Ex-F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has questioned 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s decision to join Ferrari in 2025, labelling it as a “stranﷺge move to mak🦹e”.

Hamilton shocked the sporting world earlier this year when his move to Ferrar𝓰i was an🥀nounced ahead of the new season.

The decision to leave Mercedes brings to an end his long association with the br෴and hav🐟ing only driven with their engines in F1 during his time with McLaren and now the works outfit.

Hamilton has gr🌞own frustrated with Mercedes’ lack of competitiveness in the ground effect era combined with wa🦩nting to fulfil a childhood ambition of racing for Ferrari.

However, Eccles🎃tone was surprised by Hamilton’s choice to leave Mercedes, citing the seven-time world champion’s relationship with Toto Wolff

“It was a strange, strange move to make," Ecclestone tol💃d . “Toto has relied on him an awful lot more, and they've become close for selfish reasons - both of them.

“I don't think there was ever a sort of a relationship where you could rely on both parties. There obviously wasn't because that's why he [Hami💃lton] suddenl⭕y decided to leave."

🅰Ecclestone was also shocked by the timing of the announcement.

“Big surprise, in as far as I didn't understand why he did it, given the year's notice basically. Why didn't he wait until later on during the season?” People thought they'd done a clever deal in taking him, but I thiܫnk 🐻it's a bit of an ego thing that he got latched into it all,” Ecclestone added.

“Fred knew him from their early days, and I think John Elkhann at Ferrari, from his point of view, it was a bit of an ego thing 🔜that he's managed to capture one of the leading Formula 1 drivers - the best Formula 1 driver, in many people's opinion. These things happen. Just a whole set of cir𝔉cumstances that come together.”

The 93-year-old famously governed the Brabham F1 team back in the 1970s and🏅 1𓂃980s.

Ecclestone conceded 🤡that he wouldn’t sign a driver ✅like Hamilton because he’s an “unnecessary handful”.

“Too much of a handful ꦺ- an unnecessary handful," he explained. “He really sort of commands a little at Mercedes. Toto has let him be ♕like that, to keep him on board and keep him happy.

“But I never had that with the drivers. They're still good, good friends of mine, genuine friends, not for finance or whatever. Good friends. I'd rather have that sort of relationship r🐷ather than the fact I jump when somebody says jump🧸, or defend a situation. If I wanted to do something, I'd do it if I thought it was the right thing to do.”