Sir Lewis Hamilton spoke for the primary time at the moment about his deliberate transfer to Ferrari in 2025, and, extra importantly, his change of coronary heart after renewing his two-year take care of Mercedes just some months in the past.
“In the summertime we signed and clearly I, on the time, noticed my future with Mercedes. However a chance got here up within the new yr and I made a decision to take it,” he informed the press in Bahrain.
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“It was the toughest choice I’ve ever needed to make in my life after 26 years of Mercedes supporting me and we have had this totally unimaginable journey collectively. We have made historical past and it is one thing I am very pleased with.
“However I feel finally I am writing my story and I felt it was time to start out a brand new chapter.”
What does Hamilton hope to attain with Ferrari?
Though Fernando Alonso wryly underlined his shock at Lewis‘ change of allegiance from Mercedes ambassador to ‘Ferrarista’, Hamilton has been a fan of the Italian workforce since he was a boy.
“In fact, I feel for all drivers rising up, taking a look at historical past, they see Michael Schumacher at his finest…. Positively, at the same time as a child, I used to play Michael in that automobile, so it is positively a dream and I am very, very enthusiastic about it,” he continued.
“I feel we in all probability all sit in our storage and see the display come up and also you see the driving force within the purple cockpit and also you marvel what it will be wish to be surrounded by purple.
“You go to the Italian Grand Prix and also you see the tifosi and it simply blows you away.”
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Lewis is aware of he’s coming to try to break the 17-year championship drought that has plagued Maranello, however he’s prepared for the problem.
“It is a workforce that hasn’t had a lot success just lately, since 2007, and I noticed it as a giant problem. I’ve had an ideal relationship and communication with Fred Vasseur since we raced collectively in F3 and GP2, and I feel this actually would not have occurred with out him, so I am very grateful and really excited concerning the work he is doing there,” Hamilton concluded.
“When he joined Ferrari, I used to be comfortable for him and I feel the celebrities aligned.”
