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Alonso: Ferrari F1 drive wasn’t Hamilton’s “childhood dream” last year
News broke on 1 February that Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time world champion, will be leaving Mercedes to join Ferrari from 2025. However, Fernando Alonso, the Aston Martin driver, admitted that he missed the initial uproar surrounding the news because he was busy training and didn’t pay too much attention to his ex-McLaren teammate’s switch. Alonso, who also raced for Ferrari in the past, found Hamilton’s move unexpected considering his long-standing relationship with Mercedes. Hamilton had mentioned fulfilling a childhood dream of driving in Ferrari red, but Alonso cast doubt on this, implying that Hamilton had different ambitions not too long ago. Despite this, Alonso hopes that Hamilton enjoys the experience at Ferrari and believes that he can bring that extra edge to fight for the championship since the car is already fast enough.
