The Silly Season will be quiet this year, and yet at least one big personnel is to clarify: who moves next year next to Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes?
Purely theoretically, George Russell says, that would be a great thing. Everyone wants to drive against the best, and Lewis Hamilton is the best of time, says the young Englishman: You want to see how you strike in the same team. But that's just: all theory.
As Russell said that, he sat in Spa next to Valtteri Bottas, next to the man, who is at the moment and for several years the second Mercedes next to Hamilton. And it was a somewhat difficult situation.
Because pretty much everyone in Formula 1 is now from this change of staff at the silver arrows: Russell pure, Bottas out. In the coming season, the royal class would thus get an exciting generation, Russell, 23, is already considered a kind of crown prince of the 13 year older record world champion.
It is therefore the largest and almost only topic in this year's Silly Season, the time in which transfers is always speculated. Only confirmed is the change yet, explaining that for weeks also the two drivers. And above all Bottas is not to envy this role.
Valtteri Bottas: Gives Nothing notice
Maybe I know something, maybe either, says the Finn before the Grand Prix of Belgium (Sunday, 15.00 clock): Anyway, there is nothing to tell. The relationship with Russell is well, despite everything, Thank you for demand, says Botta's short, while its designated successor is only two arm lengths away.
So if this change is soon confirmed, it will not be a surprise anymore. Because Mercedes has good reasons for this train. Russell has been one of the production cabinet of the series world champion for a while, shows in the inferior Williams race for race his huge talent. And when he ended up for the sick Hamilton last year, he would probably have won the same if the boxing crew did not have a mistake of tire change.
Who has such an in-house stable, should not park him for years in the back field. Especially since Mercedes will eventually need a strong successor to Hamilton, the Englishman has finally renewed his contract until 2023.
In view of this huge personnel at the team dominating since 2014, all other speculation in the background, but there are few this year anyway. From a German point of view, especially the future of Mick Schumacher is interesting. The rookie denies his first season in Haas, in a car that is only possible behind.
The 22-year-old, funded by Ferrari, would probably like to change to Alfa Romeo, also a customer team of Scuderia. Currently, another year in Haas seems realistic.
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