Lewis Hamilton asked if 2021 title fallout would stop Max Verstappen Mercedes move
Lewis Hamilton sayꦫs Mercedes would sign Max Verstappen, despite the fallout from the controversial end to the 2🍸021 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 engaged in a fierce, season-long title battle throughout 2021 which came to a head in highly controversial circไumstan❀ces at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Despite the animosity from the event, which still angers Mercedes boss To🔥to Wolff today, s𝓰even-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 Versta🍬p🅰pen might leave Red Bull and join Mercedes, who have a free seat for 2025 following 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 bꦰe considering as his rep🧸lacement.
Hamilton did however add that such a move wouldn’t make s🌃ense 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 said. “I think even we spoke back then. Max in that moment, he didꦍ what he had to do, it was nothing on him, it was the sport that let us down.
“And I think that wasn't his𝐆 fault. Me, in his position, I would have done exactly the same thing. So there's no issues there.
“I think if you run a team, you want to have the best driver, and you want to be the team that's got the driver that brings in the e♕yeballs, brings the sponsorshipsꦗ, and he is one of those.
“So I understand it, but it wouldn't ma🌄ke sense, I would say, for him. But it'll be interesting to see."
Hamilto𝔉n was also asked if he would take advantage of the discontent at Red Bull by trying to lure design legend Adrian Newey over to Ferrari.
“In terms of Adrian, haviﷺng worked within the team, I know obviously 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 engiౠneers in the 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,ཧ so I can't really talk about next year just yet.”
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