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Well,
Mercedes is in no rush.
A few days/weeks of waiting won't make any difference at all.
A drivers who is free now, will still be free then.
A driver who has a contract that can be bought, will still have that then.
Mercedes will take its time to get their answers to a few questions:
Q1: Do we believe Wehrlein can do the job?
Pros: probably a highly motivated 2nd driver, he gets the chance of his lifetime
Cons: will probably cost us points
Pros: probably less stress for driver management
Doubt: past promotions worked nicely for Hamilton (McLaren), Raikkonen (Ferrari), Verstappen (Red Bull), Ricciardo (Red Bull), Vettel (Red Bull), ... but not so much for Perez (McLaren), Kovalainen (McLaren), Kvyat (Red Bull), ...
Doubt: will this motivate Hamilton, or does he need someone to push him?
Pros: easiest option, cost-effective
Q2: If not Werhlein, what about Ocon:
Pros/Cons/Doubt: almost same as Q1
Cons: Need to make a deal with Force India
Cons: Even less race experience then Werhlein
Q3: Alonso/Verstappen/Vettel/Raikkonen/Ricciardo
* can we even get them?
* probably expensive
* will this unsettle Hamilton?
* even more overtime on team/driver management?
Q4: Button/Massa
* retired
* would they be 100% motivated?
* are they a better option than Werhlein/Ocon
* will they push Hamilton enough to keep him in top form?
Q5: Perez/Grosjean/Sainz/...
* probably easier to get them out of their contract
* probably highly motived
* plenty of race experience
* never won a race
* probably easier on team/driver management
* are they a better option than Wehrlein or Ocon?
* will they push Hamilton enough to keep him in top form?
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