News Details

Mercedes: We are trying to identify the next Lewis Hamilton

Although Mercedes chief Toto Wolff believes it is a no-brainer that Lewis Hamilton continues with the team for the foreseeable future, at the same time he is covering his bases by supporting talent through the team's junior driver development programme that has uncovered the likes of Esteban Ocon and Pascal Wehrlein. Wolff revealed in his season preview, 'We are trying to keep our eyes open to identify the next Lewis Hamilton for in five, six or seven years when Lewis eventually decides he has had enough of Formula 1. We are approaching this with a completely open mindset.' 'We are even looking at karting. We are supporting a young Italian boy who is barely 12 years old. We enjoy doing...
Full Story »
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Mercedes: New Lewis Hamilton contract 'a matter of...

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff believes securing Lewis Hamilton’s...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Ferrucci, Maini in talks with Haas over 2018 F1 role

Haas is in talks with Santino Ferrucci and Arjun Maini regarding a...
7y ago from Motorsport.com

‘Alonso and Hamilton will battle again'

Zak Brown 'can't wait' to see Fernando Alonso take on Lewis Hamilton out...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

‘Alonso and Hamilton will battle again in 2018'

Zak Brown 'can't wait' to see Fernando Alonso take on Lewis Hamilton out...
8y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Fabio Quartararo denies signing 2027 Honda MotoGP...

Fabio Quartararo has admitted he is in talks with Honda for a 2027 MotoGP...

Toprak Razgatlioglu explains his adaptation to MotoGP...

Toprak Razgatlioglu reveals his initial thoughts on adapting to Michelin...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal, Man City & Chelsea to enter summer...

Sandro Tonali is once again emerging as a major talking point ahead of the...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Not Saliba: Real Madrid eyeing ambitous move for...

Real Madrid are once again casting a close eye over the Premier League’s...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

‘One to watch' – Arsenal given hope of...

Arsenal’s transfer strategy has been forced into an unexpected turn...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.