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‘I hold no grudge’ – Wolff on Hamilton’s Ferrari move, how he was told and the search for a replacement

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.i-hold-no-grudge-wolff-on-hamiltons-ferrari-move-how-he-was-told-and-the.1cATzXmouKYAF9TtytvlTZ.html
The name didn't come out on that discussion but I found this one post.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C20btUTpGAS/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=0e3886d0-8c4b-4d28-b462-a6b04df5dc24

In 2020-2022 he was contacted by Toto for test day but his not available. The reason, he is busy. Now, he is coming out to talk. That one comment there though was hilarious.

The news on the other hand has different thoughts about the replacements.
1. Carlos Sainz
2. Fernando Alonso
3. Alex Albon
4. Esteban Ocon
5. Daniel Ricciardo

Who do you think it will be? Wild guess? It would be fun if there's a line in sportsbet about this. The odds input though will be difficult.

Well that came true!

You did post about it first but thought it was just one of those video speculating about if he would sign if offered.
And well, he did! So the joke is on us.
Kidding aside.

This has turned things upside down and on it's head in the F1 world.
What will this do to the new Drive to Survive Series season 6 which will be released on the 23rd of this month?
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.drive-to-survive-season-6-release-date-announced-by-netflix.6ZS1GdHlVRpNc9dxA9kZ8F.html

Alot of editing I suppose to include this in it's storyline of creating even more tension between Mercedes and Ferrari.
"Lewis has activated a release option in the contract announced last August and this season will therefore be his last driving for the Silver Arrows."

Here are some more videos from TheRace and F1.com about this rather shocking turn of events for Mercedes because it will feel rather odd driving for the Silver arrows this season and knowing he is already be driving for the Red Pony team the following season:
Lewis Hamilton Joins Ferrari For The 2025 F1 Season! - Official F1 youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgrXIfJTT2I

Lewis Hamilton's stunning Ferrari F1 switch explained - TheRace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is3KsN82sRE

SkySports F1 discuss about this major turning point of a current F1 driver switching teams prior to a new season starting:
The F1 Show Special: Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6CI5ZvXTHc

Then we have this to keep us guessing all season long:
Who could replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025? - SkySports F1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tJQhaEXwR8

Yes the official announcement has finally arrived from Mercedes side. They announced it on their official website: https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/news/mercedes-amg-f1-lewis-to-part-ways

At the end of the new season Lewis Hamilton is no longer going to be a Mercedes driver.    He joined Mercedes in 2013 you know. It has been a whole 11 years nearly... It would be a sad goodbye for Mercedes side I guess. Hamilton played a huge role in Mercedes to win constructor titles 8 times too. Who do you think Mercedes would replace Hamilton with? Maybe Mick Schumacher or someone else?

Isn't it because it wouldn't be that much of a competition for them? As a whole? Like not so much experience and wouldn't add value to the F1 since they are more into the IndyCar series and races? The drivers are particularly supportive of adding more competitors but maybe the F1 management is not agreeing with it. Maybe in the 2028 season?

Everyone loves Ferrari as Seb said years ago.

Was better to swap with Sainz this year Already tbh.

Ferrari and Mercedes will have a hard time with orders this year.

So, it looks that we may get official press release already today, it's only matter of time. I read that Toto Wolf already confirmed news about Hamilton on Sky Sports News.
Very unexpected, we all thought it's going to boring off-season . Hamilton to Ferrari, I didn't expected that one day I will see such thing. While Sainz is going to move to new Sauber/Audi project.

Andretti weren't accepted just because other teams don't want to get another competitor and share prize money with them. After all, this team have long history in multiple racing series and they would come to F1 with bigger ambitions than Haas for example.

Ending his career in a Ferrari might be nice. I think I'm just not used to seeing him in red. Maybe those few years are his last years and he wants to end his career in that team. I'm not sure how he will fare well with LeClerc but it can be interesting to watch. I hope they can really fight for the top spot. Excited for the next year. 

11 teams with 22 drivers is enough for F1 because it's a car race. it's different from motogp which races motorcycles that are not big in body when compared to cars. the more cars on the track the competition becomes less exciting. because fast cars like redbull become more and more without opponents and it's very easy to win the title. andreti is not a manufacture or car company like honda, ferari and more.

There is some huge news circulating like Hamilton is going to sign for Ferrari for 2025 season. 

The source: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-set-to-make-shock-switch-to-ferrari-in-f1-2025/10571247/

Maybe this is why Ferrari haven't signed a new contract with Sainz yet. He is in his last year now and he is reported to be trying to sign a 2-year deal. On the other hand the Hamilton news are spreading very fast these days. Hamilton actually has 2 more years left on his contract with Mercedes. But maybe he has fed up with the team and he is looking for new adventures.

Do you think it would be good to have a duo like Leclerc - Hamilton at Ferrari? Even the thought of it is enough to make me excited! 

Seen this headline news from one of my feeds and didn't look further on the details why they were rejected in the first place. But now we know.
So thanks for the update on this developing story about another additional team to the F1 circuit rohang!
Cadillac sounded sort of weird to be entering into this genre in the first place. Since they were known to be the clunky boat like cards of the 70's and 80's.

Breaking news:

F1 has just rejected Andretti Global's proposal to join the grid in 2025 or 2026.
F1's reasons, are that an 11th team alone (i.e. without a power unit manufacturer) would not bring enough value to the sport to warrant the upheaval of its addition.

