In the winter, the world of F-1 was shocked by the news that Lewis Hamilton will end his partnership with Mercedes, which lasted more than a decade, and will move to the ranks of one of the biggest rivals, Ferrari, from 2025. Now Silver Arrows boss Toto Wolff has revealed how the seven-time champion broke the news to him.
“He came back to us after vacation and asked – can we have coffee?” This is a completely normal thing that we do before the start of the season. Then he said: “I’m leaving for Ferrari.” I answered with a question – “Really?” – said the head of Mercedes.
“I didn’t ask because it shocked me, because I knew very well that we had a short-term contract. However, I was surprised that this was being announced before the season started. I asked him why he was breaking the news now, and he said he wanted to take the burden off me. He didn’t want to carry an emotional burden.
Five minutes of shock followed, but I had to remain pragmatic. I asked him what we will do about the announcement, what will we have to do to stay normal for the upcoming season? He replied that the situation is complicated and information is likely to leak. So, I wasn’t given many opportunities”, T. Wolff said about how he learned the biggest news of the season.
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