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Vasseur: Why wouldn't we have two team leaders?

With Nico Hulkenberg signed by Renault for the next two years, maybe three, the team is now looking to fill the second seat and team chief Frederic Vasseur does not see the harm in having two number one drivers in the team. It is well known that the French outfit are courting Williams driver Valtteri Bottas to partner Hulkenberg, the Finn has yet to announce his plans for next season. Vasseur told L'Equipe, “Why wouldn't we have two team leaders as drivers? At Mercedes, there it works perfectly.' “I don’t like the idea of having a number one driver and another one left in the shadow. Performance comes from emulation.' “Just look at Mercedes: the duel [between Lewis Hamilton and...
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