It's yesterday Mercedes at the race car presentation W12 also confirmed that they will Stoffel vandoorne in Nyck de Vries official reserve racer of the silver arrow team.
But if there is a case that one of both regular racers he will not be able to compete this season, probably none of the aforementioned duo will be sitting in the empty cockpit of the car, but Nico Hulkenberg. "We all know what he's capable of,He said Toto wolff in an interview with Sky. “Nico is a top racer who by no means got that last chance to race with a top team, although in my opinion in the best Formula 1 race cars he would certainly convince,”So the Austrian Fr. Hülkenberg. "Having such a resource on the team is, of course, very interesting. We're not averse here either,He admits Wolff and answers the specific sub-question of when the decision should be made: “The question is not by when the decision will be made, but when it will be published."
Back in mid-February, rumors surfaced that he could Hulkenberg became the team’s reserve racer Aston Martin, where they will race Sebastian Vettel in Lance stroll. Contract with Mercedes but it would not stand in his way here. Because in a British sports car manufacturer, they are like shareholder involved both concern Daimler as well as Toto wolff. And for Mercedes to reject Aston Martin’s request to use the services in case of need Hulkenberg, this is unbelievable. Earlier, an agreement could be reached to be a team Mercedes in Aston Martin the popular Hulk share.