Lewis Hamilton ‘won’t win’ another F1 title with Ferrari tipped to back Charles Leclerc
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone believes Lewis Hamilton will not win another world championship ahead of the Mercedes star’s move to Ferrari next year. Ecclestone, who was in charge of F1 from 1987-2017, believes Ferrari will continue to back Charles Leclerc over Hamilton and worries the British driver’s best years are behind him. “They wouldn’t do much to keep him, so he is better off going.” Ecclestone also hinted that Ferrari executive chairman John Elkann wanted to sign Hamilton as a “big ego thing.” open image in gallery Lewis Hamilton will race alongside Charles Leclerc next year at Ferrari open image in gallery Bernie Ecclestone believes Hamilton won’t win another F1 title “It is a big deal he has got, though I suspect the bonus clauses written into his contract are there to make him feel good rather than reality,” Ecclestone added. If Lewis is fading, which I don’t like to see, he should go away and do something else and do a good job at it.” Hamilton insisted after Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix – when he finished 10th in wet conditions – that his car was the “worst” Mercedes had ever given him.