Bojan Vrbnjak
At the end of this year, the contracts for Hamilton, Bottas in Russella, which means you can Mercedes for the season 2022 renovate the racing lineup - or rebuild. Z new rules the team won’t want a brand new lineup, but is expected to be able to Russell advanced to the Silver Arrows team.
"But for Mercedes, this would be the best way to unite Hamilton and Russell, and in their first season together, Hamilton is given the status of the first racer. They would then be allowed to have the same status, and later for Russell to take on the status of number one racer - if he is of course capable. Then a new racer joins the team, whoever replaces Hamilton, who retires,”Is a colleague from the portal The Race said Gary Anderson. His colleague also joins in.
"The most logical next step for Mercedes would be to plant Russell next to Hamilton for a year. The latter would not take long to reach the required speed. This was shown to us in 2019 by Charles Leclerc at Ferrari, but it is unlikely that any internal tension would get out of control. Russell’s merger with Hamilton would give Mercedes a clear idea of whether the current Williams racer has everything it takes to lead the team to more fame. Then you could decide what kind of teammate they need to find for him when Hamilton decides to retire,”He says Glenn Freeman.
But in these expiring contracts it also hides danger. If Hamilton after the end of the 2021 season decides to leave, Mercedes will remain in the lineup Bottas in Russell, neither of them proved that they can lead the team to the title. Of course he would Max Verstappen then the most suitable candidate, but what if he is not available? “An interesting question is what would happen in the scenario when Hamilton quits and Verstappen is definitely not available. Then the Russell-Bottas combination would be left to the Mercedes team to choose, or they would look for a replacement for the Finn. This is a scenario that Mercedes will not want to face with the important 2022 season,”He concluded Edd Straw.
