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Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok says Mercedes has “made a great deal of movement behind the scenes in terms of reorganising the structure of the team”, so “all eyes on them for next year”.
Mercedes has not been able to challenge for the world championship since the tense title fight of 2021.
However, more and more pundits are saying they believe Mercedes is the team to challenge the dominant Red Bull in the future, and most of them are expecting it to happen in 2024.
During ITV’s coverage of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, former F1 driver Karun Chandhok said everybody wants to see Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen go at it again.
“I don’t think they will be back this year,” Chandhok said.
“I think the gap between them and Red Bull is too much for them to really bridge.
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“But I think they’ve made a great deal of movement behind the scenes in terms of reorganising the structure of the team: James Allison has come back to lead the technical team.
“So all eyes on them for next year because we want to see Lewis versus Max fighting for the World Championship.
“We think Lewis is about to sign a new contract, which hopefully be another two or three years. I think that’s what the fans want to see: Lewis versus Fernando versus Max.
“And George Russell has done an amazing job in his first 18 months alongside Lewis and it’d be nice to see him have an opportunity to go for a Championship as well,” Chandhok concluded.
