Lewis Hamilton made the switch from McLaren to Mercedes in 2013. Given the form of the teams in the first half of the 2010s, many believed that the one-time world champion had made a mistake at the time that would cost him a successful career.
Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko felt the same way. The Austrian said that in those years he advised his friend Niki Lauda to lure Lewis to Mercedes. Marco thus expected to weaken McLaren rivals, but admitted years later that the calculations were wrong.
“At that time we were talking to Lewis, but we didn’t have a free place in the team – Helmut Marko quotes Racingnews365. “We then supported Lauda in his efforts to sign Lewis as we welcomed his move to Mercedes.
In those years McLaren were our main rivals and we expected that after moving to Mercedes the best racer would be behind the wheel of not the fastest car. This turned out to be a major tactical error. It would be better for us if Lewis stays at McLaren, but you can’t always make the right decisions.”
Source: F1 News
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