#... I'm pretty sure that's all the drivers that have been under the Mercedes umbrella whether the actual team or the driver academy
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Most people: *celebrating Merc Mick*
Me, thinking of Mercedes' track record of actually getting driver's an F1 seat:
#f1#formula 1#formula one#mick schumacher#i hope it works out and he's back on the grid in 2024 but like merc doesn't have a good track record#like Nico Michael + Lewis were all established drivers when they joined#Valtteri had a few years with Williams under his belt before he moved#by most accounts George would've had another year at Williams if their first choices had accepted the merc seat#because he allegedly wasn't the first or even second choice#Esteban had to take a year out because he lost his seat until the Renault seat opened up#... I'm pretty sure that's all the drivers that have been under the Mercedes umbrella whether the actual team or the driver academy#& we saw Nyck nearly every race weekend in the merc garage so often for years it was almost a running joke#1 race weekend & a conversation was apparently all it took for him to get a seat with alpha tauri#merc hasn't really brought any drivers onto the grid other than George and Esteban#i would consider them both the exception rather than the rule especially Esteban#because his already established connections to Renault assisted him with getting the seat more than I would say his work with Merc did#& i believe merc used talks with Esteban & Daniel as potential threats to Valtteri's seat in order to motivate Valtteri to sign#rather than seriously considering either of them because resigning Valtteri had been their goal until 2021#which was when Valtteri made the decision to leave the team as he wanted more stability than a year by year contract#there's always BTS manoeuvring & politics at play with any f1 seat#Esteban until the Renault move had been under the merc umbrella with teams using a merc engine#he is still managed by Toto#i believe he's one of the few drivers who are & the only one on the grid which is why he's the exception not the rule#Merc has about a good track record with young drivers as Ferrari or McLaren do#spoiler alert; Charles & Lando are the exceptions not the rules#oh god mick i love ya i hope this move works out and we'll see you on the grid in 2024#say what you want about red bull but a solid chunk of the grid has connections there for a reason
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