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Hamilton ‘non-poaching’ clause set to prevent key Mercedes F1 departures
Lewis Hamilton has informed Mercedes that he will be leaving the team to join Ferrari in 2025. In the past, other key team members have followed star drivers when they changed teams. However, it seems that a similar move of personnel cannot happen in Hamilton’s case due to a specific clause in his Mercedes contract. This clause prevents team personnel from being lured away if the driver switches teams. Such non-solicitation clauses are common in senior management contracts in order to prevent mass staff exodus. While Hamilton’s race engineer, Pete ‘Bono’ Bonnington, would be the obvious choice to join him at Ferrari, discussions about their future will take place in the coming months.
