But he fared increasingly well alongside fellow Mercedes
junior driver Pascal Wehrlein, and impressed in the season's most difficult race.
He'd just had an impressive points - scoring season with Manor and, when Nico Rosberg announced his shock retirement, as a Mercedes
junior driver Pascal looked to be in prime position to be promoted to F1's top team.
Not exact matches
The move could see Sauber continue it's long - running Ferrari deal or potentially even make the switch to Mercedes - after all,
Pascal Wehrlein is a Mercedes
junior driver.
All of this must be pretty disheartening for
Pascal Wehrlein, a Mercedes
junior driver who had an impressive debut season for Manor, yet he might end up without a seat next year.