Ex-F1 team manager Peter Windsor has slammed Mercedes for their lack of faith in 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton, criticising Toto Wolff’s decision to replace 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell.

After five years with Mercedes, Bottas was dropped for the 2022 F1 season as Russell earned a promotion w🃏ith Williams.

The Hamilton-Bottas partnership remained unbeaten in the 🔥F1 constructors’ championship, with the British driver winning four drivers’ titles during that period.

However, with Hamilton ageing, and Bottas struggling tꦓo produce his best results consistently, Russell was given the call-ඣup for 2022.

Windsor, who was team manager for Ferrari and Williams, was asked about Wolff’s comm♏ents in reference to Hamilton leavi꧟ng the team that “everyone has a shelf life”.

Windsor feels Wolff was preparing to replace Ham൲ilton as soon as Russell was promoted to Merc💟edes.

“The minute he sacked the driver that he had been backing and managing, Valtteri Bott🌸as, and replace him with George Russell, wasn’t that🍃 Toto then saying ‘well we don’t think Lewis has much more in him,” .

“We’ve got to have a much quicker driver than Valtteri. He’s going to take over from Lewis’. That happened in 2022. I don’t think we should be shocked that he’s trying to 🦄put words to pictures now.

“We know thaꦿt. Even though he supported Valtteri all these years, he was out and that was it. No more support.”

Windsor believes Hamilton’s Mercedes career “was all over” once Russell ♊joined the team, reiterating his view that Bottas should have stayed for 2022.

“For me, they shouldn’t have got rid of Valtteri,” he added. “They should have kept Lewis. If you’re going to hav🌌e Lewis, you’re going to believe in him or you don't. They should have kept Lewis with Valtteri.

“The minute they put George there it was all over as I said at the time. It isꦡ.

“As far a🐻s Lewis’ c🌊areer was concerned, it was all over as I predicted at the end of 2022.”