The results of the Mercedes team have been disappointing for several years. Despite this, it did not seem to be a problem for the rest of the team.
Until the news came that Lewis Hamilton will move to Ferrari from 2025. This creates unnecessary haste, says Toto Wolff.
The fact that Lewis Hamilton will drive Ferrari from 2025 is now known. It is not yet known who will replace the seven-time world champion Mercedes.
This is not only a question for the whole world of F1, but also for team boss Toto Wolff himself.
Toto Wolff must find a replacement for Lewis Hamilton. Wolff has already stated several times that he will do so.
I don’t want to rush to decide who will fill Mercedes’ vacancy. What is clear, however, is that many drivers want this seat too much.
Many different names have been mentioned as possible successors to the 39-year-old Briton.
In a media moment in Bahrain with GPblog and others, Wolff reiterates that he is in no rush, but he will add something important. “I’m not quick to judge the drivers. Lewis rushed me.
So I just sit back and assess the market.”One driver in particular linked with the vacant Mercedes seat is F2 rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
His performance so far in Formula 2 has been disappointing. That’s partly because his team’s car is slower than usual this year.
Wolff is also disappointed by this. ”Yes, the Formula 2 championship teams, 17 and 18. They shouldn’t be there at all.
I think you can look at your teammates. It’s one of the comparisons I think we already have with the best riders. But that’s good.
I think, as I have always said, that I am almost guilty of talking to him too much. Let’s see how it goes in the next races.”.