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

After five years with Me꧋rcedes, Bottas was dropped for the 2022 F1 season as Russell earned a promotion with Williams.

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

ꦏHowever, with Hamilton ageing, and Bottas struggling to prꦰoduce his best results consistently, Russell was given the call-up for 2022.

Windsor, who was team manager fo𒐪r Ferrari and Williams, was asked about Wolff’s comments in reference to Hamilton leaving the team that “everyone has a shelf life”.

Windsor feels ꦍWolff was preparing to replace Hamilton as soon aꦉs Russell was promoted to Mercedes.

“The minute he sacked the driver that he had been backing and managinไg, Valtteri Bottas, and replace him with George Russell, wasn’t that Toto then saying ‘well we don’t think Lewis has much 𓆉more 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 words꧙ to pictures now.

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

Windsor believes Hamilton’s Mercedes career “was all over” once Russell joined the team, rei𝓀terating 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 have 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 is.

“As far as Lewis’ cജareer ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚwas concerned, it was all over as I predicted at the end of 2022.”