Mercedes to change Lewis Hamilton replacement plan as “insurance policy” no longer in F1

Mercedes realize they have Lewis Hamilton secured for a couple of years however past that there is inquiries over who could supplant him with a past hold driver presently not a choice

Mercedes should source another substitution for Lewis Hamilton, with the man tipped to step into his point of view as of now not in Equation 1.

The seven-time title holder has committed his future to the Silver Bolts for a further two years, yet past that his time in the game remaining parts muddled. Since Hamilton joined the German company in 2013, they have had a stable driver lineup.

It has implied they haven’t been compelled to continually scan the market for new drivers and they had Nyck De Vries on their books following his Recipe 2 title in 2019. The Dutchman wound up hustling for Mercedes in Recipe E, coming out on top for a championship, and was frequently seen close by Toto Wolff at races.

He was tipped for a potential race seat, however he was given up by AlphaTauri last season subsequent to disappointing and has since gotten back to Recipe E with Mahindra. That implies he is as of now not set up to supplant Hamilton should the Brit choose to leave the game.

Rally driver Tom Coronel recently told RacingNews365: ” Nyck de Vries will get the seat if Lewis Hamilton pulls out of the race. Why do you ask? As I’ve been saying for a year, Nyck is Toto Wolff’s insurance contract.

“Obviously, he has proactively experienced it once with Rosberg. I would rather not say he ‘utilizes’ Nyck, however that is the reason he keeps him near him. This is a kid who is doing all that he ought to have done. He has come out on top for every one of the titles he ought to have won.”

Coronel later added: ” Nyck never lacked anything in comparison to the other drivers, as evidenced by his track record and current activities. That’s exactly what you get. George Russell, who took Williams’ place on the team, has been there for two years. He’s the main driver to come out on top in a race since joining the Silver Bolts and has been tipped as a future title holder subsequent to dazzling.

Esteban Ocon, another man already on Mercedes’ books, has now left and is carrying out his specialty somewhere else on the framework with High. De Vries’ teammate in Formula E, Stoffel Vandoorne, was another reserve driver who left to work for Aston Martin in the same capacity.