@@kevindwelle1625 So say you. But remember that Lewis is _not_ known to be particularly technically minded, thus may not be able to actually make the car better.
He said many times before that he started his career in Italy and wants to to finish it in Italy. And drive to the most legendary F1 team. Makes sense going to there now. Mercedes W15 will probably be bad again.
@@HUMC5 I honestly don’t think it’s about Mercedes being bad anymore and I don’t think he’s expecting to win another WC, I think it’s purely so he can retire saying he drove for them
My favorite part is how the broadcaster restates what Toto said in the interview, taking more time then Toto, before playing the clip of Toto. A+ filling airtime.
Interesting that Schumi made his name at Ferrari and retired at Mercedes and now Lewis made a name for himself at Merc and probably going to retire at Ferrari
Schumi made his name at bennetton 2 x wdc then ferrari then merc, excluding the 6 races at Jordan, ham won his first a Mclaren powered by merc but did not drive for merc.
It's almost poetic that all of the Merc fans who had nothing but terrible things to say about Seb and Ferrari for years are now forced to pretend to be Ferrari fans 🤣
I’m a fan of both and truly want Charles to do well. So I’m interested to see how he gets on with LH. Though I am looking forward to the peacefulness at Merc when that toxic minority of Lewis’s fans stop pretending to be Merc fans 😂.
As a Lewis fan you are absolutely right haha. I'm stuck in no man's land. Never thought I'd support the reds. Omg. I can't. I just can't. I'm now a committed McLaren family member. Back to my roots
If Mercedes didn't want to give Lewis a long term deal, what did they think he would do? They clearly left the door opened to benefit themselves as well, meaning they could have the option to replace him. Cleary, they didn't think he'll be valuable after the 2025 season.
Yeah, first step was paying him less now he's not champ. Sorta understandable but it's their fault he's not winning, he's the same driver do why does he deserve to get paid less for their fault? Then short contract with an option incase he's over the hill and it is his fault, then making Lewis feel they weren't listening to a thing he said in the development of the new car. He probably thought "sack this".
well, we have to wait and see if the W15 is a winner. James Allison knows what he's doing, so i think the W15 will at least compete for wins. Maybe not the championship, but they will definitely win races this year.@@multipl3
What's crazy is they did it to themselves with the short contract offer. Lewis probably wouldn't have switched, but as someone who grew up watching Ferrari, i'm happy Lewis is jumping on. He can make one final push and it'll be great partner for Charles to have as well. Mercedes will be fine. But you see two things in Toto, 1. Joy for someone who he considers a friend, 2. Sorrow as they lost one of the things that made them the best.
Amazing the small mistake they made was sort of suggesting they didnt think he wouod be useful for more than 2 yrs. Bizzare move for someone that you've won everything with
They're going to find out quick that George ain't it. George got p8 last season lol, Lewis was p3. Can't believe Mercedes wasn't willing to go with longer contracts and more money. They only gave him 40m a year, Ferrari signed him for 100m a year for 2+1 years.
@@joshn1678 We don't really know what went on in the negotiations. Mercedes could very well be saving face here by saying they weren't prepared to offer Hamilton more than 2 years.
All things are relative. Mercedes had the benefit of Lewis for more than 10 years. It's the teams that haven't had the experience and the gains that would be willing to offer more years. The same thing happened to Schumacher. Why Merc wanted him after his first retirement. And supposedly another team wanted him still after 2012 but he said no.
I think it has to do with being an ambassador after he stops driving F1, lewis suggested a role paid for by mercedes, and they said no, i think ferrari may have offered something post F1 that appeals to him more, win win for both parties perhaps?
I think it's a brilliant move from LH. Everyone is forgetting, LH won a World Championship with McLaren while Mercedes was a mid field team, with new rules and regulations, Mercedes presented to LH their new powerplant for the turbo hybrid era, LH, very familiar with McLaren and knowing what direction they are taking, decided that Mercedes will have the better car. Now with Mercedes, it's deja vu, knowing what Mercedes have up their sleeves for 2026, and Ferrari presenting to LH their 2026 plan, LH decided , like he did with McLaren, that Ferrari will often him a better car for the next era of rules and regulations. Eventhough Ferrari struggled against LH during with Seb, and they struggled against RB, everyone on the grid agreed that Ferrari's powerplant has always make the most power, and with RB mounting a Ford in their car, and everyone using 100% sustainable fuel, I think Ferrari's engine will remained top 2 again. The scary part is, LH, he knows the Mercedes factory inside out, he watched as they struggle and couldn't dig themselves out of the hold for the last two seasons, he has knowledge of their 2025 and 2026 plans, and he's comparing that to what Ferrari showed him, on paper, Ferrari looks like they're going to be a tough team to compete against.
Lewis is getting old mate it takes time to build up a car again as proven by red bull with max imo Mercedes just ain’t competition for championships atm Lewis will want to challenge again as will max at red bull which is arguably the best car on the grid the only car that can challenge the red bull is a Ferrari the merc isn’t even close hence why he’s left
@Sctch_Egg I agree 100 per cent but I guess all we can do is hope. And that Lewis goes in with the mindset to give his all on his final year with the silver arrows.
@Wearevenom2233 I agree I think he is ticking another must do box in what I feel is the greatest f1 career of all time. Ferrari in recent years have been on the fringe of title contention but unable to remain consistent throughout one thing is for sure it will be brilliant to see him in the prancing horse just hope it doesn't turn out to be a pit pony.
Yea of course Lewis knows the numbers. Data already showing where the car is in terms of performance. Lewis knows something what we all don’t know about the Ferrari in 2026. Same with Leclerc. Even before signing that multiyear contract he knew Lewis will come he sign it cause they knew something about this 2026 Ferrari. Some employees from Red Bull and Mercedes are coming to Ferrari and I think Ferrari will have a great car in 2026.
