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Paffett puzzled by Hamilton’s defection to Mercedes
Paffett puzzled by Hamilton's defection to Mercedes 15 January, 2013 Long time McLaren test driver and Mercedes DTM star Gary Paffett says Lewis Hamilton's decision to switch to Mercedes is puzzling.
Throughout Briton Hamilton's six-year racing tenure with McLaren, countryman Paffett, now 31, has split his DTM career with his F1 testing role.
He said at the Autosport International show in Birmingham that he does not understand why Hamilton would swap McLaren for Mercedes.
'Some drivers move for their own certain reasons,' said Paffett. 'I think a few of the times they move people don't understand it and I don't understand this one.
'I knew Lewis very well, I used to kart with him when he...
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