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Sainz back in the frame for 2025 Mercedes race seat

Jul.5 Carlos Sainz is suddenly back in the frame to become Lewis Hamilton's successor at Mercedes next year. Earlier, team boss Toto Wolff ruled out the ousted Ferrari driver for 2025 because he was leaving the seat open until as late as November in case Max Verstappen suddenly decided to leave Red Bull. It's a risk-free strategy for Mercedes, given that Wolff's clear ‘plan B' is to give his own 17-year-old protege Kimi Antonelli his Formula 1 debut next year. 'I would have liked to have chosen Carlos,' Wolff admitted earlier this week, 'because he is very underrated and he works hard. 'But I don't think he can wait as long as we need, because we might not make a decision until...
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