I don't believe Lewis will retire, but for the sake of discussion, what do you think Mercedes should do if he decides to walk away? Which driver could replace him?
Ocon might seem like an obvious choice: he has strong ties with Mercedes and Toto Wolff is his manager. But he recently signed a long term contract with Alpine. Still, part of me believes Alpine would be ok to let him leave, so they can put Oscar Piastri in his seat...
Gasly? On the back of 2 very strong seasons (probably the "best of the rest"), but does have a contract with Red Bull, which will make negotiations almost impossible. He doesn't seem to have a future with RB though...
Norris? In the future, maybe. But right now, it would take a lot to pry him away from McLaren.
Someone not currently on the grid? de Vries or Vandoorne? Hulkenberg? Mercedes usually tends to play it safe, so it's probably unlikely... But who knows.
Your thoughts? Am I forgetting someone?
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