Toto Wolff was asked if he’d have preferred that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton looked closely at Mercedes’ F1 2024 car before deciding to quit the team. 

Hamilton’s bombshell announcement that he will be leaving Mercedes to join rivals Ferrari🐼 on a multi-year deal from 2025 rocked 🎉the F1 world earlier this month, and sent the driver market into a frenzy. 

Although confirmation only came at the start of February, it is understood tha🎐t Hamilton’s decision was made before he had🦩 seen or driven the W15 on the simulator. 

The seven-time world champion is yet to ex🃏plain his reasons for the blockbꩲuster switch publicly. 

Bu👍t Mercedes team principal Wolff has been questioned about the move several times, most recentl💦y on the opening day of pre-season testing in Bahrain by Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz. 

“I think he’s taken his decision over the𒐪 winter to j🌸oin Ferrari and there’s benefits of keeping it to yourself and then deciding maybe at a later stage,” Wolff said. 

"But♏ then also if you have set your mind and you are sailing, that’s ok.” 

Wh𝓀en asked if the W15 is a potential race or championship winner, Wolff replied: “Can’t📖 say. 

“We know we have a big mountain to climb. When you have a car out of the bꩲlocks like Red Bull have with these new regulations, catching them up is very, very difficult. We can’t really see yet a picture of performance.” 

Mercedes’ revamped W15 challenger - and its unusual front wing design - has caught the attention of rivals in the paddock, but so far at least, neither168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: George Russell 𒀰or Hamilton have demonstrated an🔜y hint of its true pace. 

Russell finished 12th on the first day of running and was well off the pace of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, 𒆙who ended up over a second clear on what was an ominous start for Red Bu♎ll.