The official before the tests
Even before the presentation of the Mercedes W15, the world of Formula 1 knew the real 'bombshell news', as the late Maurizio Mosca would have said: Lewis Hamilton official at Ferrari in 2025 instead of Carlos Sainz. News that we have heard over and over again, waiting for the move to Maranello to materialize.
Already thinking about Maranello?
Meanwhile, Hamilton began his 12th and final championship with the Mercedes, a team in which he won six of his seven world titles. A season that started subdued for the #44, which achieved its best result so far this year with 7th place in Bahrain. Not surprisingly, former F1 driver David Coulthard has already stated that the #44 is with “his mind already on Ferrari”, contrary to what he thinks George RussellHamilton's teammate.
Russell's defense
The Englishman, Mercedes' last winner in Brazil in 2022, believes that Hamilton's behavior within the team is exemplary, and that the relationships between the driver and the team have never changed: “I think after the news about Lewis, he did it himself incredibly professional with the team, and it's as if nothing has changed in the relationship with everyone within Mercedes.”reiterated the Briton.
Praise for the team
Hamilton as well as Mercedes is professional, both towards Hamilton and towards Russell, and towards the driver who will be his future teammate: “This also includes the way Mercedes treats its drivers – he added – the team has always been fantastic and both were given equal opportunities. It's always been that way since the beginning. Whenever updates are made to the car, they will to both at the same time, while the other teams do one before the other. They want to give all the riders the best chance to get the best results and then focus on next year. It doesn't matter who my teammate will be, it will continue to be the same“.
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