@@sheabryantmusic And he hasn't driven in it yet, shocking. We don't know how he'll perform or if he'll need 2 years in F2 and even more so at least a year in a lower F1 team. You can't simply say the likeliest contender to a top F1 seat is someone who hasn't even driven in F2 yet, let alone F1, that's just nonsense. Last time something like that happened was Lewis in 2007, but McLaren have shown to be keen on taking a rookie into their team, unlike Mercedes.
Deadass woke up from an ESPN noti at 5am (west coast) to see LH to Tifosi. After the Andretti debacle I didn’t want to watch F1 but now I got to see LH in Red 😂😂
@@Adeon55 for hockey (at least in the swiss league) it's quite common. we had several player announce a transfer for next season in the beginning of the running one. I expect Lewis will give his all and profesionally end his stint with mercedes. what mercedes does is with them i guess.
Everybody keeps losing their minds 10:44 oh no what will Charles do?!?! Well, George is a far worse driver than Charles and yet beat him one year and the next year, still managed to beast him in several races despite having a personal bad year and getting shunted by Lewis. As Max said: ‘Lewis says gods with him. But Lewis’s NOT God’
@@djdrastic1But that's because he claimed he met Redbull too... which he didn't. Lewis only approached Ferrari and admitted it publicly when asked about it.
@@tutumaina3332 That is only true when you absolutely know who is lying and who isn't. And nobody does know. You can state it as a fact that he didn't speak with any RB person, but you are not his siamese twin, so your claim is bs. The best liars are the ones you trust.
Where there's smoke there's fire. People were saying cause it's a Daily Mail story it's bs, but for me it was written by Johanthon McVoy who is the lead DM Editor who attends all races & naturally people leak stuff to cause those are the stories Daily Mail literally pays for. Biggest tell was fact if it was bs rumours it's written by normal journalists at DM who write 20 articles a day on anything, but this was by editor himself.
Maybe Ferrari's long-term view is that Charles can learn from Lewis how to grow as a champion and better harness his potential. Charles is still young and Lewis has been vocal about how impressed he is with Charles Leclerc. Maybe this is a master-pupil scheme for Leclerc to become a better leader once Hamilton leaves Ferrari or F1 altogether.
@@Hermanos22 why? Mercedes did it with Michael and Nico Rosberg. Michael also played a role in Felipe Massa's development. It's not unheard of to bring in someone who can foster and shepherd the young talent directly or indirectly.
I love Seb, but he was losing races to Stroll at some races in the AM. If Russell were a first or second year driver, I could see bringing in a veteran to guide him. But that is not the case. And in their first year, bringing Michael back helped with the PR of a new team. I can see Toto bringing Ocon in before Vettel. Not that I agree with it.
Just to put it out here: Vettel put out a post yesterday saying "getting ready for the next season"... Might that have been a hint? That would be absolutely crazy
This working out the exact same way as Lewis' Mclaren to Mercedes move, Mclaren/Lewis won in 08, Lewis had 4 years of ups and downs before joining Mercedes 1 year before the engine reg change, Mercedes/Lewis last won in 2020, 4 years including this coming year of ups and down, to join Ferrari 1 year before engine reg change. He's banking on them being the one to nail the regs this time as he doesn't trust Mercedes to do so anymore.
Reports came out that Leclerc knew that Hamilton was going to join him when he signed his extension. I think Matt hit the nail on the head at 9:26. Ferrari are bringing in Hamilton to help tidy things up and bring a Championship winning culture back to the team. The move isn't just a short term move, it's a move that will benefit Ferrari (and Leclerc) for the long term, even after Hamilton retires.
@@devilzuser0050 Funny thing is that this all came about from a leak late last night that blew up. This would be the last thing Ferrari, Merc, or Lewis would want.... But F1 leadership would love something to drown out the Andretti news.
There were several times that Seb made his own pit calls from the track overriding what strategy Ferrari wanted him to do, or they were being indecisive and he told them what he wanted to do... and he turned out to be correct. I see Lewis doing the same sort of thing.
Lewis hasn’t been that type of Driver in YEARS! He has ALWAYS followed what the Team wants him to do…usually questions certain Strategies Afterwards on the Radio, but has still followed the Instructions…I don’t know why people have the idea that Lewis can do what say Seb or Carlos has done at Ferrari calling their own Strategy?
Hamilton has almost a win/win scenario: if the W15 is good this year, he can make a run at the championship and then ride off into the sunset in the Ferrari. If the W15 isn't so good, he can escape it for (at least) a year, knowing that the Ferrari has at least challenged for P2 consistently and was good enough for a bunch of poles in 2023.
What if the mercedes develops well towards the end of the year into the best car but too late to win the championship and ferrari is nowhere... there are also scenarios possible that are not win win
@@claudiuconstantinescu2523 Albon will never get that seat, simply because Mercedes have way to much ego for the optics of hiring a driver who was thrashed by Max Verstappen
@@juzzadood4419 Albon that was "trashed" by Max is not the same Albon. He is definitely one of the very best drivers on the line up and I hope Mercedes sees that and aren't being blinded by their pride. But then if that will be the case, I hope MB and their egos do end up in a ditch.
I dont think so tbh, with hamilton outgoing he obviously doesnt believe in the direction Merc is taking, its likely to be a callup from a mid-back marker team, Albon being most likely.
