F1 fans think they know who will replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes as picture of Toto Wolff’s breakfast date emerges
Mercedes needs an elite driver to replace Lewis Hamilton in 2025.
Fans believe they already know who is taking the prestigious open Formula One spot, with Hamilton set to leap to Ferrari.
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Flavio Briatore, the manager for Fernando Alonso, was recently spotted having breakfast with smiling Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.
Connections were instantly made on social media, with savvy F1 fans asserting that Alonso would soon leave Aston Martin behind and replace Hamilton🐻 at Mercedes.
Hamilton stunned F1 fans across the globe on February 2 when it was revealed that he would be joining Charles Leclerc in Ferrari red for the 2025 season.
"What y’all doing, negotiating the champion car for Alonso in ♍2025?" one fan commented.
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"THIN🥃GS ARE HAP🦩PENING," a second fan posted.
"What were you guys talking about🌼?" a third fan wrote.
&quo﷽t;Fernando to Mercedes," a fourth f🌳an said
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Ange Postecoglou pulls prank on journalists by saying Totꦜtenham missed out on the Deadline Day signing of Lewis Hamilton who joined Ferrari
Alonso has stated that he is focused on♋ his current ride with Asto🐼n Martin, which finished fourth in the 2023 Constructor standings with 280 points.
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Mercedes was second with 409 points, while third-place Ferrari🌠 just b💞ehind at 406.
Red Bull absolutely dominated the sport, taking the top sp🎐ot with 860 points.
Alonso is one of the most respected drivers on the circuit and won back-to-back F1 Driver championshi🍌ps with Renault in the mid 2000s.
With his contract set to expire with Aston Martin after the 2024 season, speculation is⛄ already building about the racing future 🍎for Alonso, who will turn 43 in July.
The veteran driver proved🍌 at t🔥he start of last season he could still compete at a high level in F1.
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Leaping to Mercedes to join up with a 25-year-old George Russell could give the Silver Arrows an ideal pairing in the wake of Hamilton's shocking departure.
Aston 🔴Mar💎tin will likely be keen to hold onto Alonso.
He is the team's most recognizable driver and finished fourth in the Driver standings last season with 206 points, only 28 points behind a third-place Hamilton.
Lance Stroll, Aston Martin's other driver, was a distant 10th place in 2023.
🌳The new F1🥀 season begins with testing from February 21-23.
The first race is set for March 2 in Bahrain.
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