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Carlos Sainz's Dad Believes Mercedes Made a Mistake With Lewis Hamilton Replacement

Former Formula 1 driver Marc Surer has disclosed insights from conversations with Carlos Sainz Sr. regarding his son's recent move to Williams for the 2025 season. Surer revealed that Sainz Sr. found Mercedes' decision to promote their junior driver, Kimi Antonelli, directly to a race seat as 'not logical.' Traditionally, Mercedes has placed emerging talents in partner teams, as exemplified by George Russell's tenure at Williams before his elevation to the main team. Surer commented, 'At Mercedes, why take the risk now with the very young one when you would have had the chance to place him at Williams like you did with Russell? I agree with Carlos’ father – that’s not logical.'...
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