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 3. Mercedes Contract Warning To Lewis Hamilton As He Heads For Ferrari Homeland


MERCEDES CONTRACT WARNING TO LEWIS HAMILTON AS HE HEADS FOR FERRARI HOMELAND

Oliver Harden 23 hours ago



Could Lewis Hamilton pay Ferrari a little visit during F1's trip to Imola?

Damon Hill, the 1996 World Champion, has warned Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton
to think twice about visiting Ferrari’s Maranello factory after this weekend’s
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

This weekend will see Hamilton race on Italian soil for the first time since
announcing that he will join Ferrari on a multi-year-contract from the F1 2025
season.




LEWIS HAMILTON TO VISIT FERRARI WHILE ON MERCEDES DUTY?

He will become the first British driver to race for the famous Scuderia on a
full-time basis since Eddie Irvine in 1999.

The seven-time World Champion is expected to receive a rapturous reception from
the Ferrari fans, commonly known as the tifosi, at the historic Imola circuit
this weekend.

Appearing on the F1 Nation podcast alongside Hill, press conference host Tom
Clarkson tipped Hamilton to play up to the crowd and create “a real feel-good
factor” at the first European round of the F1 2024 season.


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He said: “It will be interesting to see what sort of reception Lewis gets from
the tifosi this weekend at Imola.

“I think he’s going play to the crowd, I think we’re going to see waves from the
cockpit.

“From the pit lane at Imola, you can see the hill up there on the left, which
will be covered in red, and I think he’s going to come away from Imola with a
real feel-good factor.

“They’re going to be chanting his name, there’s going to be banners, it’s going
to be fantastic.

“And Imola is 56 miles from Maranello. Surely he’s going to go there on the
Monday after the race, right?”

Addressing Hill, he then quipped: “I think you and I should go there, wait
outside Ferrari on Monday and just welcome him in because I’m sure he’s going to
be there. Why wouldn’t he?”

Hill, however, responded by claiming that Toto Wolff, the Mercedes boss, would
be unimpressed with Hamilton visiting Ferrari’s base when he is still under
contract with his current employers.

He joked: “Do you think Toto will be saying: ‘Listen, you can go but you’ve got
to bring something back in terms of information?’

“I don’t know. I can imagine Toto saying: ‘Well, you’re still under contract,
mate. You shouldn’t be fraternising with the enemy just yet.'”

Hill’s comments come after Hamilton admitted last month that he is unsure if
Mercedes will allow him to start work with Ferrari before F1 2025.

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It is not uncommon for drivers to be released early from their contracts ahead
of big moves, with Hamilton’s former title rival Sebastian Vettel freed from his
Red Bull deal to test for Ferrari at Fiorano in November 2014, two months before
he officially joined the Prancing Horse.

Asked about the possibility of starting work with Ferrari before the end of F1
2024, Hamilton vowed to consult Wolff on the matter.



He said: “I think it will start with a conversation with Toto because I don’t
know how to navigate that.

“I don’t think I was at Mercedes until December [2012], when the first seat
fitting was made after the season. I’m not sure how I’m going to do it this
time.”

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