Many tried to win extra title with Ferrari lately 😂 Kimi made it because of: "leave him alone, he's know what he's doing" 😅 But I think Lewis have the best chances because of his undeniable exceptional talent. Wish him the best ❤
This move was always going to happen. It had to happen. Every driver's dream is to one day drive that Ferrari and with Lewis being the best driver ever (according to the record books) it just makes sense, good luck to both and it'll be interesting to see how he does against another great driver in leclerc.
This is so interesting when you actually deep it, like what do Ferrari offer that Mercedes don't. Maybe it's a new challenge who knows, i doubt they fell out. Biggest move in F1 since schumacer came back
Multiple things: - being 7 (8) times world champion, he was still not the highest paid driver on the grid. Ferrari will correct that - Toto’s new renewed contract does not have performance clause - so he will be with merc even if he is not able to provide championship winning car to drivers - Mercedes was not helping lewis with his other projects, Ferrari has opened its arms to support all of them helping make lewis 400M+ empire. - Team stopped acting on lewis’s suggestions last year on what to improve which became quite frustrating for him
Why does Lewis get criticised every move he makes? I think we all would probably make the same move with the finances on offer from Ferrari and on top of that they have the faster car, but yet here we are blaming Lewis for something 99% of us would do too. I'm not surprised when Lewis says he doesn't read comments, its just filled with so much envy and toxic jealousy. Get a grip
I’ve read a lot of comments on a lot of videos about Lewis moving to Ferrari, and I’ve really not seen much criticism for it. I think it’s just all in your head, mate.
When Hamilton was robbed of an 8th champion.. Toto rolled over and hit his tummy tickled... Didn't really fight for Hamilton. He probably never forgot this. First opportunity, he moved on
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Not a surprise because Merc was already showing their cards in terms of how they would manage the future. Just the fact that the team wasn't joining Lewis when he got podiums should tell you all you need to know.
A lot may depend on the language situation. Ferrari work internally entirely in Italian. Lewis may need a fluent Italian speaker as his race engineer. Not sure if Bono will fit the bill - we wait and see I guess.
@@thlee3not a lot, but it does happen. Andrea Stella moved to McLaren from Ferrari with Alonso. Rob Smedley moved with Massa from Ferrari to Williams. Bono would be uprooting his family and moving to Italy. It’d be a big move and risk for only a few years. He’d also be giving up seniority at Merc and jumping into the political firestorm of Ferrari.
@@karl8805 Above average doesn't get you 7 titles and most wins in history. Consistency and elite driving gets you that even in an OP car. Look at Max for example who is +13 seconds ahead after 4 laps.
@@samuraibirds917 total wins means nothing... hams % of wins isnt even top 5... You dont understand statistics. Where was ham in equal cars?never won a wdc
This is the best story and has a good story for 2024 as fans watch the Mercedes-AMG and Lewis relationship during this season. I like the decision as now I can really go for Lewis. I hope Lewis smashes the field in 2025.
Feel quite sad for Toto and Mercedes. :( Been hoping for a Mercedes/Hamilton comeback since that dark day in Abu Dhabi, very sad that its "probebly" not gonna happen. One of the things that made me like Lewis was he's partnership with Toto, the feeling of loyalty, trust and the spirit of their winning mentality.
I think this was exactly what Ferrari needed. Normally no driver is than Ferrari but Hamilton is probably the biggest F1 driver in the world. Him going there adding his experience and calmness beside Charles. Ferrari will need to win now
Finally 2 of my favourites colliding!! Btw, its not about the money. Ferrari definitely is coming with better car! And Lewis wants to kck Maxs butt! Mercedes couldnt give it. Ferrari might. Lets goo!!!!!
LH just wants to finish his career at the greatest team ever.. Despite his merc relationship and success at Mercedes, it just goes on to show everyone how monstrously legendary and iconic Ferrari is, for everyone, even Verstappen. Lesson to be learnt for the new kid fans of F1 :)
Fair play to Lewis he did it the right way face to face can you imagine if this was a football player would totally hide behind their agent. Mercedes shouldn’t be bitter though they offered a short term deal which is the risk they chose to take. Mercedes should be excited of a new challenge too but it is emotional after 12 years.
The media have been painting a picture as if Hamilton held all the cards. 'Headlines all declaring he is leaving to win', 'He has lost faith in Mercedes'. Toto wolf said they could not give him more than 2 years and We must remember the contract negotiations last season were protracted. Something tells me Lewis wanted a longer. For the first time Lewis was was not setting the terms and in particular the length of the contract he wanted. Lewis' contract at Ferrari takes him beyond what the Mercedes contract took him to.
Different time can't compare, Seb got beaten by Charles during the worst Ferrari ever in 2020 just that Ferrari focused on one driver in car development & also Charles extracted the SF1000 mainly in qualifying With Lewis i think he'll be more closer to Charles since Ferrari are in the best place in term of car performance than 2020. Lewis are in better place to try beat Charles than Seb in 2020 too
@zariqeezham9210 It was closer because it was Charles' first season but generally he was slower. In 2020 he was completely destroyed by him. It wasn't even close. Same happened in 2014. I like Seb, but he is overrated.
@@Lennon6412 Im not defending Seb & calling him overrated is an overstretch, but im just saying Lewis is in the best place to beat Charles than Seb, Ferrari are in the best place rn with their car (3rd best) & Lewis confidence is way more upbeat than Seb in 2020
They have the greatest run of success in F1 history, what an achievement. It all comes to an end at some point and Lewis leaving next season maybe alters his departure into retirement by a couple of years. Everyone gets replaced and a new era begins. I glad to hear they sat together and talked it through, that would have been hard, for they share the closest bond of any driver/principal on the grid by a country mile. Toto is gutted but reflective. It's been phenomenal boys.
So Toto was in Oxfordshire when the meeting with Lewis happened but when it was time to notify the broader team in Brackley he had to dial-in rather than be in person? The two cities are only 20-25 miles apart.
