MX23RW : Thursday, April 25 15:55:21| >> :120:25628:25628:

Wehrlein turned down Formula E for F1 hopes

Wehrlein turned down Formula E for F1 hopes
© Reuters
Pascal Wehrlein looks to be focused on returning to formula one in 2019.

Pascal Wehrlein looks to be focused on returning to formula one in 2019.

The German lost his seat at Sauber at the end of last year, and now he is escaping from his Mercedes contract in a move interpreted as preparation for a potential Toro Rosso drive.

Wehrlein recently tested the Formula E car of the new Mercedes works team, but team boss Ulrich Fritz says the 23-year-old is not in the running for a contract.

"Pascal did well in his test but at the time we wanted to make the decision, Pascal's focus was very clearly on returning to F1," Brazil's Globo quotes Fritz as saying.

"I can understand that but I do not want to set up a team where a driver says after two races that he is leaving to enter F1. Our expectation was that Pascal would decide in favour of Formula E for the long term," he added.

The only real remaining vacancies on the 2019 grid are at Toro Rosso and Williams.

ID:338358: cacheID:338358:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1591:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Sergey Sirotkin at the Austrian GP on June 28, 2018
Read Next:
Sirotkin wants to stay at Williams
>
rhs 2.0


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!