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Originally Posted by rcracin
It’s a business. Merc needs a good enough driver. Not a driver to challenge an almost guaranteed winner.
I would really like to see Russell in a Merc though. Poor guy’s talent is being wasted.
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It's an entertainment business. Russell would be great, give him a shot. Merc is all but guaranteed constructors' championship through '21. Why not up the interest and viewership with teammate vs. teammate racing? As a brand/marketing exercise, how is this not preferable? My 12 year old can't be the only one finding it unwatchable. HAM vs. BOT does more for Merc than (hypothetically) HAM vs. VER, ALO, etc.? Can't be.
'21 will be
5 years of watching Hamilton unchallenged by the same teammate. I mean, come on...
This is the most popular F1 YouTube video involving "Hamilton." You can probably guess the 2nd most popular, it's not him toying with Bottas just out of DRS range race after race.