The subsequent time Lewis Hamilton races at Monza, he shall be sporting Ferrari pink within the well-known crew’s house nation.
This weekend on the F1 Italian Grand Prix, Mercedes driver Hamilton is raring to return to successful methods after current victories at Silverstone and Spa.
His days are numbered on the rejuvenated Mercedes crew, the place seven of his eight F1 titles have been received.
However crew boss Toto Wolff insists he doesn’t remorse any selections which led to Hamilton’s choice to signal for Ferrari in 2025.
“No,” Wolff insisted to BBC.
“We determined as a crew for that and we have been at all times very clear with Lewis and the nice factor with him is he is ready to put himself in your place and understood the place we have been coming from.
“So in that respect there aren’t any unhealthy emotions, there isn’t a betrayal.
“It was additionally for the nice of him to alter. This was the longest run between a driver and a crew. It was 12 years general.
“And perhaps he wanted to, in a method, change and reinvent himself.
“Being a driver for Ferrari is super-prestigious. Possibly for us as a crew additionally it is very important emancipate ourselves and go in a special path.”
Mercedes have returned to type within the center a part of this 12 months, after two years of woe.
Their underperformance started in 2022, after the infamous 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Race director Michael Masi’s utility of the foundations resulted in Max Verstappen pipping Hamilton to a late race win, and the title.
“You need to have a look at it from a degree extra indifferent than we do,” Wolff mentioned about Hamilton being denied a file eighth title.
“He’s the best F1 driver of all time. He has overwhelmed all of the information and there’s solely this one, with championships, the place he’s equal with Michael Schumacher, one other nice – if not, with Lewis, the best driver. So it’s what it’s. And we won’t change that.
“Would I’ve needed it to go the opposite method? Completely. Do I feel what occurred in 2021 was anyplace close to honest? No, it wasn’t.
“However we won’t flip again time and there are worse issues than shedding a race or a World Championship. There may be extra drama on the earth on the market.”
