Ecclestone: I would be surprised if Lewis leaves Mercedes

According to Bernie Ecclestone, he will be very surprised if Ferrari really signs a multimillion-dollar contract with Lewis Hamilton – according to the former head of Formula 1 management, the seven-time world champion should either stay with Mercedes or consider resigning.

“I would be surprised if Ferrari wanted to get rid of Leclerc to sign Lewis Hamilton, because Charles is very popular there,” Ecclestone said in an interview with the Press Association about recent rumors in the European press. – Lewis says that when he decides to retire he still wants to keep the links with Mercedes, so if he decides to leave the team I will be very surprised.

If I stood in Lewis’ place and saw Leclerc ready to say goodbye to Ferrari, I would have thought there must be a problem. I also don’t understand why Lewis should believe that he will be better off at Ferrari than where he is now. At Mercedes he knows everything and everyone, but they know him there and he enjoys a lot of respect. Nowhere will he be treated better than in this team.

And Ferrari is not where they go to end their careers. They want to win the World Cup more than anyone else. That’s why I personally believe that Lewis will stay with Mercedes or retire. I don’t know what is going on at Mercedes, and how they suddenly got into the position they are in now, but I can understand Hamilton’s frustration because he has been playing for this team for a long time and has achieved a lot. .

At the same time, his contract means that he has to pay him a lot of money, and this is a big problem. The only team Lewis could go to to win an eighth title is Red Bull, but it’s clear there’s no place for him there. It’s impossible, so there’s no chance.”

It is worth adding that Toto Wolff, the head of the Mercedes team, with whom Hamilton has a long-standing friendly relationship, assures that any talk of Lewis’ negotiations with other teams is nothing more than another rumor.