@@n00bma5ter69 not sure what that discussion can be that is more important than this. Shoulda been in person at Brackley and dial-in to the Pirelli meeting
@@EatonZ26 Lewis has no obligation to accomodate Toto's need to inform the team, lol. It's obviously implied that Toto was told the move was done after leaving the UK. Lewis telling Toto in person in private in good faith and Toto making an announcement to the Brackley team are two different things.
The 2024 silly seasn is going to be one for the ages. What a shake up we're in for. Where will carlos go. Who do Merc replace lewis with. I think i read 13 contracts are up. Will checo leave or be replaced. Where does Daniel end up. Where will Alonso end up. The 2024 season is already epic and we haven't even had a car reveal yet let alone a race. Just a big Red lewis bombshell.
Several people from Mercedes are joining Ferrari with Lewis in 2025. Lewis will have his own hand picked team around himself, a long contract and be paid more money - perfect move.
This is only my opinion. I think Lewis has probably always had his heart on Ferrari. They are a Iconic brand, and being a fan of Michael Schumacher. Who wouldn't want to drive for them. Mercedes is struggling, and Ferrari is on the cusp of figuring it out. Not sure he is going to drive far into his 40's. This is his best chance to go out on top, and do it in a Ferrari. It would be a fantastic dream if it works out.
You know what's so strange about this announcement? Is commentators have been talking about this move for years. Yet everyone is so shocked.@@jordanbyford2693
it does look very unlikely that Mercedes could contest the championship for some time. But then on the other hand, 20 years ago Lewis did say he wanted to race for Ferrari if he could.
Lewis always signed 2 year contracts, I think the team just started to take him for granted, weird stuff started to happen to his car at the end of the last season. Hope Ferrari banked their profits yesterday though, 5 bils!
@@karl8805 Actually when it comes to share prices you can bank profits, and re-enter. Anyone with any shares, and inside information and timing of the release should have made a lot of money. Better than betting in the bookies.
Lewis was only offered a one year + one year contract by Mercedes, at the same time LeClerc and Norris were being offered much longer contracts by their teams. Ferrari’s offer is clearly much more appealing to Lewis and reflects the belief Ferrari has in Lewis.
If I remember correctly, the deal for Lewis moving from McLaren to Merc went down the same way. Merc benefited from that, so it seems vaguely fair that it worked this way too now.
Merc didnt benefit. Had lewis not fone rosberg would be a 7 or 8x champ.. Lewis just drove a car that nico amd schuey devloped and got ready. As soon as ham needs to develop cars he runs away and quits
It's time to move on. It was a great run at Mercedes and he'll always be the face of this team just like Jordan was with the Chicago Bulls. I'm sure driving for Ferrari was always on his career bucket list so congrats to him.
The Best most famous driver Hamilton is going to drive for the most famous team Ferrari both as big as each other and it's going to bring a buzz when you see red in F1 now
@@VjRj84If his opinion is factually incorrect, that would mean that lewis was in fact the best driver the last few years, wich just sounds ridiculous. And by the way, he was 3rd in the wdc with the car that was 2nd in the wcc, no miracles there.
@@gergogorgicze2830 Mercedes got p2 from consistency, not outright speed and challenging for wins. Ferrari bottled it, not merc. I gave that answer to break him, he is clearly a dirty driver stan who wants to bs around here. And id bet he would tell you how great max is for getting p3 before winning. (even tho he always had the best car in f1, just not the best engine.). So: his opinion and your arguing is bullshit, is that better?
I think Lewis knows he may only have a couple of good years left in him before age really starts to catch up. Since it has been his dream to drive at Ferrari, this might just be the final chance to do it and feel like he has done all he wanted.
At least mercedes will realise we were lewis fans and not mercedes fans, lets go lewis to the dream team ferrari. I am pumped, in conor mcgregors voice as ferrari, "without us this hole f1 goes down"
Mercedes wanted the shorter contract with Lewis. They wanted to keep there options open and Lewis did too by sounds of it. Looks like toto is kicking himself
That would be an impressive stat but also unlikely. Leclerc is a tougher teammate than Russell and Leclerc also has the advantage of being Ferrari's boy with the team around him. I honestly think the younger Leclerc will smoke him
Alright I will admit it - as a Merc and Hamilton fan it’s confusing right now. Good thing is I’ve always liked Sainz and Lando, so in the past I’ve been happy to support Ferrari and McLaren because of them. I imagine I’ll end up following Ham and supporting Ferrari. Should be a fun change.
Leclerc is a step up from Russell and he's Ferrari's boy. I'm sure we'll see some good scraps at Ferrari but I'm pretty confident in the assumption that Leclerc will beat him and that an 8th title with them is not going to happen. Still, probably the best move for Hamilton though considering Merc's trajectory
@@karl8805He's not like Verstappen and his Daddy wanting average drivers all the time too be team mate's, may as well call the team lol Verstappen Red Bull Racing 😂
@@OctopusPrime1982 Ferrari have been running risky setups on a nervous chassis though. More often than not Leclerc was binning it because the car was on a knife's edge
I mean, this was only inevitable. Whether he retired there or moved on. Maybe the timing was the issue. But overall, Merc were going to have to start looking to the future.
Hmm, Alonso was playing table tennis with George Russel on a plane where they were going for an outting. Alonso to Mercedes in 2025? The timing is impeccable. Both Russel and Alonso tweeted it. The plot thickens! :D
How can you not given the opportunity give up the chance to drive for legendary ferrari if it came up. F1 career hard to live with the regret once retired
Ferrari must have made the decision during this off-season to not renew Carlos Sains contract at the end of this year, and now they had to look for another driver. I think Fred Vasseur let Lewis Hamilton know that after 2024, Carlos Sains would not be driving for Ferrari, giving him first dibs on the drive before they go courting others. I think Lewis simply couldn't pass on that offer.
Toto you lie bro😂 In 2022, Mercedes might not have cared if Lewis left, as it looked like George was faster, but in 2023, Lewis showed his class and put question marks about Russell’s ultimate pace into Mercedes’ minds.
