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Lewis Hamilton has been the most successful driver of the 2010s and as the next decade of F1 racing is set to begin this week, many have been wondering about his future plans. Until it was confirmed that Carlos Sainz had signed with Ferrari, there were speculations that Lewis Hamilton could be interested in heading to Ferrari. Even though a contract with Ferrari won’t be an option for the Brit in the near future, there are still discussions around whether or not it could ever happen.
Former F1 driver turned commentator Martin Brundle began by explaining how it would be a huge risk for Hamilton as other drivers have found out
“Lewis has got to step away from a company he has been involved with all his professional career and you would really have to think long and hard about that, just for the romance of being a Ferrari driver. And where are Ferrari at? Are they going to give him a winning car or is he going to end up frustrated like Fernando Alonso or Sebastian Vettel?”
He then spoke about how Lewis isn’t getting any younger and that he probably only has one last contract left in him
"He is aware that he is in the last phase of his career. These days the cars are much stronger much faster. I think it has become a younger man's sport, but Lewis doesn't seem to age. But will Lewis be doing this in his 40s? No he won’t.
“I see him doing one more contract but he has more to offer yet. I have not seen anything that suggests he is ready to stop but an awful lot has happened in the last few months.”
He concluded by revealing the condition under which Lewis could sign with Ferrari
‘With the whole F1 scene currently changing and if Toto left Mercedes, then I think his mind might have to turn again to have a look at Ferrari. I would if I was him.”
'I've spoken to him about being dressed in red and standing on that podium at Monza and looking at the crowd in Ferrari overalls. He said 'I love red, I've got red in my crash helmet, it's the colour of passion' but his stock answer was 'I've raced for Mercedes all of my F1 career.'
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