Naturally, Leo Turini could not help but comment on yesterday’s news about the upcoming transfer of Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari in 2025. At the same time, a famous Italian journalist drew a historical analogy with football.
Life is beautiful, and I mean it seriously. Life really is wonderful, and the news that Lewis Hamilton will drive for Ferrari is great in itself.
Anyone who has the misfortune of reading my blog knows that I respect Lewis. I witnessed his McLaren debut in Melbourne in 2007, and his then partner was as tough a nut to crack as Fernando Alonso. And I immediately realized that in front of me was the future world champion. But Hamilton still longs for wins, and it’s too early to write him off. Point.
A few months ago I wrote on my blog that John Elkann had offered Lewis a contract until 2025, and a lot of people thought I was crazy. But it always happens: it’s not enough to just be right in your assumptions; you need someone to share this information with you.
I exclude that Hamilton was convinced by the financial component of the contract he was offered (although Ferrari will pay him, let’s say, a lot, but that’s not the point at all) – which means that he believed in Elkann’s plans (seems like he believes in it more than I do – I hope he’s right).
In the history of Ferrari, there were only two cases when world champions came to the Scuderia, after which they managed to win the title driving red cars – we are talking about Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher. And now we move on to the other side of the coin.
I believe that Hamilton will not only bring talent and know-how to the Italian team, but can also attract great technical specialists to work at the Scuderia thanks to his special charisma. This is exactly what Schumacher did almost thirty years ago when he took half of Benetton with him.
But Michael was in his prime then, even though he had already won the World Championship twice. But Lewis’ career is nearing its end, and that’s a significant difference.
Hamilton’s contract with Ferrari inevitably brings back memories of Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Juventus. In theory, this should have given the club from Turin the coveted victory in the Champions League, but it all ended with a ‘boomerang effect’, both sporting and financial.
In Hamilton’s case, the risk is the same: the bet is on a specific person, not the team. Whereas in Formula 1, and I always say this, even the most excellent driver cannot win unless he has a car that matches his talent level.
This is the main challenge facing everyone from John Elkann onwards: how can they provide Hamilton and Charles Leclerc with such cars?
And speaking of Leclerc, who was probably informed in advance: I hope he feels good about the prospect of becoming a teammate of the seven-time world champion.
As for Carlos Sainz, he was unlucky in the sense that, with his too soft character, he ended up in this cruel environment. I think he realized this a long time ago. Perhaps he has nothing against such a development of events, I do not rule it out at all.
It remains for us to wish Frederic Vasseur all the best; a hectic season awaits him in 2024.
Source: F1 News
I am Christopher Clyde, an experienced journalist and content writer with a passion for sports. I have been writing about Formula 1 news for the past five years and am currently employed as an author at athletistic.com, one of the top sports websites in the US.
