Mercedes’ decision with Lewis Hamilton to beat Ferrari in Formula 1
Formula 1 From 2025 there will be major changes in the composition of the driver pairings in which each team will compete. Franco Colapinto occurs in a frame with multiple focal points, such as an exit Lewis Hamilton Mercedes will drop off at Ferrari and, in turn, hiring Carlos Sainz in the structure Williams.
In this sense, it was expected to see a seven-time tournament champion. Maximum rehearsing with the Italian team during tests Abu Dhabi after the end of this season, with the intention of getting to know my new car. However, these opportunities are beginning to remain just a dream. British newspaper Guardian published what it is “unlikely” this scenario because Silver arrows they didn’t give “without indication” that Hamilton will be released early from his obligations to the German automaker.
It is worth noting that these practices are carried out within the framework of Yas Marina with several goals, such as to provide opportunities for aspiring pilots, as happened on November 28, 2023 with Colapinto, who reached Super license on this route. In addition, tire tests are carried out to ensure that Pirelli in 2025 they will present the composition that they have already used for 30 minutes in free practice 1 Mexican Grand Prix. For this reason, it is customary to represent regular drivers, those who Booking and team development academy.
Leaving this clarification aside, Lewis Hamilton close to not having that chance: “It is understood he will still have to fulfill some end-of-year promotional commitments, including appearing for Mercedes sponsor Petronas on test day in Abu Dhabi.“
In the midst of this situation, the head of Ferrari Fred Wasser– he noted in a conversation with Motorsport that the plan aims to gradually integrate Lewis into his new environment of driving old race cars: “I’m not sure he needs many hours of acclimatization.. You have enough experience to be fast on day one, or at least very soon. We will have one or two days of TPC (testing previous cars), in addition to the tests in Bahrain, and that will be enough. As for the latter, we are talking about pre-season training that will take place. February 26, 27 and 28, 2025.
TPC rules allow teams to use racing cars “designed and built in accordance with the Technical Regulations of any of the three calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year preceding the championship year.” In this sense, Wasser was optimistic about the future: “Of course, we already have part of the team focused on 2025, on the test plan, on communications and so on, and Lewis is part of that. But not on a racing team, and that’s not what I’m thinking about.”
The 39-year-old experienced racer will partner with the Monegasque. Charles Leclerc in this prancing horse and will try to win his eighth world title, which will allow him to surpass Michael Schumacher like a man always successful.
More precisely, your Leclerc He set up his job at Ferrari several months before Hamilton’s arrival was confirmed. The departure of the Englishman deprived the Mercedes director of room for maneuver. Toto Wolfas stated in a new book called Inside the Mercedes F1: Life in the Fast Lane (Inside the Mercedes F1: Life in the Fast Lane). “I just couldn’t understand why I would go to another team without knowing if we would be competitive. I also did not have time to react, I had to urgently call our partners, and I may have missed negotiations with other drivers who had signed contracts a few weeks earlier, such as Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris (McLaren).“, he stated.