Stoffel Vandoorne should get the seat, otherwise what's the point of being the contracted reserve driver. However, he's the one I'm least interested in seeing get the drive - I'd really love to see George Russell get a crack at it. Hulkenberg after that, he did a super job stepping in on short notice for Racing Point and after all his years of missing out getting one more shot with the best car in the field would be cool.
All the stuff about whether it's Hamilton or the car... of course it's both. No question the car is a huge part of it, so is the team. How often does Mercedes mess up on strategy? Not much. Take any driver from any other car in the field and put them in a works Mercedes, and if they're not at least a solid top 5 without any glaring mistakes or issues they probably don't belong in F1. I do think Lewis overall is the best driver of his era - any given day he's as quick or quicker than anyone, he's very consistent, rarely makes mistakes, and is better at tire management than everyone else. But, if everyone had an equal car during the years he's been with Mercedes I don't think he'd have 7 titles and be looking at 100+ wins. I still think he'd be the most successful driver in that time, just not as dominant.
Hopefully he and Romain Grosjean have swift recoveries. That was one scary looking crash.
and I think Toto would be having kittens if his wife was racing, its gotta be the Super sub Nico "Hulk" Hulkenberg!
