F1: Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton has shut the door on Ferrari in Monaco – will he regret it?
1 year, 7 months ago

F1: Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton has shut the door on Ferrari in Monaco – will he regret it?

The Independent  

Sign 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. Speculation that Lewis Hamilton could move to Ferrari next year, in a £40m deal no less, has ramped up this week but was quickly quashed on Thursday by both Hamilton and Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur. open image in gallery Lewis Hamilton re-affirmed his commitment to signing a new deal with Mercedes on Thursday The parallels between now and 11 years ago, when Hamilton shocked the paddock by ditching his boyhood McLaren team to join Mercedes, are comparable. open image in gallery It was reported that Hamilton could be involved in a swap deal with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc While Ferrari are perhaps on a par with Mercedes currently, they have shown greater potential than their rivals in this new ground-effect era. Granted, Vasseur’s denial of an approach was as strong as Hamilton’s but leave little doubt: if Lewis Hamilton wanted to move to Ferrari, he would move to Ferrari.

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