Lewis Hamilton has not commented on anything since the last F1 race of the season ended.
Formula the seven-time world champion of the number one Lewis Hamilton has kept the media quiet since the last F1 race of the 2021 season. He also missed the F1 Awards Gala. It can also get him some punishment.
The rumor mill got rounds when the Mercedes team manager Toto Wolff noted that Hamilton may withdraw completely from formula number one after the events in Abu Dhabi. Hamilton finished second in the race and already lost an almost certain championship after the Red Bull Max Verstappen drove the race director to victory Michael Masin after a surprising solution: the safety car was taken off the track, even though some of the cars were not yet in place.
“I really hope Lewis continues to compete because he’s the best F1 driver ever,” Wolff also said. Motorsport by.
However, Hamilton attended Mercedes ’own party last Friday to celebrate the eighth team championship and celebrate Valtteri Bottas goodbye. Hamilton spoke to the staff of the stable, but nothing has been told to the public.
Hamilton has also not updated his Instagram account since December 11th. At that time, time trials were conducted in Abu Dhabi.
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The rumor got rounds when the Mercedes team chief said Hamilton might retreat completely after the events in Abu Dhabi.
What about if Hamilton really stops? Who would replace the British?
Autosport points out that all the top drivers have already signed contracts for next season. Autosport highlights experienced and non-F1 drivers Nico Hulkenbergin, which could compete with even a short contract. Instead, the most experienced drivers of the past season, About Kimi Räikk, hardly even a Mercedes would be able to lure back into its overalls.
Motorsport thinks Mercedes needs an experienced driver, as the second car in the stable is driven by a young person George Russell. So there are two options.
The other is Alpine Esteban Ocon, who was previously a Mercedes test driver and thus knows the stable patterns well. Buying him out of Alpine could be difficult, but Alpine could attract an F2 champion Oscar Piastrin raising to F1. However, Alpine has invested heavily in Ocon.
So the most likely solution would be the person who just said goodbye to Mercedes aka Bottas.
Autosport reminds that Bottas’ experience of a Mercedes stable is superior to other drivers. Although Bottas has a multi-year contract with the Alfa Romeo stable, it could easily be dismantled, as Wolff and the Alfa Romeo team manager Fred Vasseur are good friends.
In addition, Alfa Romeo would have an easy solution to replace Bottas: left without a stable Antonio Giovinazzi. That solution would also please Maranello, Ferrari’s headquarters, with which Italian Giovinazzo has a close relationship and whose engines are used by Alfa Romeo.
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