I remember browsing through RUclips and watching a title about this and said "yeah sure, roumors again" and ignored it completely. When I got the notification for this video I was like: wait, WHAT!? IS THIS FOR REAL!? what a time to be alive
Yes me too. For Lewis this is a good move. He’s at the end of his career, ne wants to say he drove for Ferrari, and if it sucks well he tried. I do like the podcast’s conclusion that Ferrari haven’t thought this through though because Ferrari? Not thinking something through? That’s never happened before, right? 😂
Haha I thought about that too. My team doesn't make mistakes... but I'm leaving them. He's always so been so fake. I bet Merc are better than Ferrari in a year or 2 as well.
his whole spiel has been using Mercedes to push certain agendas and try to show him as this virtuous character and its more than just him now that didn't work out he's jumping ship and leaving it all behind for himself! he is truly self centred and cares for no one but himself@@andyvettel4375
Not really anymore, yes Ferrari had a few reliability issues but no where near as much. However Ferrari's strategy last year was pretty good and their pit stops are miles better than Merc currently
So get this, as far as expiring contracts go for 2024 -Checo -Sainz -Alonso -Riccardo -Tsunoda -Bottas -Zhou -Ocon -Gasly -Albon -Sargent -KMag -Hulk It’s gonna be a silly season to remember
I would argue that the last few occasions something as nuts as this was announced was when Williams didn't keep Nigel Mansell or Damon Hill, or when Senna switched to Williams, or even when Hamilton left McLaren for Mercedes.
ik lol just when you think that that show's over now that guenther's left we get the biggest bombshell the sport has ever seen (or at least it feels like it)
This feels very similar to his move to merc. Was in a championship winning team, team falls off in new regs, midway through the regs he switchs to another team
You can actually still find Tweets of 2012 where you see people going off on Hamilton, especially McLaren fans, saying: you did this for money, you joined a mid-table team, you just ended your career etc. It was seen as a destructive move and that's what people don't often mention. He took a huge risk and it paid off. Everyone at the time expected Merc to stay average in the future.
@@samuraibirds917 was not a risk at all, lauda gave him inside info about the engine development and how merc was going to be years ahead with the hybrid system.
It’s actually come out that Leclerc was aware of Hamilton-gate before he signed his multi year deal. Sainz has also been aware for weeks now. The last person to find out honestly seemed to be Toto 👀
I think Hamilton was going to be the lead driver on the team. He gave the green light to this once he knew the Andretti project wasn't going to happen before 2028. Plus, Andretti still ultimately need to actually have some sort of dominant win in this era in any of their ventures. While I think F1 is in the wrong by keeping closed (WEC's gain and maybe IndyCar's gain and Formula E's gain), Andretti and GM knew this and they ultimately needed to be so good on the outside (and so known) that F1 would feel a loss not having them.
@@jazzrockrYeah, this is what I can't get it over Lewis moving to Ferrari. I thought Charles got contract extension (until the end of 20s?), is Charles just gonna accept his fate to be #2 driver till Lewis retire? 🤨
No one is talking enough about Sainz. Only non-RB winner in 2023. Led over Leclerc in the standings all year until unlucky with the qualifying at the end. And now he’s gone
I believe Sainz is the most aggressively defending driver if he has half a chance to defend. If I had a team I would have him just to make sure I do not have to overtake him. :-)
@@codyfrance2537 You mean what people? Each year at Ferrari Sainz showed a very good overall performance and especially after the last year he is rated highly. Every non-religious people can see that quite clearly.
@@codyfrance2537 what does lecrec do? always makes mistakes when he is challenging max he is fast but always bottles it. lewis will show him who is boss
This really is huge news, but part of me resents the fact that it's gonna completely hijack all coverage at a time when F1 should be catching sh!t (at least a few days) for the Andretti rejection.
@@abbofun9022 I didn't say he was anything special..... I'd feel the same about almost any serious effort to crack into the sport. More teams = more variables = more possibilities = more interesting (to me at least).
@@abbofun9022 how is a team run by a well regarded motorsport team, backed by one of the largest car makers in the world, a haas 2.0? a haas that wont even build its own chassis, that wont upgrade their car more than 1 time in a season, and that doesnt even design their own car and instead takes 1 year old ferrari development?
@@blitzwithawais8040 that'll be a shame. I love Nando, but I do think that Albon's time have arrived. Such a great driver to be left on the sideline kind of.
best (drama) situation: redbull build a stinker with the rb20. wdc and wcc comes down to leclerc vs hamilton. one of them wins in controversial fashion, and hamilton joins ferrari the next year. would be absolutely mental
In a way it feels like a betrayal of Leclerc’s loyalty to Ferrari, the way he stuck with them through the good days and the bad days. But at the same time you have to remember F1 is a business first, and ruthless one at that. There’s no way either of the two are going to back down if it ever comes to it.
I think its no coincidence that they rejected Andretti one day before this news drops. This is going to bury most of the bad press from the former decision.
There gonna try, but the market they are trying expand into more (USA) are not happy about having an American based team and manufacturer snubbed by Euros…
@@WhiteG60 Haas is just there to round up numbers. 9 didn't look good, so they let these guys be, If Haas shuts down then, they will put another team there.
I’m convinced the timing isn’t a coincidence to the Andretti announcement because this has definitely been an inked deal for awhile especially with the way Hamilton and merc reacted to the Red Bull deal blowup they had when that leaked
Poetry in motion, really. Schumacher leads Ferrari, retires with Mercedes. Hamiltion leads Mercedes, seemingly to retire at Ferrari. Love the move, it’s perfect.
Omg I’m off the internet for FIVE MINUTES and shit just explodes! The hell! I turned my phone on and there was like 20 notifications and texts. 😅 I’m a Max fan so I don’t know whether to be excited or ticked off…one thing is for sure and shts gonna be crazy and that’s probably a good thing for everyone. LET THE CHAMPIONS BATTLE! It shall be epic!
If Perez doesn’t drive well, there’s a seat open at merc and red bull. That turns the whole first half of the season into a shootout for those two seats which in turn opens more seats. I’m guessing 5 or more teams have new drivers in 2025.
@maximw9362 Yeah, but Carlos (and his dad) are much more open and proud of their culture. I think the way Red Bull (especially Helmut) has treated Sergio and his Mexican Fans may leave a sour taste in Carlos' mouth when there is bound to be several quality seats available where he doesn't have to also be guaranteed second driver
When Sainz couldn't get more than a one year deal at Ferrari it was obvious something was up, but I hadn't really thought this was it. I think the paddock knew because there was certainly a lot of eagerness to lock Norris and LeClerc down to long-term deals before this was announced to keep Mercedes scooping them up.
Yep because if you have any brain cells you'd be running to Merc. I genuinely can't believe Lewis played himself this hard. This is the guy that crys when his team makes a small mistake or the car isn't the best. Ferrari are going to push this guy to the brink of insanity.
