Lewis Hamilton F1 News: Drive to Survive favourite adds NEW name to Mercedes seat speculation

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Drive to Survive favourite adds NEW name to Mercedes seat speculation

Guenther Steiner has offered his take on who he thinks could drive for Mercedes in 2025

Sheona Mountford

Thursday 14 March 2024 11:57

A favourite with Drive to Survive viewers has offered his take on who he thinks should replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025.

Hamilton announced in February that he will drive for Ferrari from next season, shocking the F1 paddock and the world.

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Since then, the driver market speculation has been relentless, with people desperate to discover who will take up the Mercedes vacancy.

Big names such as Alex Albon, Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz and young talent Kimi Andrea Antonelli have all been heavily linked.

Even Max Verstappen has been linked to the seat, with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff stating publicly how keen he is to sign the three-time world champion.

Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain GP paddock 2024

Guenther Steiner gives his pick for Mercedes seat

However, former Haas team principal, Guenther Steiner has now thrown a new name into the mix.

“If I were team boss at Mercedes, I wouldn’t say no to Nico Hülkenberg either,” Steiner said in an interview with RTL/ntv and sport.de.

Haas driver, Nico Hülkenberg, was the best-of-the-rest at the Saudi Arabian GP last weekend, finishing 10th and scoring a single point.

His former boss was full of praise for his performance and Hülkenberg's talents as a driver.

Could Nico Hulkenberg replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes

“When you see what he did again, it was very cool.”

“He was often underestimated and he was usually in the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe he'll be in the right place at the right time."

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