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Originally Posted by PanozDP01
Mercedes could have easily moved Russell in 2020-2021 to another team for a transfer fee. And signed Hamilton to another 5+ year deal. And avoided all of this. Maybe you can enlighten me as to why they didn't.
Is it because they didn't think he was elite ?
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Marketing... Ham's commercial value to Mercedes was so good they couldn't let him walk. Russell isn't going to sell anywhere near as much merch as Ham.