@@SpartanArmy117 - Nonsense. The move makes sense. From a purely emotional/historical standpoint finishing strong with Ferrari has appeal. Ferrari have also won a lot more poles and races the last 2 years than Mercedes/ I suspect Lewis may have looked at the sim runs for this years Merc and not been impressed. Lewis is not a guy afraid to try new things. I was just listening to James Vowles talk about Hamilton's driving style and how Lewis in practice starts making changes as soon as he is out of the pits, exploring what works and what doesn't (which is why his practice times can be all over the place). James talked about how in Brazil the sims told them to use 7th gear up the hill, which Nico dutifully did but Lewis after about 2 laps said "this doesn't feel right" and used 6th gear instead - and gained 1/10 of a second. It is interesting that nobody who actually works or worked with Lewis talks about him like you do.
@@cassyschraft6268 - Nothing wrong with Carlos, but if you are a team boss and you can pick between Carlos and Lewis,... Carlos will have options next year, no doubt.
@@hsmith777 it is my bet and hope. Mercedes helped him get clear of Redbull's contracts after DTM and not only he is close with Russell, he also challenged Leclerc for a whole year in F2
Two players for the same position normally doesn't work, I only know one exception. Years ago Bayern Munich bought two leftwingers and that went very well. For the non-football minded people, I am talking about Robben and Ribery.
I think Albon could be a strong Mercedes candidate as well already being on Williams and showing pretty genuine pace with a strong relationship already
I agree, he has so much in common with Hamilton that he would be a perfect shoo-in for Hamilton, That said Hamilton is a magnet for the press and i wonder either if George or Albon is up to it. Regardless of who gets the gig, Hamilton will continue to be an ambassador for F1. Liberty needs genuine stars to captivate the public.
I don’t see Toto allowing him to stay in 2024. All depends if Lewis was in communication with Toto and Mercedes. Judging by the emergency meetings in brixworth this morning he did not inform anyone.
Wouldn't that be interesting. I can't see them doing that to Lewis considering all the championships and everything, but it's certainly a real possibility.
Toto found out on the news this morning and is reportedly furious. All the staff were summoned to Brackley for a 15 minute team meeting earlier today. Would of loved to be a fly on the wall for that
@@AaronPlaysGHit must've been like that meeting from Downfall. Toto: all except the following leave the room...Allison, ineos ceo, mercedes rep, and bono. *The whole factory scrambles out of the office* Toto: DAS WAR EIN BEFEIL!
When I was in Maranello in 2022. Whilst signing insurance stuff to drive a Ferrari aroundthestreetsofMaranello, I got chatting with some mechanics. They said Ferrari were very confident of mounting a concrete challenge for both titles in 2025
Some people ventured to Forecasts a few hours to early... Granted this is for 2025, yet no one has yet fully grasped how much of this news has not been the product of deep conversations between long time friends: Toto and Lewis!
Pushing back on a couple things: 1. No way Hamilton didn’t get to see initial data of SF24 before signing 2. Leclerc doesn’t live in maranello, no need to relocate 3. Hamilton was in merc last 2 seasons when they had a lot more strategy blunders. Not sure he’s some wizard that way, nobody is. Boy I am hype for this!
Let's be honest this is one of the most MASSIVE news in sports that has emerged in the past years. I couldn't believe it when I opened twitter and read that it's actually happening. As a Ferrari fan I think it's a great move for both parties and I'm really excited to see Hamilton and Leclerc driving the red cars in 2025. Absolutely fantastic!
@@path_090 its not faulty when andretti is only gonna be a moving billboard in the sport. whats the point then? I wonder how they made the judgement though...
@@dco1019 they'll be a ton better than Haas, and probably a solid mid field car. but keep telling yourself that. Haas is rubbish, and Andretti will be miles better than them on day 1 season 1.
Lewis literally contacted Ferrari on Jan 31 and signed that same day (seems like he very suddenly made up his mind to leave Merc immediately after just a couple of days in the sim; apparently he hated the new Merc car again and ran out of patience, it was the last straw). Then rumors started that same day but got really serious on Feb 1 and broke the F1 world. The information was quickly leaked in fact, which is why every single reputable source and outlet was discussing it and treating it like a confirmed announcement, despite Lewis, Merc and Ferrari having not said anything at that point. They didn't intend to officially announce it this soon. Merc probably didn't even know any of this was happening until the rumors started. I really wonder who leaked the info so quickly; Will Buxton was the first to hint at some big news coming in the next days but he didn't specificy anything. I have no idea who actually put the information out there first or provided all these huge outlets with enough proof to be taken completely seriously and not just like any other random rumor. Maybe it was someone working at F1 itself, who else would have this much power and impact through a leak
@@kianbeamish6437 Sure. Hulkenberg could also fight for the championship if Haas just build him a car to win but that possibility doesnt seem likely dont you agree?
@@hittrewweuy7595 hhhhh specially when the car is really competitive. They both will push to the limit to win. Like Monza 2019 it was a good battle between Leclerc and Hamilton
Now what I'm excited about is a potential fight this season between Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez for that second Red Bull seat. Carlos Sainz came into F1 as a Red Bull junior driver and made his debut with Toro Rosso alongside Max Verstappen. In addition to Checo's less than optimal performance last year I'm sure Red Bull are open to negotiation with other drivers for that seat
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Nice timing on that one! haha =D
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Brand art needs complete redesign. Not inviting at all. Just my opinion. Looks BTEC
This is the real news!
I'm still convinced we've all slept in for two months and it's April 1st.
Fr bro
I checked the date before I even watched the first video I saw announcing it. 😂
Same! Honestly I checked the calendar when I saw this to verify that I didn't miss 2 months somehow
Damn. First few F1 rounds must have been boring
Same it’s gotta be a joke.
Love the move, it’s perfect.
nice
Imagine if Lewis pulls a Oscar Piastri and tweet
" a contract has not been signed"
And he goes to HAAS
@@alextabara9150as a team principal
That’s what I’ve been telling myself
If he wins the championship with Mercedes this year that's exactly what will happen.
i am convinced Lando will pull a Piastri on Mclaren in two years and move to Mercedes.
