Lewis Hamilton is ready to characterize Ferrari from the 2025 season after finishing a shock transfer away from Mercedes however it has since been claimed that the Italians would sooner have signed Max Verstappen
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Ferrari will NOT win the Method 1 title with Lewis Hamilton having been left pissed off of their pursuit of Max Verstappen, it has been claimed.
The Italian constructors made a shock transfer for seven-time champion Hamilton in February. The transfer, that will likely be made official forward of the 2025 season, will see the British driver deliver to an finish a massively profitable 12-year spell together with his present staff.
It’s the newest transfer in Ferrari’s makes an attempt to finish their lengthy anticipate an F1 crown. They final claimed the constructors title in 2008.
However ex-racing driver Tom Coronel can’t see Hamilton being the person to finish their hunt. Whereas he stays an enormous fan, he believes that present champion and Purple Bull star Max Verstappen was Ferrari’s precedence as an alternative.
Writing for Formule1.NL, Coronel stated: “Lewis Hamilton is and stays a high driver, who secretly might nonetheless win a world title. And I would like to grant him that.
“He not too long ago received in Belgium and earlier than that in Silverstone, for the ninth time. Every thing went effectively, however he nonetheless did it. I’m actually wanting ahead to Lewis at Ferrari.
“You possibly can inform from the whole lot that Lewis is already saying goodbye to Mercedes and vice versa. I believe it was a masterstroke by Ferrari that they took him, however after all they’d have most well-liked Max.
“Ferrari can solely change into world champion with Max, they will not succeed with Hamilton. He’s second alternative, however higher second than third alternative. You understand that Hamilton is making ready for his departure, as a result of after Ferrari there’s nothing extra.
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“Ferrari purple is a moist dream for each driver, however you possibly can depend on him waking up a number of instances subsequent 12 months in a sweat. As a result of then he’ll merely drive behind the Mercedes in his purple Ferrari.”
Whereas it stays to be seen whether or not Hamilton could be the distinction between Ferrari successful the F1 crown or not, it seems that the subsequent stage of their transformation has been met with frustration. Hamilton’s race engineer Pete Bonnington was linked with following him to the Italian aspect.
However that can no longer be taking place after he was promoted to Mercedes’ Head of Race Engineering. It stays to be seen who he will likely be engineering subsequent time period following Hamilton’s exit. The apparent candidate is George Russell, however Hamilton’s substitute might additionally doubtlessly be a candidate.
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