Last year, he finished just fourth in the drivers' standings, despite having what many believed was the very best car in the field at season's end. "I was thankful that I had a car in which I was able to compete with Sebastian (Vettel) and co," he said in an interview with Germany's Sport Bild. "But maybe I had just been with McLaren for too long. "Anyway, I realised that I didn't want to spend the rest of my life there. At Mercedes, everything is new, also the challenge -- which is huge. "And I'm fine with that. I just needed a change of scenery."
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