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Brawn reveals Hulkenberg was second choice for Mercedes
Ross Brawn says he was going to sign Nico Hulkenberg to Mercedes in 2013, if Lewis Hamilton had passed up on the opportunity at the time. Ross Brawn says Nico Hulkenberg was second choice for the Mercedes seat in 2013, if Lewis Hamilton had turned it down. Merc were on the lookout for a replacement for the retiring Michael Schumacher at the end of 2012, and eventually convinced Lewis Hamilton to join them from McLaren. Speaking in his post-race column, then team boss Ross Brawn says Nico Hulkenberg could have taken the seat if Hamilton had said no. Brawn was praising Hulkenberg for his performance at Silverstone, where the German finished in P7 after substituting for the ill Sergio Perez....
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