have all been linked to Mercedes since ꦡHamilto🌄n’s announcement, while Mercedes wonder kid Andrea Kimi Antonelli could be an option.
But the Mercedes junior’s ro💦okie F2 season got off to a difficult start in 𝔍Bahrain as Prema struggled.
"A championship-winning team 17th and 18th, in F2, that's not at all where they should be,” Wolff said when asked ab🍌out Antonelli’s start to life in F2.
"I think you can look at him against the team-mate, that is one of the comparisons, and I🧔 think Oliver Bearman is a top driver
"But I think, like I always said, I'm almost guilty of🌠 talking too much. We will see how t⛦he 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 and evaluate the market.”
Jos Verstappen’s falling out with Red Bull team principal Christian Ho𒆙rner has fuelled speculation that his son, reigning world champion Max, could be the target of an approach from Mercedes🦂.
Verstappen Sr was s𝕴een deep in conversation with Wolff in the Bahrain paddock during the weekend and is rumoured to have met the Mercedes boss for dinner on Friday night.
When pressed about wh♎ether Verstappen coul🧜d 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 quickest car. That is fundamentally wh༺at it's all about.
"At the moment the Red Bull is the quickest car, so that will obvဣiously be the priority."
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