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Driving for Ferrari subsequent yr will probably be a dream come true for Lewis Hamilton however the seventime Formula One champion stays “100% committed” to Mercedes till then, he wrote Saturday.
LONDON: Driving for Ferrari subsequent yr will probably be a dream come true for Lewis Hamilton however the seven-time Formula One champion stays “100% committed” to Mercedes till then, he wrote Saturday.
The upcoming F1 season will probably be Hamilton’s final with Mercedes earlier than he joins Ferrari in 2025 in a transfer that shocked the auto racing world. He mentioned he’s been full of “a whole range of emotions” this week.
“I feel incredibly fortunate, after achieving things with Mercedes that I could only have dreamed of as a kid, that I now have the chance to fulfill another childhood dream. Driving in Ferrari red,” Hamilton wrote on Instagram.
Writing that “the time is right to make a change and take on a new challenge,” the 39-yr-previous Hamilton likened the transfer to becoming a member of Mercedes from McLaren 11 years in the past. Until then, Mercedes had been struggling to maintain up with F1’s prime groups.
“I still remember the feeling of taking a leap of faith into the unknown when I first joined Mercedes in 2013,” he wrote. “I know some people didn’t understand it at the time but I was right to make the move then and it’s the feeling I have again now. I’m excited to see what I can bring to this new opportunity and what we can do together.”
Hamilton received six of his seven titles with Mercedes, most just lately in 2020 earlier than he was overwhelmed in controversial circumstances by Max Verstappen of Red Bull on the season finale in Abu Dhabi in 2021. He has not added to his tally of 103 profession F1 Grand Prix wins since then.
Hamilton paid tribute to Mercedes, group principal Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda, who as non-government chairman of Mercedes was an influential determine earlier than his dying in 2019.
“I am more driven than ever, I am fitter and more focused than than ever and I want to help Mercedes win once again,” he added. “I am 100% committed to the job I need to do and determined to end my partnership with the team on a high.”
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