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Wolff: Lewis and Pascal would be an explosive combination

Mercedes F1 chief Toto Wolff has shed some insight into why he is hesitant to promoted highly rated rookie Pascal Wehrlein to Nico Rosberg's vacated race seat and to partner Lewis Hamilton in the World Champion team. Wolff told Kolner Express, 'Lewis and Pascal would be an explosive mixture. What I want to avoid is the Alonso-Hamilton scenario [of 2007]. I will not go there.' But the Mercedes team chief is not yet writing off the option, 'If I had my Christmas wish, it would be for a year or two in a midfield team for [Wehrlein], Maybe we need to make a brave decision in the same way Nico has made a brave decision.' Meanwhile a number of reports in Germany are suggesting that Hamilton is...
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