Lewis Hamilton will move to Ferrari for 2025.
Lewis Hamilton will switch to the red of Ferrari after this year. PDO
Sir Lewis Hamilton electrified the F1 circus with his real shock solution.
He had been secretly negotiating with the Mersu team manager for months From Toto Wolff, until he had to tell the Austrian the truth: Hamilton will move to Ferrari after this year. According to one source, Hamilton Earns as much as 100 million dollars a year during his Ferrari deal.
– It’s been a crazy few days, during which I’ve gone through the whole range of emotions, Hamilton wrote in his Instagram update.
After that, the seven-time F1 champion shed some light on the reasons for his decision.
– I now have the opportunity to realize another childhood dream in the red of Ferrari. Mercedes has been a huge part of my life since I was 13 years old. This was definitely the hardest decision I have ever made.
It is the first time that Hamilton opens up about self-employment. Of course, his comments had already been recorded in the Mercedes bulletin sent on Wednesday.
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Lewis Hamilton still misses Niki Lauda. PDO
This time, however, the driver gets much deeper.
– I am grateful to everyone I have been able to work with. And of course also to Toto for his friendship, guidance and leadership. We won world championships together, broke records and formed the most successful driver-team pair in the entire history of F1, Hamilton opened.
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Between the lines can be interpreted as having passed away in the spring of 2019 Niki Lauda may have played a crucial role in Hamilton’s job satisfaction.
– Of course, I can’t forget Niki, who was a huge support. I still miss him every day.
If Lauda had been allowed to live, maybe the British driver would have continued in Mersu’s overalls.
Hamilton can now make it again by Fred Vasseur under. The two worked for the last time in 2005 and 2006, when the British promise drove in the small formula team led by Vasseur.
– The time was ripe to make a change and accept a new challenge. I’m excited to see what this new opportunity brings and what we can do together.