Martin Brundle “doesn’t buy” Lewis Hamilton’s “emotional” talk ahead of Ferrari F1 move
Martin Brundle has give💜n his reaction to Lewis Hamilton's comments d♌uring Mercedes' car launch last week.
Martin Brundle doesn’t believe 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s claim that leaving Mercedes for𓆏 Ferrari in 2025 will be “emotional”.
Hamilton will leave Mercedes after 12 seasons at the end of 2024 to join Ferrari alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc.
The seven-time world champion reflected on the move during Mercedes’ 2024 car launch last week, describing it was “ve𓆏ry surreal” and saying it had been an emotional period for him.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Sky Sports F1 podcast, Brundle dismissed the notion that Hamilton will be sentimental🌟 about leaving Mercedes, labelling him as a “winning machine”.
“I don’t buy all of this ‘it’s going to be emotional’, leav🦂ing [Mercedes],” he said. “Lewis is a winning machine and that is what he wants to dꦆo.
“It is a good contract and he'll be paid a l𝔍ot of money and get a lot of money, a lot of love. It will be one of the biggest global sports stories in 2025, so I just see positives all round.”
Mercedes are yet to decide who will replace Hamilton alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell for 2025.
F2 star Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been mooted as a wildcard option, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon and168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Fernando Alonso have been linked in recent weeks.
Brundle has advised Mercedes to take their time when deciding who will 🐓𝓡replace Hamilton.
"Everybody h🍷as got an opportunity here,” he added. “George Russell has got t𓃲his shiny confidence, the talent, the speed and the experience to pick up the mantle and be the number one driver at Mercedes-Benz - I have no doubt about that at all.
“It will energise Mercedes, losing Lewis and it is an opportunity for them. Act in haste, repen𝓰t at leisure, they can wait and see how Kimi Antonelli goes, they got🥃 Esteban Ocon I suspect, they've got access to Carlos Sainz and maybe Fernando Alonso.
“Mick Schumach𝕴er is also in the gang and any number of other drivers, so I think they'll see how this season goes, and why do they need to 𝐆jump now?
“I൩ also think it'll energise Ferrari and Charles Leclerc as well, and us lot talking about it, so I don't see any downsides.”
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