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It has been more than a week since the Formula 1 was shaken by the departure from the team Mercedes of the british pilot Lewis Hamiltonwho signed for Ferrari to be a driver for the ‘Scudería’ from 2025.
The seven-time world champion will leave an important gap in the German squad, which is already analyzing who will be George Russell starting next season.
“I don’t know if we will opt for an experienced pilot or a young one,” was the only thing he commented. This is Wolffcurrent executive director of team F1 Mercedes.
But although the German team has tried to be cautious with the Hamilton issue, considering that this season the Briton will continue in their ranks, The “thirst for revenge” within the German team is an open secret.
This is revealed by Marca, where they stated that Wolff will carefully choose Lewis’ successor to give the Briton more of a headache when he wears the red Ferrari uniform.
And the one who is emerging as a favorite for the Austrian leader and former driver, It is the Spanish Fernando Alonsocurrently at Aston Martin.
The Asturian, although he is calm in the British Formula 1 team, has not renewed and his signing for more seasons with his current team will depend a lot on the results of 2024.
In this scenario, from the aforementioned media they assure that “although there is a relationship that has never been good between Alonso and Toto Wolff, If the offer from Mercedes arrived, it is very likely that the Spaniard would say yes.”.
On the other hand, they highlight Fernando’s good relationship with George Russell, with whom he even celebrated last Christmas.
For now, Fernando Alonso is expected to be the protagonist of the presentation of the new Aston Martin vehicle, a ceremony that will take place this Monday.
Fernando Alonso with the colors of Aston Martin.
