Fred Vasseur insists Ferrari have not offered F1 contract to Lewis Hamilton but ‘every team would want him’
Earlier this week, the Daily Mail reported that Ferrari were preparing a staggering £40m contract offer ܫto try and lure seven-time world champion Hamilton away from Mercedes.
Hamilton’s current deal runs out ༺at the end of the season and with no extension finalised as yet, speculation has been rife over where the 38-year-old’s future l𒀰ies.
🌃But speaking ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, Ferrari team principal Vasseur shut down ൲the rumours.
"As a joke I could say that two week🍬s ago you were se🎃nding Sainz to Audi, one week ago you sent Leclerc to Mercedes - now I am alone," Vasseur said.
"You know perfectly that at this stage of the season e🍨ach week you will have a different story and we are not sending an offer to Lewis Hamilton, we🧜 didn't do it. We didn't have discussions.
Vasseur, who worked with Hamilton during his title-winning GP2 campaign in 2006, admitte🤪d every team on the grid would꧃ be interested in the Briton’s services.
“I think every single team on the grid would like to have Hamilton at one stage, it woul♏d be bull**** to not say so🐲mething like this,” he added.
"If I discuss with Hamilton, the last 20 years I discussed almost every single weekend with Hamilton, I don♒'t want to have to stop to discuss with 🤪him because you are chasing me."
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