Lewis Hamilton doesn’t think Formu🌃la 1 could have picked a better replacement for Chase Carey☂ than Stefano Domenicali as he labelled the news as “amazing”.

F1 confirmed on Friday ahead of the Russian Gra♓nd Prix thꦦat the former Ferrari team principal has been named as the new president and chief executive officer of the sport, replacing Chase Carey, who will become non-executive chairman.

Domenicali headed Ferrari from 2008 until 2014 and has s🌼ince worked with the Volkswagen Group and as the CEO of Lamborghini, a role he has relinquished to take up the F1 position in January next year.

Six-tꦡimes world champion Hamilton welcomed the news following Friday 𒅌practice in Sochi.

“I know Stefano real𝓡ly well,” Hamilton said. “He’s one of the nicest guys that I know.

“Actuall🌱y, I don’t think they could have really chosen someone better to replace some big shoes that Chase has. He🃏’s done an amazing job and has always had such a great approach.

“Stefano, I think he’s got a g🎶reat heart, he’s got a good family and good mor🌊als. So the future’s positive.”

Meanw🌸hile, Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul said he believes Domenicali will have “plenty to offer” F1 given his vast experience in motorsport.

“He’s obviously got a very good knowledge of the sport itself, he’s got very good knowledge of how the sport can♏ support the manufacturers,” A♑biteboul added.

“Lamborghini obviously not ♊being in Formula 1 but he also knows, probably, why 𒆙they are not in Formula 1. So I guess he’s got a different, interesting perspective to offer in relation to that.”

D𝔉omenicalli’s appointment means that F1’s commercial rights holder and governing body will both be led by former Ferrari team bosses, while ex-Ferrari technical chief Ross Brawn is also heavily involved in the championship’s running in his position of managing director of motorsport.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner reckons Domenicali will prove to be a “real asset” for F1ꦐ and🐷 is sure the Italian will be “scrutinous in his impartiality”.

“I t🦹hink it’s great for the sport,” Horner explained. “He’s one of the good guys.

“Having com🍎peted against him, when he was the team principal of Ferrari, he has a lot of integrity, he was a racer, a competitor, he understands the business.

“He’s spent life in a commercial world outside of Formula 1 for the last few years. He’s done a great job🎀 at Lamborghini and I think that he would be a real asset to Formula 1.

“Obviously you would look at the make-up at the top end of the sport with Jean Todt, Ross Brawn and Stefano and it looks like a mid-1990s or early -2000s Formula 1 set-﷽up.

“But🃏 I don’t think that there’s any particular bias or love towards Ferrari from any of those individuals. So, I’m sure Stefano will be scrutinous in his impartiality.”

Asked if McLaren had any concerns about another ex-Ferrari boss being 🔴at the very top of F1, team principal Andreas Seidl replied: “Noᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚt concerned at all.

“I know Stefano very well. I’m sure he would handle being in that♛ position. He’s the right guy to handle that in the right way.

“I personally rate him very highly, not just because of his experience that you mentioned in 🔜all these different jobs he did so far, but I also rate him very high as a person, as a cha𓄧racter, and as a passionate motorsport guy.

“I think with all this experience he is having, running a track at Mugello🌟, doing different jobs at Ferrari including team principal po🍸sition, being the CEO of Lamborghini, I think he would be a great choice.”