Surprised as this addition would have definitely boosted viewership in US

https://www.sportskeeda.com/f1/with-andretti-s-application-rejected-f1-touch-fanbase

That's a significant move for Ferrari with Leclerc renewing his contract. It brings stability to their lineup. The ongoing talks with Sainz add an interesting layer. Whether he decides to sign a new contract or explore opportunities with Audi in 2026, it will undoubtedly shape the dynamics of the team. The upcoming decisions in the driver lineup could have a profound impact on Ferrari's performance in the coming seasons.


Thanks for sharing the articles! It's good to clarify the contract details, and it seems Leclerc's commitment to Ferrari is now solidified with a long-term contract. The anticipation for the new F1 season is building up, and watching the countdown on the provided site will surely keep the excitement alive. Here's to an intriguing season ahead with Leclerc in the driver's seat for Ferrari.


I completely understand your perspective. While Max Verstappen's dominance is impressive, variety in race outcomes does add excitement to the F1 season. It's always more thrilling when there's unpredictability, and multiple contenders make each race more dynamic. Here's to hoping for a season filled with thrilling races, unexpected turns, and a bit more parity among the top contenders. Fingers crossed for an entertaining and unpredictable F1 season.

Well, we will see this coming season. I do hope that there will be somehow a change in the dynamics of F1 to have more entertaining races and not just all Max. I'm not hating on him, he is an excellent driver but it's fun when there are always different outcomes and not so much consistent ones or something like that. I hope it changes now this season.

Thought he signed a contract with Ferrari earlier but it was just until the end of the 2024 season.
This is the article I remember reading months back when Sainz was also questioned whether he would be returning to the red pony team.
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/i-wish-i-did-this-deal-leclerc-ferrari-f1-contract-latest
But with today's news it will solidify his loyalty with Ferrari past this season now:
https://racingnews365.com/leclerc-future-secured-with-long-term-ferrari-contract

Watch the counter on the above site so to know how many days we have left to wait until the new F1 season begins!

Leclerc renewed his contract with Ferrari.

With Sainz talks are ongoing he can sign a new contract or leave for Audi in 2026

Thank you for the update on the F1 Acamedy It seems that I am lost with the news for the F1 Academy stuff, and it seems that my Racing Kitten Bianca Bunstamante is not in Prema anymore but with Art Grand Prix, and it seems that Marta Garcia is not in the F1 Academy anymore as she was fully funded for a Freca Seat this coming 2024, while right now Prema Racing got new faces, Tina Hausmann, Doriane Pin, and Maya Weug as the new Prema racing drivers, and it is the 1st team to announce their completion for the upcoming 2024 F1 Academy, while other teams is still filling up their drivers while MP Motorsports still doesn't announce any driver yet,


If the other teams were still the same as before then we would still be seeing the dominance of Max Verstappen and Red Bull this season, as they still have Sergio Perez as Red Bulls 2nd driver, this latest upgrade for McLaren should make an impression when their car gets revealed as we need insight for the upcoming cars for the new season, for sure McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, and Aston Martin got their chance this season and I am really excited in seeing it,


And right now two teams are rebranding themselves and that is Alfa Romeo that has a new name that is called, Kick Sauber, with their recent drivers Valtteri Bottas, and Zhou Guanyu, and speaking of Zhou Guanyu, there are news about him taking criticism very professionally while Alpha Tauri has changed into Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team, which is something I never expected them doing actually I like AlphaTauri sounded like,

Alpha Tauri has changed their car branding ahead of the 2024 season with a rather obtrusive naming convention compared to the rest of the F1 teams:
https://apnews.com/article/f1-red-bull-alphatauri-visa-name-9e46c363fb80be05747fe18b6f24a8f7

Straight out credit card & money transaction services only RB at the end showing it still has ties with it's parent company.

Some other news about Ferrari along with other views on this name change:
https://www.planetf1.com/news/red-bull-divide-opinion-alphatauri-rebrand-ferrari-new-racing-challenge

I mean considering Norris never won a single race before, it is definitely getting boring a bit. I would say that car is one of the reasons but even Piastri started to do very well, not as well as Norris maybe but dude was a rookie, and he collected second most points for a rookie ever with a car that didn't even run first half of the season, they got better at the second half of the season, and if they had better first half, they would have been in the top three without a doubt and Piastri would had the most points for a rookie.

This means that if Piastri is capable of getting this many points as a rookie, Norris should have at least one win, and the fact that he has none, is not looking good. Max was just way too good last season, but this season ,I am expecting at least one win from Norris, he should get one, he has been in the league for way too long to have not a single win with a car like that.

The current odds for some of the drivers I can see are like this for the Bahrain GP:



The source: https://www.oddschecker.com/motorsport/formula-1

I agree with you about Verstappen. It is really boring to see the same driver becoming highly favoured every year. But there is nothing we can do unfortunately.    F1 turned into a domination sport years ago and since then we have been accustomed to seeing this all the time. Before Verstappen it was Hamilton you know.

Maybe 2026 season can bring us some more competition for the championship. There will be big changes for the cars. 

Since we are quite a ways away from even winter testing in Sakhir, Bahrain from February 21-23rd.
Have been seeing quite alot of attempts by youtubers playing around with the official GTA VI trailer since it's release a bit over a month ago.
But now noticed that a professional driving team also created their own rendition of this new phenomenon on youtube:

Grand Test Auto XXIV | Hyundai Rally Team hilariously recreated GTA 6 Trailer - by Hyundai Motorsports

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUDzfwXtcRo

Hyundai WRC Team vs GTA 6 Trailer - comparisons side by side with the trailer of the game:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vcpLFgyQDA