Fred Vasseur says Ferrari did not ask Mercedes if168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton could make an early F1 test debut for the t♐eam out of “respect” for ♕his contract.

Seven-time world champion Hamiltonꦇ will complete a blockbuster switch to Ferrari next season at the end of an illustrious 12-year stint with💯 Mercedes after opting to activate an exit clause in his contract.

But the prospect of Hamilton making his Ferrari bow in the end-of-year test following the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has already been ru🌞led out due to the 39-year-old Briton’s commitments with Mercedes.

I🙈nstead, Hamilton is set to drive a Ferrari F1 car ꦺfor the first time at the team’s private Fiorano test track at some point in early 2025.

Vasseur confirmed Ferrari did not put in a request to Mercedes for Hamilton to be able to take part ꦆin the Abu Dhabi test.

“No, they have a cꦯontract so I’ve not even asked Toto to do something,” Vasseur explained.

“There’s a contract. You have to respect this. And it’s not because we are doing somet🐠hing for Carlos that everybody has to do the same.”

Wolff 🌊said Mercedes have “farewell” plans in place for Hamilton which prevented such an appea🃏rance.

“Fred didn’t as🦄k,” Wolꦦff said. “I think it’s different if you’re maybe going to Williams, but we have contractual agreements with sponsors.

“We’re having a farewell for Lewis🐻, we have lots of activities that are planned. He and I, we spoke about it shortly and he🌌 said ‘I guess that’s not going to work’.

“I said ‘yeah, I don’t think it’s goin𒁃g to work and that was the whole thing. So I don’t think Fred is particularly sad.”

Vasseur added he did not want to block outgoing driver Carlos Sainz from making an early debut for Williams to thank him for his “very professional attitude” during his final season with🐲 Ferrari.

“I wanted to thank Carlos for the col🐼laboration and I don’t want to block him or whatever,” Vasseur said.

“I think he did a very good job with us this season and a very professional one, because it would have been easy to, not give up, but ♉not have such a professional attitude.

“And for me, the best way to thank Carlos was also to give him the opﷺportunity t🧸o do the test with Williams.”