Mercedes may have been left surprised by Lewis Hamilton’s departure at the start of the year, but they’ve already narrowed down their shortlist of replacements. When the news broke, a lot of drivers would have suddenly been contacting their management to see if they could put themselves in the frame to sign for Mercedes. Journalist Mark Hughes was speaking on The Race Podcast about one driver who may have believed he was in Toto Wolff’s thinking. Mercedes aren’t the power that they used to be a few years ago, which has played a key part in Lewis Hamilton’s thinking about his future. George Rus…