James Vowles now suddenly have the pressure to lock Albon in that Williams as soon as possible.
Why? Albon couldn’t handle being in a competitive car. Mercedes will go with Kimi, that’s the driver meta these days.
Albon won't get locked to that Williams past 2024, mattter of fact, some of the drivers will actually try to get out of contracts to get that seat.
@@mouseinthehouse_ Kimi's an amazing talent but he hasn't even raced above Formula Regional yet... he won't get the top seat this soon.
@@Robalexe he's in Formula 2 this season, I know shocking
@@sheabryantmusic And he hasn't driven in it yet, shocking. We don't know how he'll perform or if he'll need 2 years in F2 and even more so at least a year in a lower F1 team. You can't simply say the likeliest contender to a top F1 seat is someone who hasn't even driven in F2 yet, let alone F1, that's just nonsense. Last time something like that happened was Lewis in 2007, but McLaren have shown to be keen on taking a rookie into their team, unlike Mercedes.
Can’t wait for the Italian accent team radio going
* It’s-a “Ammertaim” *
...question
....or Lewis congratulates his win in italian 😂
Yes that would be funny, but the Ferrari TP (Fred Vasseur) is French and well he's definitely bringing bono along with him.
Or Lulu's radio meltdown with Ferrari's reliability and strategy issues........
*Italians proceed to pull out a literal HAMMER*
In the USA, woke up from a weird ass dream and this was the first thing I saw. Convinced I was still asleep.
Same! Woke up a few hours early. Thought my brain was still in a fog.
I woke up strangely early today too, it’s almost like the news is so shocking that it sent out an actual shockwave to wake us up.
Deadass woke up from an ESPN noti at 5am (west coast) to see LH to Tifosi. After the Andretti debacle I didn’t want to watch F1 but now I got to see LH in Red 😂😂
I woke up at like 7:30 ET when I usually wake up a lot later. Opened up my phone and thought it was April 1st
i work up for school i take to the internet and i see this going on
Imagine being a mechanic or engineer at Merc and hearing this in advance of the pre-season testing 💀
So they will work harder for George
For real, I've never heard of such a premature team move in any sport before
@@Adeon55 Fernando to Mclaren in 2007.
@@Adeon55 didn't alonso announced moving to mclaren in 2007 in the winter before 06?
@@Adeon55 for hockey (at least in the swiss league) it's quite common. we had several player announce a transfer for next season in the beginning of the running one. I expect Lewis will give his all and profesionally end his stint with mercedes. what mercedes does is with them i guess.
a whole new era 🤯
Yes it is!!
whar
this is official RUclips !!
Even RUclips's shocked by this
(Driver Market is pretty locked in and most people are safe for now)
Fredrick Vassuer: "The time has come... Execute order 44"
YES, PLEASE!
@@Panda-xx4hs Vesti and Sargeant teaming up at Williams would be a dream team ngl
do you mean Vasseur?
@@glaedr3396 no he was a f2 driver and is now a mercedes test driver
Everybody keeps losing their minds 10:44 oh no what will Charles do?!?!
Well, George is a far worse driver than Charles and yet beat him one year and the next year, still managed to beast him in several races despite having a personal bad year and getting shunted by Lewis.
As Max said: ‘Lewis says gods with him. But Lewis’s NOT God’
"Who is going to be number one driver?"
"We are checking..."
"There is no #1 or #2 pilots in Ferrari
...
...
...
We have "Z" and "Y".
“We are checking…question.”
"Copy"
The faster driver
So Leclerc
‘Ricky, my tyres are dead’:
‘Copy we are checking’:
Pit Pit Pit at just the wrong time.
I saw somewhere that even Bono could move to Ferrari with him
Keep pushing!
And what to you think of Plan R...? Question...?
Louise, it's Amaretto-time
Vettel: "Everybody is a Ferrari fan"
Now this just makes a whole lot of sense
Until now.
I'm not.
“Even if you go to the Mercedes guys, even if they say that ‘Oh yeah Mercedes is the greatest brand in the world’, they are Ferrari fans”
Now ask Max.... I don't think he likes Ferrari. Didn't he called them cheaters and then Ferrari suddenly dropped in speed?
Lanzhu Zhong and Yuu Takasaki also are Ferrari fan.
Alonso quickly calls Toto... I can already see the shift 😂
ALONSO 2025!!!!
Please god make it Happen
According to Kravitz, Toto has reached out to Alonso's team... UNO reverse
@@Nukeman Will not happen. Haha.
There are rumors....
Alex Albon is going to drive the wheels of that Williams this season 😂💀
Wait i just realised.. Alex comeback??!!
@@maxboskeljon6440To team with his best friend, George Russell.
Hoping he stays at Williams and they make the comeback, McLaren style tbh
Vettel in the Merc is all we need, Albon couldn't perform in a Red Bull
@@HexAyed i mean that would be awesome but realistic? Not so much unfortunately
Remember when Horner was passing around rumors of Lewis leaving Mercedes and joining…
Merc stans were calling Horner all sorts of disgusting names for that 😂😂😂
@@djdrastic1But that's because he claimed he met Redbull too... which he didn't. Lewis only approached Ferrari and admitted it publicly when asked about it.
@@tutumaina3332 That is only true when you absolutely know who is lying and who isn't. And nobody does know. You can state it as a fact that he didn't speak with any RB person, but you are not his siamese twin, so your claim is bs. The best liars are the ones you trust.
@@tutumaina3332 he approached RB via his dad. thats what horner said
Where there's smoke there's fire. People were saying cause it's a Daily Mail story it's bs, but for me it was written by Johanthon McVoy who is the lead DM Editor who attends all races & naturally people leak stuff to cause those are the stories Daily Mail literally pays for. Biggest tell was fact if it was bs rumours it's written by normal journalists at DM who write 20 articles a day on anything, but this was by editor himself.
