Lewis Hamilton in danger as questions raised over future of Mercedes F1 “dream team”
Since the departure of technical director Mike Elliott, who was one of the main lieutenants of Toto Wolffand#039, Sky Sports reporters Ted Kravitz presented questions about Mercedesand#039. the future
Mercedes faces a big challenge ahead with another key member of the management andquot;dream team andquot; to the left
That’s what veteran Formula 1 pit lane reporter Ted Kravitz thinks. He reflected on the future of the Mercedes team on Sky Sports’ Notebook program Tedand #039; at the Brazilian GP last weekend.
Before the São Paulo race, it was announced that Mike Elliott was leaving after 11 years with Mercedes. It comes just over six months after James Allison took over as technical director, amid a team and relative competitiveness over the past two seasons. After reflecting on this development, Kravitz questioned what effect it might have on the future leadership of the team. It will be the first race since their technical director Mike Elliott, who was instrumental in their success, left despite leading the engineering team that got the last two cars so wrong. andquot; he said.
andquot;I wonder if the Mercedes dream team is now undergoing a major transformation so that it can quickly recover and become that dream team again? James Allison is still there, Toto Wolff is still there, Andrew Shovlin is still there, but there have been major departures – Andy Cowell, James Vowles, [Aldo Costa] the Italian engineer.
And I’m just wondering how all dream teams change, if there’s a change in this team and if they go through some change and if that dream team ethic and quality can be maintained. next year? Lewis Hamilton believes they can, so I think we have to believe they can too, but that’s a challenge ahead.andquot;
Reacting to the departure of Elliottand#039, both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell rejected claims that he paid the price for Mercedesand#039. in the struggle for the past two years. andquot;We must remember that nothing is about one person. We do everything as a team, andquot; said the seven-time world champion.
andquot;I wonder if the Mercedes dream team is now undergoing a major transformation so that it can quickly recover and become that dream team again? James Allison is still there, Toto Wolff is still there, Andrew Shovlin is still there, but there have been major departures – Andy Cowell, James Vowles, [Aldo Costa] the Italian engineer. And I’m just wondering how all dream teams change, if there’s a change in this team and if they go through some change and if that dream team ethic and quality can be maintained. next year? Lewis Hamilton believes they can, so I think we have to believe they can too, but that’s a challenge ahead.andquot;
Reacting to the departure of Elliottand#039, both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell rejected claims that he paid the price for Mercedesand#039. in the struggle for the past two years. andquot;We must remember that nothing is about one person. We do everything as a team, andquot; said the seven-time world champion.