News Details
Wolff: We would not talk to Fernando while negotiating with Lewis
Mercedes motorsport chief Toto Wolff has played down reports Fernando Alonso almost replaced reigning champion Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes last year. Alonso had made the claims on Spanish radio, revealing talks took place when he was still a Ferrari driver about trading places with Mercedes' British star, 'It was tried. Yes, yes, there was this offer.' Wolff, the Mercedes team boss, played down Alonso's claims, 'We should be careful what is said in the media.' 'There was some interest expressed but we were in negotiation with Lewis at the time. What I said to Fernando was that while we were negotiating with Lewis, we wouldn't talk to anyone else. And we stuck to that commitment,' Wolff...
Full Story »
Full Story »
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Mercedes plays down Alonso driver swap claims
Toto Wolff has played down reports Fernando Alonso almost replaced...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com
Ferrari fastest in F1 pre-season testing; Mercedes...
The first pre-season testing in Formula One ended on Thursday with...
10y ago from F1Pulse.com
Alonso: I tried to swap Ferrari for Mercedes with...
Fernando Alonso says he almost switched to Mercedes at the start of last...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Mercedes: Nothing is won yet
Mercedes insists that rival Formula 1 teams are getting ahead of...
10y ago from Motorsport.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Johann Zarco says “I didn’t want to break the...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
How MotoGP teams and riders are organising themselves...
No description available...
6h ago from Motorsport.com
Ai Ogura on brush with Marco Bezzecchi: "It was...
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez not celebrating MotoGP title yet: "I...
No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
'There’s more to come' as IndyCar and NASCAR leaders...
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
Scott McLaughlin: IndyCar has ‘incredible'...
Scott McLaughlin started racing in the NTT IndyCar Series in 2021, coming...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Pato O'Ward questions promoters in Mexico after...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
How Spanish engineering and Álex Palou brought...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Dakar announces Portugal and Morocco as 2027 host...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Rally US reveals further details ahead of WRC 2027...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Dakar Rally moves 2027 event out of Saudi Arabia; new...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal have everything they need to repeat as Premier...
day’s win at Liverpool showed the Gunners are deeper, more experienced,...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com
‘We had to dig in’: Arsenal’s Anfield win was...
t;li>Midfielder praises his side’s grit and determinationSzoboszlai...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com
Dominik Szoboszlai hits out at controversial decision...
Dominik Szoboszlai has suggested Liverpool's players may have to start...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal forward Noni Madueke gives 4-word response...
Arsenal forward Noni Madueke gave a four-word answer when asked whether he...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Verstappen intervenes with Antonelli in F1 cooldown room...
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton shared their... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com
Leclerc fires back after Hamilton's Ferrari criticism
Charles Leclerc has defended his opening-lap... Read More »
7h ago from F1i.com
F1 team boss drops huge hint on 2027 driver lineup
Haas F1 team principal Ayao Komatsu has given an... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
