I’m happy for him, he’s clearly banging his head at Mercedes. But I do wonder what he hopes to achieve where Alonso, Vettel, and all the other drivers since Kimi failed? Lewis definitely has it in him… Ferrari, I’m not so sure.
I really don’t know whether this is a:
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Mercedes is going nowhere so I’m just going to throw shit at the wall and see what happens
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Nobody other than RB is winning until regulation changes, and by that point I’ll be too old anyway. My new challenge will be trying to push Ferrari into being a competent team
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I’m going to retire soon and I’ll kick myself if I don’t drive for Ferrari at least once in my career, they’re a historic team
Both Hamilton and his father have mentioned in the past that they’d like him to drive for Ferrari before retiring. I can imagine that this is what they’re doing since Mercedes have lost many leading people in recent years.
Yeah I do remember Ham saying multiple times that driving for Ferrari would be great, but I never took it seriously and always interpreted it as a salary negotiation tactic with Mercedes. Guess he was serious after all.
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The guy is a seven times world champ and leads in victories and poles by quite a margin, he doesn’t have much more to prove honestly. Hell winning in a Ferrari is probably the only thing that he could do to cement his legacy.
Even when I saw the leaks I didn’t want to believe this to be true. I was convinced Hamilton would be with Mercedes until he couldn’t compete anymore.
Hopefully Sainz finds a seat on another team.
Yes, I agree. But to be fair, for the last three years HAM was unable to compete with the mercedes. Let’s see what the future in red will bring!
Seeing Hamilton in red will need some time to get used to.
Wait until he speaks italian lol
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#benedetto
That sounds way less pious and friendly in Italian.
When my mom said “Benedetto figliolo”, she was definitely not happy ;)
I think the word that best sums this up for me is surreal.
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I think Charles is still the established #1 as it stands, meaning not having seen what’s going to happen this year nor how Hamilton’s going to perform in the same car. I don’t think Lewis will get the “gotta prove your worth” treatment you’re describing though, he already did that and to a greater extent that pretty much any other human that ever raced. My bet his that Ferrari is banking on him bringing multiple championships worth of experience first but that Charles is still the golden boy. All of that remains to be seen though.
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Time will tell. But I think you’re exaggerating when saying they’ll ask either of them to “play quiet” or be patient.
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No. I think it will be based on results before history. I mean this will probably play out more like Lewis vs Alonso (with less animosity I hope) than Michael vs Rubens. You completely ignore how much time, money and effort they have been investing in Charles. I don’t think that a 40 y.o Lewis will change any of this. And I also think you are taking the #1vs#2 driver a bit too black and white.
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So do I, more interesting anyway than talking with yes men and I’m honestly speculating a whole fucking lot here anyway. See you in two years take care.
Prime Charles is a better driver than a 40 year old Lewis. Charles is the clear #1
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Lewis brings more visibility to the team which means more money and prestige for them. Also saying Lewis is a #2 to Charles is not an insult. Charles is probably the second best driver after Verstappen right now.
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Yeah but that’s almost 20 years ago at that point. It’s definitely going to be interesting to see if they fight like Vettel and Lerclerc did
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The question is, what’s going to happen to the smooth operator?
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