The world of Formula 1 was shaken up on Thursday, February 1, 2024 when Lewis Hamilton would be leaving Mercedes and joining Ferrari for the 2025 season.
I can safely say that NO one saw this coming, and I mean No one including Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff.
That’s because Lewis Hamilton just signed a 2-year contract extension with Team Mercedes in August of 2023, but he negotiated a clause that would allow him to leave the team after only 1 season.
Did Lewis Hamilton know something the rest of the Formula 1 world didn’t know at that time? Tough to say, but I’m guessing he saw the writing on the wall at Mercedes and wanted to be safe and include an exit clause in case a certain prancing horse wearing Ferrari racing red made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
No terms of Lewis Hamilton’s contract with Ferrari have leaked yet, but give it time. Formula 1 is nothing if not a very exclusive group of billionaire owners and social media influencer drivers, and fans who love to gossip.
Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for 2025 Formula 1 season