Ferrari President John Elkann defined the explanations for Lewis Hamilton’s choice to go away his present crew and be a part of the Scuderia, claiming that the Briton is intent on securing his eighth title with the Italian outfit.
Ferrari made a shock announcement initially of February, confirming the arrival of Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time world champion was going to race for Mercedes till no less than the top of the 2025 F1 season, however he activated an exit clause that allowed him to go away the Brackley-based outfit the place he secured six of his seven F1 world titles.
The Briton stood within the background up to now two years as his crew struggled for a constant efficiency regardless of flashes of pace. Nevertheless, he received his first F1 race at Silverstone only a month in the past, ending his lengthy winless interval that began on the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Hamilton is statistically essentially the most profitable Components One driver, tied with the good German racer Michael Schumacher on seven world titles. However the Briton has extra race wins, having clinched a complete of 105 victories to this point in comparison with Schumacher’s 91 F1 wins.
Talking of Hamilton’s motivation, Ferrari President John Elkann stated that the Briton needs to safe his record-breaking eighth F1 title with the Scuderia.
The New York-born businessman lately visited the Italian crew’s base in France at Casa Italia, positioned within the Bois de Boulogne park in Paris, the place he attended a number of Olympic races earlier than returning to his common duties.
Talking in an interview with Corriere dello Sport, Elkann famous: “Some issues occur in a short time. This was the second he and Ferrari met.
“He needs to win the eighth title, Ferrari needs to win and with Lewis he’s stronger. He would not come to Ferrari to take pleasure in retirement and it is vital to have motivated folks round, who wish to win.”
Though Hamilton will flip 40 subsequent January, Elkann shouldn’t be involved concerning the Briton’s age, noting that it solely signifies that he’ll deliver worthwhile expertise to Ferrari.
“In Components 1 there’s now actual competitors, with 4 groups very shut collectively: Purple Bull, Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes. It is very important at all times go to the utmost of their potential: those that have extra expertise have extra regularity as demonstrated by Hamilton and in addition Alonso himself. And regularity issues,” Elkann concluded.
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