• mannycalavera@feddit.uk
    33·
    8 months ago

    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.

    • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      8 months ago

      I really don’t know whether this is a:

      • Mercedes is going nowhere so I’m just going to throw shit at the wall and see what happens

      • 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

      • 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

      • lemmyingly@lemm.ee
        8·
        8 months ago

        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.

        • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          8 months ago

          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.

    • guylacaptivite@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      8 months ago

      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.

  • nicolairathjen@lemmy.world
    21·
    8 months ago

    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.

    • faethon@lemmy.world
      4·
      8 months ago

      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!

    • Dmian@lemmy.world
      1·
      8 months ago

      I guess his best bet is to go to Sauber and build the team around him, becoming the #1 driver there, even if that implies being in the midfield for all 2025

  • Dmian@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    8 months ago

    What do you think would happen with Charles if Lewis gets clear #1 status? I honestly think Lewis is there not only to tick the box, he’ll try to win a championship with Ferrari, but he’ll need Ferrari’s support to do it. I see Charles’ fans not too worried about the move, but he could’ve easily been demoted in this operation, and be filling Sainz’s role (you’re #2 unless your team mate fails or the team screws his opportunity, try to be reliable and you’ll get a chance).

      • Dmian@lemmy.world
        2·
        8 months ago

        So, that would imply Ferrari has just invested a ton of money in a #2. Why bother then? They had a perfectly capable #2 in Sainz, who’s younger than Lewis, and was very close to Charles in performance. Why would they go to the trouble? And also, do you think Lewis will be ok with #2 role at Ferrari?