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Wehrlein: Inexperience cost me Mercedes drive
Former Mercedes junior Pascal Wehrlein says he was passed-over for a promotion to the Formula 1 team in 2017 due to a lack of experience, with the job instead going to Valtteri Bottas. Having won the 2015 DTM title as a rookie, Mercedes gave Wehrlein a F1 drive with Manor in 2016, ostensibly to prepare him to eventually replace then-incumbents Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. However when Rosberg shocked the world by retiring immediately after winning the 2016 driver's championship, Mercedes instead opted to go with Williams' Bottas, while Wehrlein was given one more year in the sport with Sauber before the team cut ties with him completely in 2018. Speaking about his time with Mercedes to...
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