Maybe Ferrari's long-term view is that Charles can learn from Lewis how to grow as a champion and better harness his potential. Charles is still young and Lewis has been vocal about how impressed he is with Charles Leclerc. Maybe this is a master-pupil scheme for Leclerc to become a better leader once Hamilton leaves Ferrari or F1 altogether.
My two favorite drivers - unexpected but can’t wait for the Ferrari content
Ham cant teach charles anything.
Ham literally only done well in dominant cars.
This is the most casual nonsense I have ever seen on this channel
@karl8805 Hamilton won't, but having the arguable GOAT in the team and see how he works can be instrumental in a young driver's development.
@@Hermanos22 why? Mercedes did it with Michael and Nico Rosberg. Michael also played a role in Felipe Massa's development. It's not unheard of to bring in someone who can foster and shepherd the young talent directly or indirectly.
Vettel coming out of retirement and joining Mercedes would be crazy
I love Seb, but he was losing races to Stroll at some races in the AM. If Russell were a first or second year driver, I could see bringing in a veteran to guide him. But that is not the case.
And in their first year, bringing Michael back helped with the PR of a new team. I can see Toto bringing Ocon in before Vettel. Not that I agree with it.
That would break f1 twitter
Vettel & Sainz for Audi
Just to put it out here: Vettel put out a post yesterday saying "getting ready for the next season"... Might that have been a hint? That would be absolutely crazy
That is actually a really interesting one...
This working out the exact same way as Lewis' Mclaren to Mercedes move, Mclaren/Lewis won in 08, Lewis had 4 years of ups and downs before joining Mercedes 1 year before the engine reg change, Mercedes/Lewis last won in 2020, 4 years including this coming year of ups and down, to join Ferrari 1 year before engine reg change. He's banking on them being the one to nail the regs this time as he doesn't trust Mercedes to do so anymore.
Leclerc: 📞 Nico, Hi! Do you have some tips you would like to share?
Yes: RUN!
“Cheating is your only option, Chuck”
“Cheating is your only option, Chuck”
Leclerc doesn’t need any tips.
Well Nico is a Monaco-based RUclipsr. And guess what Charles Leclerc is?
Reports came out that Leclerc knew that Hamilton was going to join him when he signed his extension. I think Matt hit the nail on the head at 9:26. Ferrari are bringing in Hamilton to help tidy things up and bring a Championship winning culture back to the team. The move isn't just a short term move, it's a move that will benefit Ferrari (and Leclerc) for the long term, even after Hamilton retires.
Leclerc approved this a lot.
I agree, Charles would have def known about Hamilton before he signed
F1 media world absolutely intentionally leaked this news the day after Andretti’s rejection to make us try to forget about it
True
didn't age very well
‘puts on aluminum foil hat‘
Imagine tomorrow Toto announces having struck a deal with Max and Horner announcing Fernando for '25
Will be Antonelli
Fernando domination could bore fans
R.I.P Andretti, you have been overshadowed.
Domenicali should thank to Lewis, to helps him out of this Andretti thing. Possible with a world championship winning.
Domenicali probably knew this before Mercedes, so the statement was released in the perfect date
hurts bc im here in the US. but sheesh this is big news
Sure helps defuse the attention on F1's decision process.
@@devilzuser0050 Funny thing is that this all came about from a leak late last night that blew up. This would be the last thing Ferrari, Merc, or Lewis would want.... But F1 leadership would love something to drown out the Andretti news.
There were several times that Seb made his own pit calls from the track overriding what strategy Ferrari wanted him to do, or they were being indecisive and he told them what he wanted to do... and he turned out to be correct. I see Lewis doing the same sort of thing.
Lewis hasn’t been that type of Driver in YEARS! He has ALWAYS followed what the Team wants him to do…usually questions certain Strategies Afterwards on the Radio, but has still followed the Instructions…I don’t know why people have the idea that Lewis can do what say Seb or Carlos has done at Ferrari calling their own Strategy?
Been refreshing for hours for this!!!
real question: has F1 "leaked" this to put out the fire they started yesterday with denying Andretti?
Exactly
That was exactly my thought. Cause there is still no news from Lewis, Mercedes or Ferarri themselves. as far as i can find.
Jeez, there are some real tin hat conspiracy theorists here...
@@kishanjethwa1817 bro its very plausible,, they could've been the ones to leak it to distract the public on how they denied Andretti to F1
@@bikamouse apperently merc people confirmed it🤷
Hamilton has almost a win/win scenario: if the W15 is good this year, he can make a run at the championship and then ride off into the sunset in the Ferrari. If the W15 isn't so good, he can escape it for (at least) a year, knowing that the Ferrari has at least challenged for P2 consistently and was good enough for a bunch of poles in 2023.
What if the mercedes develops well towards the end of the year into the best car but too late to win the championship and ferrari is nowhere... there are also scenarios possible that are not win win
@@GhostySpade With the last 2 years in mind., I don't know if it will be the case man
W take
@@Redlingstein none of us here will win a WC but... at least he gets to drive a Ferrari
Well George will now get priority.
I couldn't see Tommy's mic, and I definitely thought for a second or two that he was wearing a shirt with just "TOMMY" on it.
The 2024 season is gonna be one big audition for the Mercedes seat lol
I hope Albon takes it. He's proved himself that he is WDC material. He has been carried Williams by himself.
@@claudiuconstantinescu2523 Albon will never get that seat, simply because Mercedes have way to much ego for the optics of hiring a driver who was thrashed by Max Verstappen
Great take
@@juzzadood4419 Albon that was "trashed" by Max is not the same Albon. He is definitely one of the very best drivers on the line up and I hope Mercedes sees that and aren't being blinded by their pride.
But then if that will be the case, I hope MB and their egos do end up in a ditch.
I dont think so tbh, with hamilton outgoing he obviously doesnt believe in the direction Merc is taking, its likely to be a callup from a mid-back marker team, Albon being most likely.
I remember browsing through RUclips and watching a title about this and said "yeah sure, roumors again" and ignored it completely. When I got the notification for this video I was like: wait, WHAT!? IS THIS FOR REAL!? what a time to be alive
Same i really thought it was a rumor again but damn i was sooo wrong.
