Hamilton and Wolff urged to leave Mercedes by former F1 team boss

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton and team principal Toto Wolff have been urged to leave the dominant outfit by former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan.

Mercedes has taken constructors' and drivers' championship doubles in each of the past six years, and it again leads the way this season.

Five of the drivers' titles have been won by Hamilton, who is on course to equal Michael Schumacher's record of seven championships as he holds a 55-point cushion to team-mate Valtteri Bottas in the drivers' standings.

The outspoken Jordan is of the opinion that the Briton should now challenge himself elsewhere by taking on Max Verstappen at Red Bull.

“I personally believe that Lewis should go to Red Bull and not to Ferrari," said Jordan, speaking to Ziggo Sport.

“I’ll tell you that is perfect because the best young driver of all of Formula 1 at the moment is Max Verstappen. There is no question about it.

“His style, his speed, his intellect, his control on the track. Also his arrogance. And grand prix winners and grand prix champions need a level of arrogance. That is obvious."

With regard to Wolff, Jordan claims the team principal, who holds a 30 per cent stake in the Mercedes F1 team, should "take the money" and "get the hell out of there".

He added: "I'm sure he's getting tired of the situation. He's won all of these championships and he's created a myth around Lewis Hamilton and indeed the team.

"In life, you've got to remember that there is a very good time to get out and there's a very bad time to get out. And a very good time is now for Toto.

"If it was me, and I was his advisor, I would say: 'Get the hell out of there. Please, Toto. Take the money off the table. It will never get as good as this in the future'."

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