Motor Racing-Sainz Has No Hard Feelings Over Hamilton’s Ferrari Move – News18

SAKHIR, Bahrain: Spaniard Carlos Sainz mentioned he had no exhausting emotions in direction of seven occasions Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton over the Briton’s impending transfer to Ferrari as his substitute.

Hamilton will take Sainz’s seat alongside Charles Leclerc on the Italian glamour workforce subsequent season in a shock transfer introduced earlier this month.

“I think this is how the sport works and obviously I have a lot of respect for Lewis and the success he’s had and obviously his choice to join Ferrari,” mentioned Sainz sitting alongside Hamilton in a Bahrain Grand Prix press convention on Wednesday.

“I would have done the same in his position,” added the 29-yr-outdated, who himself changed 4 occasions champion Sebastian Vettel on the Maranello-based workforce in 2021.

Hamilton, who has not received a race since 2021, signed a two-yr extension with Mercedes solely final August however activated a break clause to signal a multi-yr take care of Ferrari.

The 39-yr-outdated has mentioned he needed to start out a brand new chapter in his report-breaking Formula One story.

Ferrari are the game’s most profitable workforce however haven’t received a drivers’ title since Kimi Raikkonen’s 2007 championship.

“There’s a huge amount of respect between us all and I have a huge amount of respect for Carlos,” mentioned the 103-time race winner. “I don’t feel like there’s any animosity or anything like that.

“It’s not a personal thing, it’s what happens in this racing world and I hope that nothing changes between us through that,” added Hamilton. “I don’t think it will.”

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