Not a fan of any particular f1 team, I'm more of a fan of drivers, love alonso and Hamilton, wish vettel was still driving, and hope that lando and leclerc can become world champions one day.
you can feel and see the pain in the words and eyes of toto
and that's delightful
Definitely, he’s the best driver on the grid …
@@theviewer6321if you are on about ham..you couldnt be more wrong
He is leaving too
@@karl8805he could be more wrong
He could say for example Hulkenberg or Tsunoda are the best drivers on the grid, and that would be ,,more wrong"
Toto probably cried his eyes out before this call
He probably will saved around $10-20 millions at least on driver’s salary…
Tears of joy perhaps?
Honestly! This is all Mercedes fault! They disrespected and did not listen to their 7 time championship driver...
@@tonamg53 nothing compared to the value he brings. Known globally unlike any other driver on the grid
@@kevindwelle1625 So say you. But remember that Lewis is _not_ known to be particularly technically minded, thus may not be able to actually make the car better.
And after
Totos eyes tell quite a story here....
Do they ever
He looked teary eyed😅
How ? He always looks dopy and dumb
omg no. why you think that. looks normal.
I know and he was looking to step down too ..
Why is nobody understanding that he’s probably going to retire in the next few years and wants to drive for the most iconic team before he does
Absolutely 👍
The Lewis cares more about his 8th title.
He said many times before that he started his career in Italy and wants to to finish it in Italy. And drive to the most legendary F1 team.
Makes sense going to there now. Mercedes W15 will probably be bad again.
@@HUMC5 I honestly don’t think it’s about Mercedes being bad anymore and I don’t think he’s expecting to win another WC, I think it’s purely so he can retire saying he drove for them
Just like Seb and KImi - exactly; its where drivers go to end their careers. Good riddance!
I want the whole interview with Toto.
You can find it from the f1 channel on youtube
My favorite part is how the broadcaster restates what Toto said in the interview, taking more time then Toto, before playing the clip of Toto. A+ filling airtime.
Craig needs to go.
Does that really bother u so much??? Maybe you should get a hobby and try to relax a bit.
That’s the British way re F1. Talk a lot and say nothing.
NO! LEWIS NO! THAT WAS SO NOT RIGHT!!
😂
Toto…Toto…it’s called moving on
Pete. Get in there lewis great job on getting the ferrari drive. Toto. no lewis no that was so not right.
Top tier comment right here
Ikr
Why are you lot butting in-between, just let Toto talk bro run the whole thing 😂😂😂😂😂
cause they need to fill 10 min. Sky sports has been milkin this with talkin heads sayin nothin for 2 days 😂
they sure like their own faces and voices :)
Because the whole thing is a staged beauty pageant
I think F1 official has the full interview without the SkySport "look at us" fillers 😁
Interesting that Schumi made his name at Ferrari and retired at Mercedes and now Lewis made a name for himself at Merc and probably going to retire at Ferrari
Poetic
Schumi made his name at bennetton 2 x wdc then ferrari then merc, excluding the 6 races at Jordan, ham won his first a Mclaren powered by merc but did not drive for merc.
Amazing
Lewis made his name at mclaren
This thread sums up everything for us long term red bull fans
It's almost poetic that all of the Merc fans who had nothing but terrible things to say about Seb and Ferrari for years are now forced to pretend to be Ferrari fans 🤣
Nah people can like a driver but not the team
I’m a fan of both and truly want Charles to do well. So I’m interested to see how he gets on with LH.
Though I am looking forward to the peacefulness at Merc when that toxic minority of Lewis’s fans stop pretending to be Merc fans 😂.
As a Lewis fan you are absolutely right haha. I'm stuck in no man's land. Never thought I'd support the reds. Omg. I can't. I just can't. I'm now a committed McLaren family member. Back to my roots
Only people happy about this are the LH fans… 👎🏻
As a lifelong Ferrari fan who also supported Lewis when it suited us, I’m over the moon.
If Mercedes didn't want to give Lewis a long term deal, what did they think he would do? They clearly left the door opened to benefit themselves as well, meaning they could have the option to replace him. Cleary, they didn't think he'll be valuable after the 2025 season.
The car didnt warrant any long term deal. Not winning races is killing him
Yeah, first step was paying him less now he's not champ. Sorta understandable but it's their fault he's not winning, he's the same driver do why does he deserve to get paid less for their fault? Then short contract with an option incase he's over the hill and it is his fault, then making Lewis feel they weren't listening to a thing he said in the development of the new car. He probably thought "sack this".
Toto just said it wasnt a surprise
They realized Lewis actually sucks at developing a car probably
well, we have to wait and see if the W15 is a winner. James Allison knows what he's doing, so i think the W15 will at least compete for wins. Maybe not the championship, but they will definitely win races this year.@@multipl3
What's crazy is they did it to themselves with the short contract offer. Lewis probably wouldn't have switched, but as someone who grew up watching Ferrari, i'm happy Lewis is jumping on. He can make one final push and it'll be great partner for Charles to have as well. Mercedes will be fine. But you see two things in Toto, 1. Joy for someone who he considers a friend, 2. Sorrow as they lost one of the things that made them the best.
Amazing the small mistake they made was sort of suggesting they didnt think he wouod be useful for more than 2 yrs. Bizzare move for someone that you've won everything with
They're going to find out quick that George ain't it. George got p8 last season lol, Lewis was p3. Can't believe Mercedes wasn't willing to go with longer contracts and more money. They only gave him 40m a year, Ferrari signed him for 100m a year for 2+1 years.
@@joshn1678 We don't really know what went on in the negotiations. Mercedes could very well be saving face here by saying they weren't prepared to offer Hamilton more than 2 years.
your only great when you win mate! it is a big business
All things are relative. Mercedes had the benefit of Lewis for more than 10 years. It's the teams that haven't had the experience and the gains that would be willing to offer more years. The same thing happened to Schumacher. Why Merc wanted him after his first retirement. And supposedly another team wanted him still after 2012 but he said no.
