by VALERIO BARRETTA
Hamilton towards Ferrari
Regardless of how it ends, February 1st will be a day that will remain etched in the history of Formula 1, because Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari have never been so close. After years of winks and indiscretions, always rigorously denied, today a tom-tom was triggered that the teams did not deny. And, indeed, Mercedes pit boss Toto Wolff, perhaps also taken by surprise, announced Sir Lewis' departure from 2025 according to what he reported Sky Sports UK.
Briatore's words
It is normal that in these cases we seek opinions from those who have experienced Formula 1 as protagonists. Interesting, above all, is that of Flavio Briatore, who in his career has seen up close two champions – Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso – pack their bags and chase the title elsewhere. And if the market bomb surprised him too, it means that the shock in the paddock was huge: “I am very surprised by Hamilton's move to Ferrari, he must have had his reasons“, this is Briatore's comment a LaPresse.
“The only thing to say is to do best wishes to Ferrari and the English driver. Why surprised? I think he warned the team these days, Mercedes did a lot for him. He will get used to this reality. What if I agree with the choice? I don't know, first of all we have to fix the car, you can also have 'Batman' on the team but if the car isn't competitive the driver can't make a difference. It is essential that the machine works“, concluded the former Renault team manager.
Distrust and guarantees
Yes, the competitiveness of the car. It is clear that if Hamilton leaves a team that allowed him to win six drivers' titles in 11 years, losing another two at the last GP, it is because he no longer had faith in Mercedes: a driver like Sir Lewis doesn't move at random. He didn't do it even in 2013, when it seemed madness to leave McLaren to embrace the challenge of Mercedes. It is possible that in that “He must have had his reasons” which Briatore points out, there is also the demand for guarantees on Ferrari's competitiveness with a view to 2025.
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