Who will replace Nico Rosberg at Mercedes?
All the big names, apart from world champion Rosberg’s team mate Lewis Hamilton, are signed up for rival outfits
London — Nico Rosberg’s shock retirement has given champions Mercedes a headache as they seek to fill Formula One’s most desirable drive. All the big names, apart from world champion Rosberg’s team mate Lewis Hamilton, are signed up for rival outfits who will be reluctant to let them go so late in the day. Red Bull have Australian Daniel Ricciardo and 19-year-old Dutch sensation Max Verstappen, the only drivers other than the Mercedes pair to win this season, tied up in contractual red tape for years to come. Both are hot properties that former champions Red Bull will not countenance losing. Four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel and 2007 winner Kimi Raikkonen are contracted to Ferrari while double world champion Fernando Alonso is tied to McLaren for 2017. Just how watertight Alonso’s contract is, and what escape clauses there may be, remains to be seen however and he has been chafing to get back in a winning car since he left Ferrari for underperforming McLaren. Formula One’s ...
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