@@joshn1678they’re going to realize that fast and gonna be hoping for Antonelli to be the prodigy everyone is expecting him to be
I think it has to do with being an ambassador after he stops driving F1, lewis suggested a role paid for by mercedes, and they said no, i think ferrari may have offered something post F1 that appeals to him more, win win for both parties perhaps?
sounds like BS
This whole Lewis being paid to be an ambassador was purely rumours started by his fans lol.
Ferrari well money spent and it will come back with earnings triple the investment, well done Ferrari!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@@stevenst6337 there were talks about that last year from news outlets not from his fans
I think it's a brilliant move from LH. Everyone is forgetting, LH won a World Championship with McLaren while Mercedes was a mid field team, with new rules and regulations, Mercedes presented to LH their new powerplant for the turbo hybrid era, LH, very familiar with McLaren and knowing what direction they are taking, decided that Mercedes will have the better car. Now with Mercedes, it's deja vu, knowing what Mercedes have up their sleeves for 2026, and Ferrari presenting to LH their 2026 plan, LH decided , like he did with McLaren, that Ferrari will often him a better car for the next era of rules and regulations. Eventhough Ferrari struggled against LH during with Seb, and they struggled against RB, everyone on the grid agreed that Ferrari's powerplant has always make the most power, and with RB mounting a Ford in their car, and everyone using 100% sustainable fuel, I think Ferrari's engine will remained top 2 again. The scary part is, LH, he knows the Mercedes factory inside out, he watched as they struggle and couldn't dig themselves out of the hold for the last two seasons, he has knowledge of their 2025 and 2026 plans, and he's comparing that to what Ferrari showed him, on paper, Ferrari looks like they're going to be a tough team to compete against.
Craig does the best Thurderbirds impression.
Awesome comment 😂
😁
Top comment 😂
A better Thunderbird than a journalist.
Sorry but I can’t stand the man’s voice
Very natural feel to the ending of the vid 10/10
Lewis saw the W15 and said naah boys bye 👋😂🙈
But there is an interview where Toto says it will be competing with RedBull
@BadThrusher ferrari think they have an edge with the 2026 rule change and they're probably due one or two championships.
It figures. He hasn't won a race without having the absolute best car since 2013.
He saw $100 million a year, too.
@@jjy1463 Well well well 😂🤔💀
Look at his Toto Wolf face. Hard to maintain professional but he knows how tough it is
Not a good sign of the Mercedes potential for 24 if the car was good he wouldn't be going anywhere
I reckon he sees aspects on the car and thinks he hasn't been listened to again
Lewis is getting old mate it takes time to build up a car again as proven by red bull with max imo Mercedes just ain’t competition for championships atm Lewis will want to challenge again as will max at red bull which is arguably the best car on the grid the only car that can challenge the red bull is a Ferrari the merc isn’t even close hence why he’s left
@Sctch_Egg I agree 100 per cent but I guess all we can do is hope. And that Lewis goes in with the mindset to give his all on his final year with the silver arrows.
@Wearevenom2233 I agree I think he is ticking another must do box in what I feel is the greatest f1 career of all time. Ferrari in recent years have been on the fringe of title contention but unable to remain consistent throughout one thing is for sure it will be brilliant to see him in the prancing horse just hope it doesn't turn out to be a pit pony.
Yea of course Lewis knows the numbers. Data already showing where the car is in terms of performance. Lewis knows something what we all don’t know about the Ferrari in 2026. Same with Leclerc. Even before signing that multiyear contract he knew Lewis will come he sign it cause they knew something about this 2026 Ferrari. Some employees from Red Bull and Mercedes are coming to Ferrari and I think Ferrari will have a great car in 2026.
Can you let an interview run consecutively next time. This was painful
Many tried to win extra title with Ferrari lately 😂 Kimi made it because of: "leave him alone, he's know what he's doing" 😅 But I think Lewis have the best chances because of his undeniable exceptional talent. Wish him the best ❤
This move was always going to happen. It had to happen. Every driver's dream is to one day drive that Ferrari and with Lewis being the best driver ever (according to the record books) it just makes sense, good luck to both and it'll be interesting to see how he does against another great driver in leclerc.
This is so interesting when you actually deep it, like what do Ferrari offer that Mercedes don't. Maybe it's a new challenge who knows, i doubt they fell out. Biggest move in F1 since schumacer came back
And Mercedes not willing to offer more than 2yrs maybe.
pace.
Seb to Ferrari one year after the start of the turbo-hybrid era?
The appeal of Ferrari itself is a big enough factor for a lot of people, he can now say when he's retired he drove for them
Multiple things:
- being 7 (8) times world champion, he was still not the highest paid driver on the grid. Ferrari will correct that
- Toto’s new renewed contract does not have performance clause - so he will be with merc even if he is not able to provide championship winning car to drivers
- Mercedes was not helping lewis with his other projects, Ferrari has opened its arms to support all of them helping make lewis 400M+ empire.
- Team stopped acting on lewis’s suggestions last year on what to improve which became quite frustrating for him
Lewis told the crew at Mercedes to hide the tables and headphones before he had the meeting with toto.
Why does Lewis get criticised every move he makes? I think we all would probably make the same move with the finances on offer from Ferrari and on top of that they have the faster car, but yet here we are blaming Lewis for something 99% of us would do too. I'm not surprised when Lewis says he doesn't read comments, its just filled with so much envy and toxic jealousy. Get a grip
💯💯💯Facts! We know why the hater’s have a problem with LH. And it has nothing to do with F1.
Probably because the things he has said in the past
@@Cyrusthevirus233go on, like?
I’ve read a lot of comments on a lot of videos about Lewis moving to Ferrari, and I’ve really not seen much criticism for it. I think it’s just all in your head, mate.
