Lewis Hamilton, British Formula 1 driver.
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The clock is ticking for Mercedes and Ferrari knows it. In accordance with the advance by the Daily Mailthe Italian team would have offered almost $50 million dollars to take over the services of the Englishman Lewis Hamilton and shake the world of Formula 1 with a play that would be focused on a revival of the glories of Ferrari, the most winning team in history the first category of world motorsport.
The seven-time world champion, who currently races for Mercedes, has been linked with Ferrari on several occasions throughout his career. However, with his contract at Mercedes expiring at the end of the 2023 season, the Briton could be looking for a new challenge at the iconic Italian outfit. As reported by the Daily Mail, the talks are advanced and the president of the team, John Elkann, would have already personally contacted the 38-year-old driver.
Hamilton’s arrival at Ferrari would have a huge impact on the F1 landscape. The British driver, widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, would bring experience and skill to a team that hasn’t won a title since 2008, when he took the constructors’ championship after taking the drivers’ championship the year before with Kimi Raikkonen in the lead. head. Ferrari have experienced a title drought and the addition of Hamilton could be the boost they need to get back on top.
Currently, the Monegasque Charles Leclerc and the Spanish Carlos Sainz Jr. are the two Ferrari drivers, so the arrival of Hamilton would mean that one of them would have to step aside, which could lead to tensions within the team. On the other hand, the delay in negotiations between Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes is not something new, since in 2021 the German team renewed the Englishman’s contract a few days before the start of the preseason.
Still, everything seems to be on the table. In recent statements to ESPN, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said that negotiating with Hamilton is “extremely uncomfortable” due to their close friendship. “It’s like negotiating financial terms with your best friend (…) I want the best for him, but in the position I’m in, I have to think about what’s best for the team. This could be the first time in 10 and 11 years that we’re together and our goals have diverged.”
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