P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Ferrari has announced Lewis Hamilton will be arriving at the team from Mercedes in 2025, marking the biggest bombshell move
Hamilton has decided to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for the closing years of his career, despite their results in the previous season. Ferrari’s progression throughout the year, including a win, caught Hamilton’s attention. With a regulation crossover on the horizon, Ferrari has shown promise and potential. In contrast, Mercedes has struggled in recent years due to the ambitious ‘zeropod’ concept they pursued. The team made incorrect development choices and was limited by F1’s budget cap. Hamilton expressed his disillusionment with Mercedes’ direction and the changes he requested were not implemented. Despite this, he remained optimistic about Mercedes’ future, but ultimately decided to fulfill his racing dream with Ferrari.
