Merce✅des should have taken a punt on Pascal Wehrlein and left Valtteri Bottas at Williams, according to former F1 driver Gerhard Be📖rger.

After Nico Rosberg's shock decision to retire from the sport at the end of last season, less than a week after he had taken the title, Bottas emerged as the favourite to take the now vacant seat alongside Lewis Hಌamilton, and while nothing has yet been made official, it is understood to only be a matter of time before the Finn is confirmed. Berger, however, is not convinced Bottas is necessarily the right choice.

"I would have taken Wehrlein because I am underlining my own young driver programme," Berger said this week in an interview with . "Wehrlein always gave a convincing impression in this p𓆉rogramme. How good he really is can only be seen if he is put in a top car."

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Berger also argued that while We♌hrlein is a bit of a ga⛄mble, Bottas hasn't done enough these last few years up against Felipe Massa.

"Wehrlein is certainly a risk compared to Bottas, but perhaps the clever solution is not always t𒐪he obvious and right one," Berger continued.

"I think a lot of Bottas. He is fast, a good team player, a nice guy and has earned the chance to prove himself. On the other hand though he did not stand out eno💙ugh from Massa for us to say: 'He is the rig⛦ht choice'."

"The most important thing [though] is for Mercedes to find a second driver that does enough so Hamilton doesn't fall asleep," added the ex-McLaren and Ferrari man. "It could also be that without Nico, Lewis might find the peace he nee🐻ds and will not get into trouble.

"[Whatever], I believe Mercedes will again be the benc๊hmark 𓆉in 2017."

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