Why did Lewis Hamilton leave Mercedes for Ferrari?
Hamilton reportedly left Mercedes for Ferrari because the latter offered him a longer contract and more money. Furthermore, he had been in a losing slump—with no wins in 2022 or 2023—and hoped to revive his career on the new team. Lewis Hamilton insisted he still loves racing for Ferrari after suggesting at the weekend the team should consider changing its drivers due to his poor form. After a poor qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix, Hamilton had told the press he was useless.Ferrari are paying Lewis Hamilton up to £50million per year but are already reaping the financial rewards from having the seven-time Formula 1 champion even before his first race. A single social media post by Lewis Hamilton broke another Formula 1 record and raked in a huge amount for Ferrari.
Is Hamilton regretting moving to Ferrari?
He knew what he was doing, Steiner told the Red Flags podcast, in discussion over whether Hamilton is regretting his move. For him, it was like more a mission in life, to end his career as a driver at Ferrari. It’s a dream of a lot of guys, obviously, maybe he hoped to be better off, but I think he’s got time. Lewis Hamilton was left lamenting what might have been as he qualified a disappointing 18th for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after hitting a bollard in what is his final race weekend competing with Mercedes, with team boss Toto Wolff apologising for an inexcusable and idiotic mistake.McLaren driver Lando Norris has apologised for comments he made after Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix in which he appeared to play down Lewis Hamilton’s recent achievements.Lando Norris – lots of chat on here about how he felt – he was clearly in some discomfort before he even got into the car – see photo – we didn’t realise he had tonsillitis until after the race. Full credit to him for getting through the race – and hope he is fit for this week/end at Monaco!
Is Lewis Hamilton still moving to Ferrari?
Following winless campaigns in 2022 and 2023, he took his record-breaking ninth British Grand Prix victory in 2024, his twelfth and final season with Mercedes. Hamilton signed for Ferrari in 2025, where he is contracted to remain until at least the end of 2026. Hamilton reportedly left Mercedes for Ferrari because the latter offered him a longer contract and more money. Furthermore, he had been in a losing slump—with no wins in 2022 or 2023—and hoped to revive his career on the new team.Lewis Hamilton has chosen to exercise a break clause in his Mercedes F1 contract in order to seal a shock move to Ferrari. The seven-time world champion only signed a new two-year extension to remain with Mercedes last summer, but his contract contained a break clause after one year.