Lewis Hamilton performed a U-turn on Thursday and said his Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff would be the right man to run Formula 1, days after saying the next person to do the top job should be an outsider. The sport is run by American chairman Chase Carey, representing commercial rights holders Liberty Media, whose future at the helm after 2020 is the subject of paddock speculation. Carey has said nothing about stepping down, while Wolff has tried to distance himself from the chatter by saying he is not contemplating a move from a team chasing a sixth successive constructors’ and drivers’ title double. Five times world champion Hamilton told reporters at last Sunday’s French...
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