McLaren boss Zak Brown has clarified his recent controversial comments about Mercedes' 2022 driver line-up, insisting his words merely reflected his opinion and were not a prediction. Ahead of the opening round of the 2021 F1 season in Bahrain, Brown chimed in on the speculation surrounding Mercedes' line-up for next year in light of the fact that both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas' contract with the Brackley squad expire at the end of this season. Brown made the bold claim - which he labeled as an "obvious conclusion" - that Hamilton would retire while Mercedes would not renew Bottas' deal, and that the German outfit would entrust its cars to Max Verstappen and to George...
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