@@lawball1727100%... Blatantly obvious ain't it
You can tell that toto is hurting inside from whats happeend bless him. Kinda feel for the guy :( ❤ ❤
Toto wasn't the problem at Mercedes.
Merc brought it on themselves.... crap car, didn't listen to LH, short contract. They made their decision, he made his.
When Hamilton was robbed of an 8th champion.. Toto rolled over and hit his tummy tickled... Didn't really fight for Hamilton. He probably never forgot this. First opportunity, he moved on
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You can hear in toto’s voice he is gutted.
Boo hoo
he looks dead
He always sounds like that.
@@fasthracing why you gotta be toxic about it
Absolutely
Not a surprise because Merc was already showing their cards in terms of how they would manage the future. Just the fact that the team wasn't joining Lewis when he got podiums should tell you all you need to know.
I wonder if Bono may go with Lewis 🤔
i was wondering same. does that happen a lot? driver engineer following driver
Pretty sure that's the standard, especially for older drivers who have been with their engineers for multiple years!
A lot may depend on the language situation. Ferrari work internally entirely in Italian. Lewis may need a fluent Italian speaker as his race engineer. Not sure if Bono will fit the bill - we wait and see I guess.
@@Daz555Daz Bono has a year to learn, I have faith! lol
@@thlee3not a lot, but it does happen. Andrea Stella moved to McLaren from Ferrari with Alonso. Rob Smedley moved with Massa from Ferrari to Williams.
Bono would be uprooting his family and moving to Italy. It’d be a big move and risk for only a few years. He’d also be giving up seniority at Merc and jumping into the political firestorm of Ferrari.
Why wouldn't a driver want to race for an iconic team like Ferrari? Good move, Lewis! Makes for a very interesting 2025 grid.
All hail Lewis and Ferrari…… What a combo. Reminds me of when Becks became a Madrid player.
Becaks didnt rely on a 1 sec advantage to be above average thougb
@@karl8805it amazes me that you find him “above average “ but yet here you are watching a 7 minute video about him 😬
@@karl8805 Above average doesn't get you 7 titles and most wins in history. Consistency and elite driving gets you that even in an OP car. Look at Max for example who is +13 seconds ahead after 4 laps.
@@samuraibirds917 total wins means nothing... hams % of wins isnt even top 5...
You dont understand statistics.
Where was ham in equal cars?never won a wdc
@@samuraibirds917 and max is ahead correct..
Not his car as we have seen
This is the best story and has a good story for 2024 as fans watch the Mercedes-AMG and Lewis relationship during this season. I like the decision as now I can really go for Lewis. I hope Lewis smashes the field in 2025.
If you watch the Toto "everything's fine" video with the sound off, it looks like someone in shock after a terror attack.
Feel quite sad for Toto and Mercedes. :(
Been hoping for a Mercedes/Hamilton comeback since that dark day in Abu Dhabi, very sad that its "probebly" not gonna happen.
One of the things that made me like Lewis was he's partnership with Toto, the feeling of loyalty, trust and the spirit of their winning mentality.
I think this was exactly what Ferrari needed. Normally no driver is than Ferrari but Hamilton is probably the biggest F1 driver in the world. Him going there adding his experience and calmness beside Charles. Ferrari will need to win now
I’m not a Lewis or merc fan, but even i know Lewis is a Ferrari fan at heart.. so this move isn’t surprising at all
Finally 2 of my favourites colliding!! Btw, its not about the money. Ferrari definitely is coming with better car! And Lewis wants to kck Maxs butt! Mercedes couldnt give it. Ferrari might. Lets goo!!!!!
LH just wants to finish his career at the greatest team ever.. Despite his merc relationship and success at Mercedes, it just goes on to show everyone how monstrously legendary and iconic Ferrari is, for everyone, even Verstappen. Lesson to be learnt for the new kid fans of F1 :)
All the greats should drive for Ferrari. Delighted that HAM is going to them.
Fair play to Lewis he did it the right way face to face can you imagine if this was a football player would totally hide behind their agent. Mercedes shouldn’t be bitter though they offered a short term deal which is the risk they chose to take. Mercedes should be excited of a new challenge too but it is emotional after 12 years.
🏎Ferrari 🏎Lets GOOOOOOOOO🏎
Where ? i watched the film 😂
The media have been painting a picture as if Hamilton held all the cards. 'Headlines all declaring he is leaving to win', 'He has lost faith in Mercedes'.
Toto wolf said they could not give him more than 2 years and We must remember the contract negotiations last season were protracted. Something tells me Lewis wanted a longer. For the first time Lewis was was not setting the terms and in particular the length of the contract he wanted. Lewis' contract at Ferrari takes him beyond what the Mercedes contract took him to.
As a Vettel fan and as a result a Ferrari fan, this is definitely a move I am interested in seeing where he will be comparing to Charles.
Different time can't compare, Seb got beaten by Charles during the worst Ferrari ever in 2020 just that Ferrari focused on one driver in car development & also Charles extracted the SF1000 mainly in qualifying
With Lewis i think he'll be more closer to Charles since Ferrari are in the best place in term of car performance than 2020. Lewis are in better place to try beat Charles than Seb in 2020 too
Got beaten by him in 2019 too
@@Lennon6412 It was more like a fight, 2020 was a complete whitewashed
@zariqeezham9210 It was closer because it was Charles' first season but generally he was slower.
In 2020 he was completely destroyed by him. It wasn't even close. Same happened in 2014.
I like Seb, but he is overrated.
@@Lennon6412 Im not defending Seb & calling him overrated is an overstretch, but im just saying Lewis is in the best place to beat Charles than Seb, Ferrari are in the best place rn with their car (3rd best) & Lewis confidence is way more upbeat than Seb in 2020
They have the greatest run of success in F1 history, what an achievement.
It all comes to an end at some point and Lewis leaving next season maybe alters his departure into retirement by a couple of years.
Everyone gets replaced and a new era begins.
I glad to hear they sat together and talked it through, that would have been hard, for they share the closest bond of any driver/principal on the grid by a country mile.