@@merthemarijberkhout3814 isnt it still a rumor?
...nope@@STANGER241
Until i see the instagram notification from official F1 im not buying
@@STANGER241the teams havent made a statement yet, so yeah
i think this is just hamilton checking off "driving for ferrari in f1" off hisbucket list knowing he doesnt have too many years left in F1.
Yea! I think this is it.
Yes me too. For Lewis this is a good move. He’s at the end of his career, ne wants to say he drove for Ferrari, and if it sucks well he tried.
I do like the podcast’s conclusion that Ferrari haven’t thought this through though because Ferrari? Not thinking something through? That’s never happened before, right? 😂
Might as well
Ferrari don't want tired bucketlisters; they are only interested in winners.
Fully agree and only Ferrari can be so dumb to buy it.
"Bono my tires are gone!"
"Copy we're checking"
Bono does not say that like this.
@@devilzuser0050 but Ferrari does😂
"He's going to be right behind? On fresh softs??"
"Copy. We are checking "
@@seb9940 still doesnt make any sense if he's saying it to Bono
@@joeneufeldt4738go for hards, Lewis.
He’s gone from “my team doesn’t make mistakes” to the team that just makes mistakes
Haha I thought about that too. My team doesn't make mistakes... but I'm leaving them. He's always so been so fake. I bet Merc are better than Ferrari in a year or 2 as well.
Looks like he wanted some of that mental exhaustion experienced by Sainz & Leclerc 😂
@@SpartanArmy117this is just stupid mate , ham saw a better opportunity and grabbed it
his whole spiel has been using Mercedes to push certain agendas and try to show him as this virtuous character and its more than just him now that didn't work out he's jumping ship and leaving it all behind for himself! he is truly self centred and cares for no one but himself@@andyvettel4375
Not really anymore, yes Ferrari had a few reliability issues but no where near as much. However Ferrari's strategy last year was pretty good and their pit stops are miles better than Merc currently
So get this, as far as expiring contracts go for 2024
-Checo
-Sainz
-Alonso
-Riccardo
-Tsunoda
-Bottas
-Zhou
-Ocon
-Gasly
-Albon
-Sargent
-KMag
-Hulk
It’s gonna be a silly season to remember
Omg lol
Reminds me of Spaceballs.
LUDICROUS SEASON, GOOOOOO!
And supposedly the only team that probably wasn’t going to switch drivers was merc lol
McLaren will star fixed till at least '27 I think. @@deeznoots6241
@@deeznoots6241 actually, Mclaren had both it’s driver under contract for 2025 as well ans it’s very unlikely Piastri has an exist clause
Wait until Hamilton finds out
🤣🤣🤣
😂
They don’t know, do they?😂😂
I would argue that the last few occasions something as nuts as this was announced was when Williams didn't keep Nigel Mansell or Damon Hill, or when Senna switched to Williams, or even when Hamilton left McLaren for Mercedes.
This is bigger because of the other driver that's in the team
@@boostavwell this already the case since 2002.
Carlos and Alonso at Aston, the new Spanish Inquisition 🔥
No one's expecting that
Absolutely no way.
@Angel-fz8dr no one expects the Spanish inquisition
If they can get rid of the boss’s son…
@@dirtpancakes If the boss smartens up and realizes his sons no good at F1
Drive To Survive producers are going insane.
My exact thought
ik lol just when you think that that show's over now that guenther's left we get the biggest bombshell the sport has ever seen (or at least it feels like it)
The show is crap
@@navyXDF But now they have the promise of viable content. It should be a good watch now.
This feels very similar to his move to merc. Was in a championship winning team, team falls off in new regs, midway through the regs he switchs to another team
And then wins 6 titles in 7 years
Yes, my thoughts exactly. He's betting on a rocketship in 26
You can actually still find Tweets of 2012 where you see people going off on Hamilton, especially McLaren fans, saying: you did this for money, you joined a mid-table team, you just ended your career etc. It was seen as a destructive move and that's what people don't often mention. He took a huge risk and it paid off. Everyone at the time expected Merc to stay average in the future.
@@JustSomeDudee Yeah not happening with Ferrari.
@@samuraibirds917 was not a risk at all, lauda gave him inside info about the engine development and how merc was going to be years ahead with the hybrid system.
It’s actually come out that Leclerc was aware of Hamilton-gate before he signed his multi year deal. Sainz has also been aware for weeks now. The last person to find out honestly seemed to be Toto 👀
Nobody remembers Andretti now
I think Hamilton was going to be the lead driver on the team. He gave the green light to this once he knew the Andretti project wasn't going to happen before 2028. Plus, Andretti still ultimately need to actually have some sort of dominant win in this era in any of their ventures. While I think F1 is in the wrong by keeping closed (WEC's gain and maybe IndyCar's gain and Formula E's gain), Andretti and GM knew this and they ultimately needed to be so good on the outside (and so known) that F1 would feel a loss not having them.
@@jazzrockrYeah, this is what I can't get it over Lewis moving to Ferrari.
I thought Charles got contract extension (until the end of 20s?), is Charles just gonna accept his fate to be #2 driver till Lewis retire? 🤨
Sure... for how long should we be thinking about it?
69th like. Nice
Would have loved to be a fly on Toto’s wall when he found out.
Another headset bit the dust😂
Toto : "no, no, no! That was so not right,"
I don’t know. He may have already had it printed out.
No one is talking enough about Sainz. Only non-RB winner in 2023. Led over Leclerc in the standings all year until unlucky with the qualifying at the end. And now he’s gone
I believe Sainz is the most aggressively defending driver if he has half a chance to defend. If I had a team I would have him just to make sure I do not have to overtake him. :-)
@ManjeetSingh-oe4jbif you believe he is a mid driver you think the same for leclerc
@@codyfrance2537 You mean what people? Each year at Ferrari Sainz showed a very good overall performance and especially after the last year he is rated highly. Every non-religious people can see that quite clearly.
@@codyfrance2537 what does lecrec do? always makes mistakes when he is challenging max he is fast but always bottles it. lewis will show him who is boss
Sainz will find a good seat, I believe it. He's just an all around good driver.
