Max Verstappen claims Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari deal is ‘awkward’ timing
Formula One icon Lewis Hamilton could possibly be in for some awkwardness throughout his final 12 months at Mercedes.
The seven-time world champion is because of start his twelfth and remaining season with the Silver Arrows after lately confirming he’ll be part of rivals Ferrari in 2025. Hamilton, 39, will fulfil a childhood dream by swapping Brackley for Maranello on the finish of the upcoming marketing campaign, information that was initially leaked previous to all events confirming the rumours have been true.
And Red Bull famous person Max Verstappen has predicted some uncomfortable chats could possibly be on the playing cards because the veteran prepares to take his depart at Mercedes. With lower than 12 months earlier than he leaves to affix an in depth competitor, Hamilton will quickly face being blocked from sure discussions for concern of delicate data reaching the enemy.
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“I imply I feel on the finish of the day, seeing him go to Ferrari… it’s not a shock,” said the three-peat champion at a recent Red Bull launch event. “You know, if that’s your goal as a kid or your dream then you go, right?
“The solely factor for me was that it appeared prefer it was a bit leaked, after all, after which they needed to announce it. Because to announce one thing that large that early within the season I feel for positive, for the remainder of the 12 months is a bit, I might say just a little bit awkward.
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“Even though you’ve had a lot of success together as a team, you can’t be included into everything anymore. But for him going to Ferrari, it’s not really shocking, you know.”
It’s solely pure that Mercedes principal Toto Wolff does deem sure data categorized given Hamilton could possibly exploit sure issues as soon as he trades groups. And whereas he acknowledged it is going to be “probably a bit weird” for all involved, Verstappen went on to say it is utterly comprehensible if Wolff tells his star he “can’t be a part of certain meetings” in future.
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“I think at the end of the day you are professional enough to just deal with what you have,” the reigning champion continued. “I mean it’s not like they are suddenly enemies or whatever.
“He has achieved so many great things with that whole team that they are still behind him. It’s just you know that at one point you can’t just share certain stuff. But once he is sitting in the car they will still go, of course, flat out for him to try and win races as well.”
