Huge shock, total transfer bomb! Hamilton to part ways with Mercedes after many years and head to the competition

Very few people would expect this, very probably no one at all. Lewis Hamilton, according to many reliable sources, will leave Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season and head to one of its biggest rivals. So the seven-time champion has made a huge transfer bombshell!

On Thursday morning, Italian media came out with the information that Lewis Hamilton is in talks to move to Ferrari. But the F1 punditry took it lightly. Especially since the same topic was already written about in Italy last year and during the last summer break.

Logically, the professional public took it more as a kind of pressure and psychological game on the part of the seven-time champion to get Mercedes to offer him a better contract.

Immediately afterwards, the fans commented on social media that this was just a media game in the ongoing Silly Season. Or that it was just an attempt to put pressure on Carlos Sainz, who still hasn’t signed a new contract with Ferrari.

But things have taken a completely different turn since the Italian media speculation was joined by credible journalists and insiders who are very close to the F1 paddock. One of them, for example, was Chris Medland, often dubbed by fans as football’s Fabrizio Romano.

And after he was joined by big companies like Sky Sports and Motorsport.com, it was clear that something was indeed happening. Hamilton is indeed set to leave Mercedes and move to Ferrari, according to multiple reliable sources.

Hamilton to Ferrari?

We’re writing this with a question mark for now, as both teams haven’t officially confirmed anything yet. Either way, the world’s major media and reputable people are speaking out. Hamilton will move to Ferrari in 2025 to form a driving duo with Charles Leclerc, who signed a multi-year contract in Maranello last week.

Hamilton strengthened the Silver Arrows in 2013 when he parted company with McLaren. The team where he began his career as a Formula One driver.

It should be added, the seven-time champion still has a valid contract at Mercedes, even for the 2025 season. However, as it seems, he will not keep the two-year contract extension from last year. And he will probably spend only 2024 in the German stable.

If the information about the thirty-nine-year-old’s transfer to Ferrari is confirmed, it will be a huge blow for Mercedes. The German team had long negotiations with the famous driver to secure his services for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

In any case, Hamilton’s transfer would trigger an avalanche of others, whereupon the question is who would go the other way? Audi has already shown interest in Sainz in the past. And we will see him on the grid from the 2026 season onwards. Alex Albon could get the opportunity of a lifetime. While youngster and huge talent Andrea Kimi Antonelli is also being eyed.

Source: F1, Sky Sports, X