Until the third day of F1 testing at the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain Lewis Hamilton He did not give a word about how his signing for Scuderia Ferrari for 2025 was thought, one of the most impressive movements in recent years. Since the news broke he has only spoken about the subject through his social networks, but it was not until the joint Media Day of the last day of the preseason in Bahrain when the Briton faced the press and the question about his change of mind since then, let’s not forget, last summer he signed a renewal with Mercedes.
“In the summer we signed and at that moment I saw my future at Mercedes. But an opportunity arose at the end of the year and I decided to take advantage of it,” said Hamilton.
“Obviously that was the hardest decision I had to make – I think I’ve been with Mercedes for 26 years. They’ve supported me and we’ve had an incredible journey together. We’ve created history within sport, and it’s something I really enjoy.” I’m proud I’m proud of what we’ve achieved.
“But at the end I was writing my story and I felt it was time to start a new chapter.”
He admits that the seductive idea of driving a Ferrari, as it has with other great drivers, has haunted him since he was a child. “For every driver, who grows up, sees history, sees Michael Schumacher at his best, I think we all probably sit in our box, you see the screen come up and you see a driver in the red car and you wonder what it is “It’s like you’re surrounded by red. You go to the Italian Grand Prix and you see a sea of red Ferrari fans, and that leaves you in awe,” Hamilton said.
“Even when I was a kid, I was playing GP2 (a 1996 video game) as Michael (Schumacher) in that car, so it’s a dream come true and I’m very excited about it.”
Ferrari has not won the F1 drivers’ title since Kimi Raikkonen in 2007, and the constructors’ title since 2008 and the challenge of regaining the crown and the splendor of the ‘Kaiser’ era motivated him.
“This is a team that hasn’t had great success, mainly since the Michael era, but since 2007, and I see it as a big challenge.”
But the most important thing is to admit that the presence in the team of Fred Vasseur, his team manager in Formula 3 and GP2, is another important factor. “I have a great relationship with Fred, obviously I raced with him in Formula 3 and we had incredible success in Formula 3 and also GP2. That’s where the basis of our relationship really started. We always stayed in touch. I thought he was “I would be an incredible team manager at one point and progress to Formula 1, but at that time, it wasn’t like that.”
It wasn’t until 2016 that Vasseur took up an F1 management position, first with a short spell at Renault and then five years at Sauber/Alfa Romeo. “It was really great to see him come into the Alfa team and when he got the job at Ferrari, I was really happy for him, the stars aligned. It really wouldn’t have happened without him. I’m very grateful and very excited about the job he’s doing there.” .
Source: La Verdad
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