SUMMARY
- Lewis Hamilton recently signed a multi-year deal with Ferrari, valid from 2025.
- Toto Wolff didn't hesitate to question the 7x champion's reason behind such a bizarre move.
The recent news of Lewis Hamilton joining Ferrari in 2025 and leaving Mercedes, his team of 11 years, shocked many and left the team boss, Toto Wolff rather heartbroken. However, his growth for Mercedes after Hamilton’s departure seems to have put the team boss in a frenzy as he worries about the future with a nonchalant expression to go along.
While Mercedes has made a huge mark in the history of Formula 1, with eight constructors championship and having recorded seven drivers championship titles since Hamilton’s move to Mercedes, the team may have lost the only driver who could get them back to the top. After the heartbreaking end to their 2021 season which took the Briton’s 8th record-breaking championship title, the star has been hungrier than ever.
The last two seasons showed a rather failed season for the Silver Arrows team which did not manage to develop a championship-winning car and a poor challenger compared to Max Verstappen’s rocket ship, RB19. Nevertheless, with the loss of their star driver, Toto Wolff only has encouraging words to pair with his confusion after Hamilton’s switch.
Lewis Hamilton gets bitter-sweet comment from Toto Wolff
Lewis Hamilton has become an inspiration in the sport with many drivers who are aspiring to become the next F1 champion, idolize him as their inspiration. The champion has secured 103 race wins and 104 pole positions, and although the stats are quite impressive, one cannot forget his 197 podium victories. Nevertheless, his plans to move to Maranello may or may not bring his potential 8th title.
While the Brackley outfitter has stuck to his decision to accompany Charles Leclerc and fight for the title in 2025 along with Mercedes’ rivals, Wolff has only spiraled after the news. The team boss has gotten into trouble for a lot of things he has said in the past. Whether it was to bash the Mercedes star or to praise him, he seems aware that the Brackley team would only break without Hamilton.
🗣 “He felt he needed change”
Toto Wolff on Lewis Hamilton’s reasoning behind his switch to Ferrari in 2025 🆕🐎 pic.twitter.com/O1DuA4AMs1
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) February 2, 2024
When talking about the recent switch made by the seven-time champion and the sudden news that hit Carlos Sainz as heavily as Wolff, he mentioned his confusion about Hamilton’s intent. He said, “If he had gone to Red Bull Racing, the drive behind it would have been clear. That is the best package in the short term. What was perhaps not so visible to him was the energy that is in the team, the drive to do things better.”
Nevertheless, this hasn’t stopped Hamilton from fulfilling yet another one of his dreams while also putting all his focus on the 2024 season and bringing the best result for his team of 11 years, Mercedes.
Hamilton talks about his one childhood dream
Lewis Hamilton was only eight years old when he first stepped foot on a karting track and wished to one day get to the top of the sport. However, the youngster had no idea about the future he was capable of creating. As his journey through Formula 1 only became a major success with him achieving all that he had wished for, the champion is now ready to fulfill yet another one of his childhood dreams.
After the news of his departure from Mercedes, the champion took to Instagram to thank the Silver Arrows team and announce his move to the Prancing Horse team. In a post, he said, “I feel incredibly fortunate, after achieving things with Mercedes that I could only have dreamed of as a kid, that I now have the chance to fulfill another childhood dream. Driving in Ferrari red.”
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As he starts a new journey from the 2025 season of Formula 1, the driver will be seen accompanying Charles Leclerc and Fred Vasseur in a red race suit and a dream to win his record-breaking championship title with the legendary Maranello team.