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Vettel an 'outsider' for Mercedes seat - Wolff

Jun.4 Sebastian Vettel is only an "outsider candidate" for a Mercedes race seat in 2021. That is the news from team boss Toto Wolff, who said he will not join Ferrari and McLaren in announcing Mercedes' 2021 lineup so far ahead of time. "I don't want to pull the corset too tight in terms of timing," he told German media, "but we want to start the season first and let both drivers race freely. "We also want to see how George (Russell) goes. We want to make this decision during the course of the summer," added Wolff. Wolff has paid lip service to the notion of signing 2021 Ferrari refugee Vettel, but the German's chances actually do not appear to be high....
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