“If he had gone to Red Bull…”
The recent news of Lewis Hamilton joining Ferrari in 2025 and leaving Mercedes, his team of 11 years, shocked many and left team boss Toto Wolff heartbroken. However, his rise to power for Mercedes following Hamilton’s departure has sent the team boss into a frenzy as he walks away with a stoic expression while worrying about the future.
While Mercedes has made a huge mark in the history of Formula 1 with eight constructors’ championships and seven drivers’ championship titles since Hamilton moved to Mercedes, the team has lost perhaps the only driver who could bring them back to the top. Was. Following a heartbreaking end to his 2021 season, which saw Britton win a record-breaking 8th Championship title, the star is hungrier than ever.
The last two seasons featured an unsuccessful season for the Silver Arrows team, which did not manage to develop a championship-winning car and was a poor challenger compared to Max Verstappen’s rocket ship, the RB19. Yet, after losing his star driver, Toto Wolff has only encouraging words to add to his confusion following the switch to Hamilton.
Lewis Hamilton gets sour comment from Toto Wolff
Lewis Hamilton has become an inspiration in the sport and many drivers who aspire to become the next F1 champion consider him as their inspiration. The champion has achieved 103 race wins and 104 pole positions, and although the figures are quite impressive, one cannot forget his 197 podium wins. Still, his plan to move to Maranello may or may not bring him a potential eighth title.
While Brackley has stuck to his decision to go with outfitter Charles Leclerc and fight for the title in 2025 with rivals Mercedes, Wolff has become even more excited after the news. The team boss has landed in trouble due to many things he has said in the past. Whether it’s cursing or praising the Mercedes star, he knows the Brackley team will fall apart without Hamilton.
🗣 “He felt he needed a change”
Toto Wolff on Lewis Hamilton’s reasoning behind move to Ferrari in 2025 🆕🐎 pic.twitter.com/O1DuA4AMs1
– Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) 2 February 2024
When talking about the recent changes made by the seven-time champion and the sudden news on Carlos Sainz and Wolff, he mentioned his confusion about Hamilton’s intentions. He said, ,If he had gone to Red Bull Racing, the motive behind it would have been clear. This is the best package in the short term. “What they probably didn’t see was the energy in the team, the desire to make things better.”
Still, that hasn’t stopped Hamilton from pursuing another dream of his, as well as focusing all his attention on the 2024 season and bringing in the best results for his team, Mercedes, in 11 years.
Hamilton talks about a childhood dream of his
Lewis Hamilton was only eight years old when he first stepped onto a karting track and dreamed of reaching the top of the sport one day. However, the young man had no idea of the future he was capable of creating. His journey through Formula 1 just turned out to be a huge success and having achieved everything he set out to do, the champion is now ready to fulfill another of his childhood dreams.
Following the news of his departure from Mercedes, the champion took to Instagram to thank the Silver Arrows team and announced his move to the Prancing Horse team. In a post he said, “Having achieved things with Mercedes that I could only dream of as a child, I feel incredibly lucky to now have the chance to fulfill another childhood dream. Driving in red Ferrari.
As he begins a new journey from the 2025 season of Formula 1, the driver will appear alongside Charles Leclerc and Fred Vasseur in the red race suit and dream of repeating his record-breaking championship title with the legendary Maranello team.