Toto is gutted but reflective.
It's been phenomenal boys.
So Toto was in Oxfordshire when the meeting with Lewis happened but when it was time to notify the broader team in Brackley he had to dial-in rather than be in person? The two cities are only 20-25 miles apart.
He was with Pirelli in Milan
@@n00bma5ter69 not sure what that discussion can be that is more important than this. Shoulda been in person at Brackley and dial-in to the Pirelli meeting
@@EatonZ26 easier to hide your tears from the whole team…😂
@@EatonZ26 Lewis has no obligation to accomodate Toto's need to inform the team, lol.
It's obviously implied that Toto was told the move was done after leaving the UK. Lewis telling Toto in person in private in good faith and Toto making an announcement to the Brackley team are two different things.
He was at a Pirelli meeting in Milan. I also wouldn’t be surprised if went and tore Vassuer a new one as well lol
Emotional, can't wait for that thank you farewell video
They've had a fantastic journey; one of the, or if not, the greatest F1 team of all time.
Def 1 of.
Have you seen RB last year? Non-arguably the best team ever. Objectively!
The 2024 silly seasn is going to be one for the ages. What a shake up we're in for. Where will carlos go. Who do Merc replace lewis with. I think i read 13 contracts are up. Will checo leave or be replaced. Where does Daniel end up. Where will Alonso end up. The 2024 season is already epic and we haven't even had a car reveal yet let alone a race. Just a big Red lewis bombshell.
Alonso is the perfect fit short term to help develop the car
And he gets on with George Russell.
I’m a Hamilton fan pure and simple so nothing changes for me
Show us the whole chat with Toto please. Not two people talking about it.
Several people from Mercedes are joining Ferrari with Lewis in 2025. Lewis will have his own hand picked team around himself, a long contract and be paid more money - perfect move.
This is only my opinion. I think Lewis has probably always had his heart on Ferrari. They are a Iconic brand, and being a fan of Michael Schumacher. Who wouldn't want to drive for them. Mercedes is struggling, and Ferrari is on the cusp of figuring it out. Not sure he is going to drive far into his 40's. This is his best chance to go out on top, and do it in a Ferrari. It would be a fantastic dream if it works out.
I said the same and got a lot of hate every driver dreams of wearing red
You know what's so strange about this announcement? Is commentators have been talking about this move for years. Yet everyone is so shocked.@@jordanbyford2693
He knew mercedes ain't chasing no championships for a long time 😬
it does look very unlikely that Mercedes could contest the championship for some time. But then on the other hand, 20 years ago Lewis did say he wanted to race for Ferrari if he could.
As if Ferrari is chasing championships. 🤣🤣
@@ramakrishnamitta7024 They will be in a much better place next year and 2026 than Mercedes are and that's a fact.
@@BordersBasher "that's a fact" - lol. Looks like Hamilton borrowed your crystal ball.
@@BordersBashercare to explain?
01:34 Nice FK8 Civic Type R in the background 😉
Its so sad to see Toto down like this 😕
As a Ferrari fan, I’m happy for this lol Lewis will win his 8th now.
Lewis always signed 2 year contracts, I think the team just started to take him for granted, weird stuff started to happen to his car at the end of the last season. Hope Ferrari banked their profits yesterday though, 5 bils!
They dont need to bank it.
Car sales rocketed last quarter.
Nothing to do with F1 side of things
@@karl8805 Actually when it comes to share prices you can bank profits, and re-enter. Anyone with any shares, and inside information and timing of the release should have made a lot of money. Better than betting in the bookies.
I Do not care about these manufacturers.I am all about the driver doing what is best for him.Go Lewis do ur thing😊
Drivers come and drivers go, Lewis will give Merc 100% during his time there
And they will give George 100% now not lulu
Yeh,but will Mercedes give him 100%.
I reckon they will give all to GR,as they should now.
Omg 50 miljoen to 39 year old who is not interested in racing but the narcist he is 24/7 show boating.
LOL @@bniceuk8207
LOL@@leonardoluc6362
Lewis was only offered a one year + one year contract by Mercedes, at the same time LeClerc and Norris were being offered much longer contracts by their teams. Ferrari’s offer is clearly much more appealing to Lewis and reflects the belief Ferrari has in Lewis.
Possible financial terms. It's all about the money. Its F1.
The first black driver for Ferarri ❤️ history is made🎉 Go 44🔥🔥
Why are you telling us what Wolff said then showing him saying it? Just do one or the other.
It's like you've never seen a Sky Sports broadcast of anything before. 😄
Not a Hamilton fan but what a sight to see if he can win in a Ferrari
If I remember correctly, the deal for Lewis moving from McLaren to Merc went down the same way. Merc benefited from that, so it seems vaguely fair that it worked this way too now.
Merc didnt benefit.
Had lewis not fone rosberg would be a 7 or 8x champ..
Lewis just drove a car that nico amd schuey devloped and got ready.
As soon as ham needs to develop cars he runs away and quits
@@karl8805nah
@@karl8805blablablabla always the same narrative about that smh
cry more lol schumacher did jack. Lewis came and schooled your cheating fraudulent idol
what records does that vegetable even have now lol@@karl8805
@@barrysihombing1072 Truth hurts...
Netflix must be loving this for future editions of 'Drive to Survive'
It's time to move on. It was a great run at Mercedes and he'll always be the face of this team just like Jordan was with the Chicago Bulls. I'm sure driving for Ferrari was always on his career bucket list so congrats to him.
Well it's simple really, stay at merc and slowly fade away OR join the red and have a shot at creating major f1 story/history.
The Best most famous driver Hamilton is going to drive for the most famous team Ferrari both as big as each other and it's going to bring a buzz when you see red in F1 now
@FlorianGeyer_that’s your opinion
@@sighfly2928 which is factually wrong, cause he got p3 in a car that shouldnt really. But florian HATES that.
