Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes were right not to chase Fernando Alonso for the second Mercedes seat, as pairing the Spaniard with Lewis Hamilton would have led to 'fireworks' and that wouldn't work for Mercedes. Rosberg's late decision to retire left Mercedes in a hurry to find a suitable replacement, with the team eventually settling on Valtteri Bottas – as the majority of the grid is tied up in long-term contracts. That includes McLaren's Alonso, who Rosberg says from a fans perspective would have been an ideal replacement, but looking at it from the teams perspective, 'it wouldn't work'. 'I'm now a fan, and on that side of the fence, it's very...
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