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Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes career almost wasn’t an option in 2013
Former CEO of Mercedes Nick Fry has revealed that the team weren’t convinced about taking on Lewis Hamilton from McLaren, opting to look at other drivers initially to drive alongside Nico Rosberg for the 2013 season. Mercedes returned to the Formula 1 grid in 2010 after taking over the Brawn GP team, putting Rosberg and seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher in their seats. Schumacher retired again from F1 in 2012 and the Silver Arrows were in need of a replacement, but Hamilton was not the main option at first with Mercedes profiling other drivers instead. Fry said in his book Survive. Drive. Win.: “In the first instance, I was unable to convince Mercedes of...
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