Formula 1: Toto Wolff says Sergio Perez will not replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes: The team principal of Mercedes, Toto Wolff has revealed that Red Bull’s Sergio Perez will not replace the seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton at Silver Arrows. Meanwhile, Wolff said he ‘never talked’ to Perez or any other driver for the Brits’ replacement. Follow Formula 1 & Belgian GP LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
As the teams and drivers are enjoying the summer break, Wolff spoke to Motorsport.com Italy, “It’s complete b******. I’ve never called Sergio, he’s a good guy and I respect him, but I’ve never talked to him and haven’t been in contact with any other rider.”
“Lewis and I, even in the face of a less encouraging scenario like the start of this season, we are always aligned in wanting to try to improve things and in wanting to be together next year. And for a couple of months we have been telling each other that we could go on, maybe five or 10 years, right? So none of this is true,” Wolff added.
The Austrian said the pair had a word about Hamilton’s F1 future and even said the Briton could go on for as long as 10 years. Wolff made the evaluation after he found out if the reports that Mercedes were looking for a replacement for Hamilton toward the start of the F1 2022 season.
Meanwhile, many pundits asserted that Hamilton could leave F1 after Mercedes became uncompetitive toward the start of the current campaign. However, Hamilton slammed the rumours and said he is 100% committed to Mercedes as quitting is not in his DNA.
Wolff has likewise proposed he had conversed with Hamilton about his F1 future and recommended he could come out on top for additional championships with the Silver Arrows.
“Of course, he would have been the only [driver] to hold this record, but I think he can be equally proud of having seven titles like Michael [Schumacher], I think this milestone is also very historic and important. But the goal is to get back to having the right performance soon, and if we return to providing Lewis with a good car, why just think of eight world titles? Why not ten?”,” Wolff concluded.
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