@@VjRj84If his opinion is factually incorrect, that would mean that lewis was in fact the best driver the last few years, wich just sounds ridiculous. And by the way, he was 3rd in the wdc with the car that was 2nd in the wcc, no miracles there.
@FlorianGeyer_ do you believe the right driver won the 2021 driver's championship?
@@gergogorgicze2830 Mercedes got p2 from consistency, not outright speed and challenging for wins. Ferrari bottled it, not merc. I gave that answer to break him, he is clearly a dirty driver stan who wants to bs around here. And id bet he would tell you how great max is for getting p3 before winning. (even tho he always had the best car in f1, just not the best engine.). So: his opinion and your arguing is bullshit, is that better?
I think Lewis knows he may only have a couple of good years left in him before age really starts to catch up. Since it has been his dream to drive at Ferrari, this might just be the final chance to do it and feel like he has done all he wanted.
Ngl toto looks upset and sounds upset
(Edit)
Mom I'm famous
Seems Mercedes is falling down. People started to leave and Lewis leaving after the season. May be a rough time fore then now.
And also. U never know if Toto also leaving after this season. This hurt him
It's good news for Lewis and also for Charles, potentially. I think it will bring excitement both this and next season for the fans. Nice shake up.
At least mercedes will realise we were lewis fans and not mercedes fans, lets go lewis to the dream team ferrari. I am pumped, in conor mcgregors voice as ferrari, "without us this hole f1 goes down"
I wish Lewis Hamilton all the best in his Quest with Ferrari
Mercedes wanted the shorter contract with Lewis. They wanted to keep there options open and Lewis did too by sounds of it. Looks like toto is kicking himself
1:37 Type-R
1:55 MX-5 miata
dang mercedes staff know great cars
Gonna need to learn (Ferrari Italian)..'Lewis Plan B, no plan C, Lewis back to plan A.'
Nah, they already said he doesn't need to, everyone speaks English there.
Lewis and Charles is a dream partnership….
The 8 titles with 3 teams? Now that’s what I call a legend
Im a ferrari fan, you are dreaming
You honestly believe their car will make up for their organizational incompetence? Lewis is going down the Vettel road
He already has 8 titles for me
@@JohnnyDrizzle luckily no one with a brain cares what you think since he has 7
That would be an impressive stat but also unlikely. Leclerc is a tougher teammate than Russell and Leclerc also has the advantage of being Ferrari's boy with the team around him. I honestly think the younger Leclerc will smoke him
Redbull! No just kidding, im still in shock, honestly didn't see this coming.
Had to be done ❤ now or never… Lewis deserves it and be even more legendary ✊🏾❤️👌
Alright I will admit it - as a Merc and Hamilton fan it’s confusing right now. Good thing is I’ve always liked Sainz and Lando, so in the past I’ve been happy to support Ferrari and McLaren because of them.
I imagine I’ll end up following Ham and supporting Ferrari. Should be a fun change.
Leclerc is a step up from Russell and he's Ferrari's boy. I'm sure we'll see some good scraps at Ferrari but I'm pretty confident in the assumption that Leclerc will beat him and that an 8th title with them is not going to happen. Still, probably the best move for Hamilton though considering Merc's trajectory
Hams lost to 4 of his team mates.
No doubt would have been 5 had bottas been allowed to challenge him.
@@karl8805He's not like Verstappen and his Daddy wanting average drivers all the time too be team mate's, may as well call the team lol Verstappen Red Bull Racing 😂
@@karl8805"Allowed" yeah ok bro. All those teammates who beat him, Lewis then won the head to head. Button 1 Hamilton 2. Rosberg 1 Hamilton 2
Leclerc will likely be faster in qualifying but Hamilton’s race-craft is superior. Unfortunately Leclerc just can’t keep it out of the wall.
@@OctopusPrime1982 Ferrari have been running risky setups on a nervous chassis though. More often than not Leclerc was binning it because the car was on a knife's edge
Love the AMGs driving past in the background. Never miss a chance for free advertising.
Shoutout to Craig for the reputable info but I think he meant to say "Ferrari" @1:25
With Ferrari shares going up 15% over this announcement, whatever they’re paying Lewis, they got back…several times over. Nice move Ferrari!
Bro is about to be a 10 time world champ.Not even joking.
I mean, this was only inevitable. Whether he retired there or moved on. Maybe the timing was the issue. But overall, Merc were going to have to start looking to the future.
Hmm, Alonso was playing table tennis with George Russel on a plane where they were going for an outting. Alonso to Mercedes in 2025? The timing is impeccable. Both Russel and Alonso tweeted it. The plot thickens! :D
Or Seb with the skiing post
Exactly Alonso Russell duo >>>>
@@arhamimam8547 Alonso & George maybe stronger than Charles and Lewis.
How can you not given the opportunity give up the chance to drive for legendary ferrari if it came up. F1 career hard to live with the regret once retired
I hope there is no bad blood
Ferrari must have made the decision during this off-season to not renew Carlos Sains contract at the end of this year, and now they had to look for another driver. I think Fred Vasseur let Lewis Hamilton know that after 2024, Carlos Sains would not be driving for Ferrari, giving him first dibs on the drive before they go courting others. I think Lewis simply couldn't pass on that offer.
Toto you lie bro😂
In 2022, Mercedes might not have cared if Lewis left, as it looked like George was faster, but in 2023, Lewis showed his class and put question marks about Russell’s ultimate pace into Mercedes’ minds.
As a Ferrari fan and long time Lewis fan since his McLaren days, I saw this news as a win
You gotta feel sad for Toto and Mercedes. I don’t think there’s any Mercedes fan who isn’t a Lewis Hamilton fan.
If Lewis said this would be his last season in f1 I don't think toto would look so upset, just saying
Not a fan of any particular f1 team, I'm more of a fan of drivers, love alonso and Hamilton, wish vettel was still driving, and hope that lando and leclerc can become world champions one day.
Amazing job Craig! thanks for the insight on that amazing, shocking news!