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Mercedes seeks 'solution' to reserve driver issue

Aug.6 Esteban Gutierrez's role as official Mercedes reserve is in doubt. Before the season, McLaren announced that it would be able to use future engine partner Mercedes' official reserve drivers this year if needed amid the pandemic. They are Mexican Gutierrez and Stoffel Vandoorne. At Silverstone a week ago, another Mercedes customer - Racing Point - also had to turn to its engine partner when Sergio Perez tested positive for Covid-19. However, Vandoorne was in Berlin for the Formula E races, and Gutierrez did not qualify for a super licence. "There is a new rule this year that says if you haven't raced in an Formula 1 car, in an official event, for the last three years, you need...
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