Lewis Hamilton asked if 2021 title fallout would stop Max Verstappen Mercedes move
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes would sign Max Verstappen, despit🎶e the fallout from the controversial end to the 2021 F1 title battle.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton does not believe the toxicity surrounding the 2021 F1 title finale would stop Mercedes from attempting to sign 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.
Hamilton and Verstappen e✃ngaged in a fierce, season-long title battle throughout 2021 which came to a head in highly controversial circumstances at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Despite the animosity from the event, which still angers Mercedes bܫoss Toto Wolff today, seven-time world champion Hamilton does not think it would rule out Verstappen from ever driving for the Silver Arrows.
In the wake of the controversy surrounding Christian Horner, speculation has been rife that Verstappen might leave Red Bull and join Mercedes, ꩲwho have a free seat for 2025 fo♌llowing Hamilton’s shock decision to join Ferrari.
Ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Hamilton did little to quash the rumours, suggesting that Verstappen is 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“on the list” of drivers Mercedes will be considering as his replacem♛ent.
Hamilton did however add that sꦫuch a move wouldn’t make sense for 🔯Verstappen, given the Dutchman currently finds himself in a dominant F1 car.
"I wouldn't say I'm surprised, because he's a great driver,” Hamilton ꧒said. “I think even we spoke back then. Max in that moment, he did what he had to do, it was nothing on him, it🦹 was the sport that let us down.
“And I think that wasn't his fault. Me, in his position, I would have don⛄e exactly the same thing. So there's no issues there.
“I think if you run a team, you want to have the bes🍸t driver, and you want to be the team that's got the driver that brings in the eyeballs, brings the sponsorships, and he is one of those.
“So I unﷺderstand it, but it wouldn't make sense, I would say, for him. But it'll be inte🅷resting to see."
Hamilton was also asked if he would take advantage of the discontent a✤t Red Bull by trying to lure design legend Adrian Newey over to Ferrar🧔i.
“In terms of Adrian, having worked within the team, I know obvious𝓀ly Adrian gets all the praise for🐠 everybody's work,” the 39-year-old responded.
“I know he's a huge part of it, of course. But I know there are so many engineers in t🙈he background who are a huge part of developing the team and the car that they have. It's not down to one person.
"It's not my decision. But I'm competing against him this🍰 year at the moment, so I can't really talk about next year just yet.”
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