Sauber's talks with Mercedes regarding a potential seat for Pascal Wehrlein have been put on hold while the German car manufacturer weighs up whether or not the German should join its works team next year. Wehrlein has been eyeing a step up the grid for 2017 and, with Force India having opted for Esteban Ocon instead, one possibility was for him to join Sauber. Mercedes had opened discussions with the Swiss team's chiefs regarding a deal to place him there for 2017, but speaking on Tuesday, the German car manufacturer's motorsport boss Toto Wolff admitted that the talks have had to stop for now. Wehrlein is now the front-runner to make the step up to the Mercedes works teams in the wake of...
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