I scrolled further when i saw the announcement, because I was convinved it was a meme account
that was literally me until i looked at it again and it was sky sports that uploaded the news and i was like… 😮
This really is huge news, but part of me resents the fact that it's gonna completely hijack all coverage at a time when F1 should be catching sh!t (at least a few days) for the Andretti rejection.
Why, Andretti is nothing special, who wants a Haas 2.0?
My first thoughts exactly.
A slight tangent but I’ve been wondering why this podcast hasn’t covered recent Andretti news at all…
Or a williams or an alpha tauri or an alpha romeo, at least andretti would be its own team not one of the big threes second teams.
@@abbofun9022 I didn't say he was anything special..... I'd feel the same about almost any serious effort to crack into the sport. More teams = more variables = more possibilities = more interesting (to me at least).
@@abbofun9022 how is a team run by a well regarded motorsport team, backed by one of the largest car makers in the world, a haas 2.0? a haas that wont even build its own chassis, that wont upgrade their car more than 1 time in a season, and that doesnt even design their own car and instead takes 1 year old ferrari development?
Albon and Russel in the Mercedes would be crazy
Bad move by Mercedes’ that would be
@@rottieshepcalibre9156why? Because of Russell ego?
There have been rumours they might get Alonso
@@blitzwithawais8040 that'll be a shame. I love Nando, but I do think that Albon's time have arrived. Such a great driver to be left on the sideline kind of.
Would love Alex and George together at Merc
best (drama) situation: redbull build a stinker with the rb20. wdc and wcc comes down to leclerc vs hamilton. one of them wins in controversial fashion, and hamilton joins ferrari the next year. would be absolutely mental
Why does it have to controversial 😭
@@veyronf1 for maximum drama 😂
More fun if Carlos wins with Ferrari
I'm genuinely struggling to properly register this is happening.
Lewis: Ferrari, my tires are dead
Ferrari: were checking
5min later
Ferrari: box box, were retiring the car
Lewis 2 minutes earlier: I've crashed
Ferrari: We are checking
*After race finish*
Ferrari: Still checking.
StayoutStayout!
After crash- “keep this pace Lewis, reserve the tires”
STEYOUT STEYOUT!
Im getting flashbacks to Seb leaving Ferrari and constantly Googling what’s going on, who’s replacing him and where he’s going
Drive to Survive 2024 gonna be insane
Can’t wait to see how all of this transpired behind the curtain of Mercedes and Ferrari
Yeah, first Guenther leaving, Charles and Lando re-signing and Lewis going to Ferrari all that in one month!?
yeahhhhhhhh and what about the F1 2024 season itself pfffffffffffffffffff DTS really
Didn't they cancel it?
Brooo
I can’t believe you guys were on Australian morning tv🇦🇺🤯Would love to see some highlights and the bts.
In a way it feels like a betrayal of Leclerc’s loyalty to Ferrari, the way he stuck with them through the good days and the bad days. But at the same time you have to remember F1 is a business first, and ruthless one at that. There’s no way either of the two are going to back down if it ever comes to it.
how is it a betrayal?
That is the most surprising thing here. Leclerc was AWARE of the contract negotiations with Lewis Hamilton PRIOR to his own contract extension.
Ferrari are flawed in so many well known ways. Hamilton is the catalyst for change, this will only benefit Charles in the years to come.
@@solarydays This is Ferrari, it makes exactly sense to put everything on Lewis.
Leclerc doesn’t care who his teammate is. I bet he zoned out through the contract announcement.
i genuinely don’t know if i’m having a crisis or the fact neither party has confirmed it I NEED ANSWERS 😭😂
Everyone has confirmed but the teams sadly
I think its no coincidence that they rejected Andretti one day before this news drops. This is going to bury most of the bad press from the former decision.
There gonna try, but the market they are trying expand into more (USA) are not happy about having an American based team and manufacturer snubbed by Euros…
@@bredecowen1559while trying to push another dog shit circuit on us. They want our money but they don't want us to participate in a competitive way
@@WhiteG60 Haas is just there to round up numbers. 9 didn't look good, so they let these guys be, If Haas shuts down then, they will put another team there.
I agree. Seems like fake news. If it actually happens I’ll be shocked
Sí señor
I’m convinced the timing isn’t a coincidence to the Andretti announcement because this has definitely been an inked deal for awhile especially with the way Hamilton and merc reacted to the Red Bull deal blowup they had when that leaked
“Ricky am I getting kicked out of Ferrari??”
“Copy Carlos we are checking”
I can’t understand how this one happened.
It feels like this has to mean that toto is leaving Merc at the end of 2024 as well or something.
Yeah, I feel the same thing..
Toto is the CEO of merc F1 team. He’s locked in
I'm not ready for Ham to box and not have tyres ready 😭
Guenther Steiner to Mercedes as #2 driver?
Poetry in motion, really. Schumacher leads Ferrari, retires with Mercedes. Hamiltion leads Mercedes, seemingly to retire at Ferrari. Love the move, it’s perfect.
Lets just hope he doesn’t go skiing 🙏
imagine alonso goes to merc and its a alonso vs hamilton to settle the long bad blood between them from the mclaren days thats cold
I CANNOT WAIT for this to happen
@@PieterFret But you have to. Forever, because it will not happening. Just Fanboyso's dreaming as usual.
@@devilzuser0050 you're subbed to ASMR and half naked women. Bidoofs law considers your point null and void!
@@devilzuser0050Apparently we can’t even have a small joke, just stfu if you aren’t vibing with it ofc it’s not happening
YesYesYes!
And Alonso has been spending a lot of time with George Russell! Now his circle is in communication with Toto’s circle lol What on earth
What the fuck is going on here!!?? 😂😂😂😂😂
Omg I’m off the internet for FIVE MINUTES and shit just explodes! The hell! I turned my phone on and there was like 20 notifications and texts. 😅
I’m a Max fan so I don’t know whether to be excited or ticked off…one thing is for sure and shts gonna be crazy and that’s probably a good thing for everyone.
LET THE CHAMPIONS BATTLE! It shall be epic!
