Mercedes chief disagrees with Vowles' blunt appraisal of Mick Schumacher over the Italian Grand Prix weekend
Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says Williams' James Vowles 'could have done without' his blunt evaluation of Mick Schumacher. Mercedes reserve Schumacher was in the frame to replace ousted Logan Sargeant from this weekend's Italian Grand Prix onwards, as was Red Bull reserve Liam Lawson.
'So the decision is do we put Mick in the car, and I think Mick would have done a good job, or do we invest in an individual that's a part of our academy, that's done hundreds to thousands of laps in our simulator, that's driven the car, and on the data that we can see from how he's performing, who's making significant steps? 'I think both would fall into a category of good and not special. I think we have to be straightforward about this.
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