Lewis Hamilton fears crushed after Bernie Ecclestone advises Mercedes to sell off F1 team

Lewis Hamilton will be fine if Mercedes leave F1 because he's always positioned himself to achieve his goals, according to former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. Ecclestone thinks the German car manufacturers should sell off their Silver Arrows operation at the end of the coming season. "Mercedes will definitely find a buyer who will successfully continue the team," Ecclestone told German outlet Sport1. "Lewis has been very lucky so far, always had the best car and the best team. The best of everything. You don't have to worry about him." Ecclestone's comments on Hamilton's future come after he urged Mercedes chiefs to quit F1 while they're ahead. "I met the current Mercedes boss Ola Kallenius when he was still managing the Mercedes F1 engine factory in Brixworth," Ecclestone said. "So he knows what it's about. At the moment, however, he has other problems than his Formula 1 project. But I am deeply impressed by how I see him leading the company through the emissions scandal and the corona crisis into the future. "If I were him, I would sell the team at the end of 2020. What has Mercedes to prove after six titles in a row? Nothing more. Every world champion after that would have to live with the shortcoming, only to have won the title because of the lack of Mercedes. "However, they should continue to deliver the hybrid motors. That is your marketing tool. Pure high-tech, the most cost-effective engines out there that also win in Formula 1." Source: Express

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