Quote Originally Posted by Bagwan View Post
You're right that he did say "drivers" , but given that Nico has been unhappy with Lewis , not Merc , and Lewis has been unhappy with the team because of strategy , the second part of the statement seems to be directly pointed at Hamilton , doesn't it ?
Add it to recent events and I think it is , albeit couched in political correctness with the added "s" .

It was within an interview where he said one would have to go if they couldn't get along .

This was , in my opinion , a direct shot across the bow , and with Nico having just poled and won the last three , a warning for the Lewis camp .
He was just told that nobody is bigger than the team .
Well this is all just speculation. At the end of the day it could have been aimed at either driver, however, considering he was suggesting the lineup could change for 2017 and that Hamilton's contract goes until end of 2017 and Nico's is out next year, and that Hamilton is unequivocally the faster driver, I find highly unlikely they'd want to be rid of him. Plus, from a marketing perspective, Lewis is much more marketable than Nico. Nico is just a downright bore, whereas Lewis is out at events, meeting with celebrities, bringing the Mercedes brand and Petronas under the public eye. There's no way Mercedes are going to want to give that up instead of a slower guy that sits at home with his wife and kids.

The simple fact is that it could be aimed at either driver, but Lewis Hamilton is box office and brings great attention to the team. Rosberg is boring and not as quick. It could be either but the likelihood, given all I've said above, is that Rosberg would be given the boot.