Lewis Hamilton fantasy switch to Aston Martin ruled out by Sky Sports experts
A switch from Mercedes to their customer team, who they were outshone ꧃by at the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix, has been ruled out by Simon Lazenby, Karun Chandhok and Naomi Schiff.
“I don’t think that will happen,” Chandh🥃ok replied when asked if Hamilton could make a shock move.
“You’re go෴ing to tell Lawrence Stroll to sack his son? Good luck with that!”
Aston Martin recruited Alonso, who was Hamilton’s first-ever Fꦬ1 teammate at McLar🧸en, and paired him with their owner’s son Lance Stroll.
They each stole the show in B🧔ahrain - Alonso with a podium finish and Str꧒oll with a P6 while injured, all the while with a Mercedes-built engine.
Hamilton’s desperation for an all-time record eighth championship, and the fact that a contract extension remains unsigned, prompted a debate about whether he co༺uld be tempted to Aston Martin.
Lazenby answered: “Not to Aston, but how can you rule out a move to Ferrari if [Mercedꩲes] stay like this?
“He’s so desperate, so desperate for that eighth, t♔hat if Ferrari did manage to stay on the coattails and they were the nearest to Red Bull.
“He’s not put his pen to paper yet on his con🅰tract. He’s definitely waiting to see how this year’s car felt.”
Schiff ﷽added: “I don’t think he’s going t🉐o leave Mercedes.
“He is very much a team player. I think he’s also said he wants to leave his legacy there 🌞and be part o🎶f the team just like Niki Lauda was. I don’t see him leaving last-minute after all these years with the team.”
Hamilton has always insisted a new contract is inevitable, and he criticised Damon Hill and Jenso💫n Button’s claim that he was waiting to learn about the W14’s performance before committing himself to the team.