I’m a new F1 fan in the US and you guys are getting me excited to sit down for my first season.
How do I skip 2024 and go straight to 2025?
If Perez doesn’t drive well, there’s a seat open at merc and red bull. That turns the whole first half of the season into a shootout for those two seats which in turn opens more seats. I’m guessing 5 or more teams have new drivers in 2025.
Sainz to Red Bull, Albon to Mercedes and Pérez to Williams
@@juanncarrizo9508 I'd love to see that happen. I'm really curious to see Albon in a stronger car
@@luckylucson I believe Sainz to RedBull is possible, don’t really believe in Albon to Merc😅
@maximw9362 Yeah, but Carlos (and his dad) are much more open and proud of their culture. I think the way Red Bull (especially Helmut) has treated Sergio and his Mexican Fans may leave a sour taste in Carlos' mouth when there is bound to be several quality seats available where he doesn't have to also be guaranteed second driver
Sainz was already rumoured to move to Audi...
I can already see the Drive to Survive episode title already: "Knight in Red armour."
Or "Princess whiny liar to drive for Ferrari".
@@UnChannelDuVulpineX😐
@randomahhfella83 amazing isn't it, Lewis has the balls to take it to Charles at Ferrai, and some people still slate him 🤔
@@SHANTUBE786Yeah, I don’t know how anyone gets to this stage of immaturity, like holy shit.
@@SHANTUBE786It's his character we dislike. He's a crazy lefty liberal.
The similar thing also happened in MotoGP, Marc Marquez joining Ducati.
When Sainz couldn't get more than a one year deal at Ferrari it was obvious something was up, but I hadn't really thought this was it. I think the paddock knew because there was certainly a lot of eagerness to lock Norris and LeClerc down to long-term deals before this was announced to keep Mercedes scooping them up.
Yep because if you have any brain cells you'd be running to Merc. I genuinely can't believe Lewis played himself this hard. This is the guy that crys when his team makes a small mistake or the car isn't the best. Ferrari are going to push this guy to the brink of insanity.
Which is unfortunate cuz its not like he's doing bad at ferrari
@@SpartanArmy117 - Nonsense. The move makes sense. From a purely emotional/historical standpoint finishing strong with Ferrari has appeal.
Ferrari have also won a lot more poles and races the last 2 years than Mercedes/
I suspect Lewis may have looked at the sim runs for this years Merc and not been impressed.
Lewis is not a guy afraid to try new things. I was just listening to James Vowles talk about Hamilton's driving style and how Lewis in practice starts making changes as soon as he is out of the pits, exploring what works and what doesn't (which is why his practice times can be all over the place). James talked about how in Brazil the sims told them to use 7th gear up the hill, which Nico dutifully did but Lewis after about 2 laps said "this doesn't feel right" and used 6th gear instead - and gained 1/10 of a second.
It is interesting that nobody who actually works or worked with Lewis talks about him like you do.
@@cassyschraft6268 - Nothing wrong with Carlos, but if you are a team boss and you can pick between Carlos and Lewis,...
Carlos will have options next year, no doubt.
@@MFitz12 Merc beat Ferrari last year in a tractor. I rest my case.
Alonso to Merc is a great shout. Leaves a space at AM. Yuki to AM a year early? Leaves a space at Cashapp RB. Liam Lawson in? Love silly season
you rather get albon, sainz, piastri alonso always leaves teams in a bad way
opinions on albon to merc? since the ties with williams??
Liam Lawson was already a high likelihood to take Ricardo seat
@@hsmith777 it is my bet and hope. Mercedes helped him get clear of Redbull's contracts after DTM and not only he is close with Russell, he also challenged Leclerc for a whole year in F2
Albon to Merc, Sainz to Stake/Audi, Lawson to Cashapp, Bottas retire
Tommy did predict Sainz leaving Ferrari. Nailed it!
Two players for the same position normally doesn't work, I only know one exception. Years ago Bayern Munich bought two leftwingers and that went very well. For the non-football minded people, I am talking about Robben and Ribery.
And we thought madness kicked off when Vettel retired... this will be an absolutely crazy chain of events, and I am SO here for it
Matt Seeing Lewis in Red:
ITS MY TIME
I hope that you will also record a video about Andretti being refused to join Formula 1 !
Leclerc knew Lewis was coming before he signed the contract.
Yoshiko Tsushima/Lewis Hamilton combo at Ferrari could've been good.
I think Albon could be a strong Mercedes candidate as well already being on Williams and showing pretty genuine pace with a strong relationship already
Albon or Hulkenberg. Mick as well.
I really hope it’s Albon. He deserves a seat at one of the top teams.
I agree, he has so much in common with Hamilton that he would be a perfect shoo-in for Hamilton, That said Hamilton is a magnet for the press and i wonder either if George or Albon is up to it. Regardless of who gets the gig, Hamilton will continue to be an ambassador for F1. Liberty needs genuine stars to captivate the public.
I really really hope that Albon goes to Merc now.
"My tires are gone, man."
"Give us ten laps, we'll check... "
"My tires are gone man"
"Confirm you lost your tires?"
@@TomP-148 We see it! They are in turn 4.
Box this lap!
I don’t see Toto allowing him to stay in 2024.
All depends if Lewis was in communication with Toto and Mercedes. Judging by the emergency meetings in brixworth this morning he did not inform anyone.
It definitely isn’t smart to dump more information into a driver everyone knows is leaving the entire season…
Wouldn't that be interesting. I can't see them doing that to Lewis considering all the championships and everything, but it's certainly a real possibility.
Toto found out on the news this morning and is reportedly furious. All the staff were summoned to Brackley for a 15 minute team meeting earlier today. Would of loved to be a fly on the wall for that
@@AaronPlaysGHit must've been like that meeting from Downfall.
Toto: all except the following leave the room...Allison, ineos ceo, mercedes rep, and bono.
*The whole factory scrambles out of the office*
Toto: DAS WAR EIN BEFEIL!
What do they expect giving him one year contracts every year
When I was in Maranello in 2022. Whilst signing insurance stuff to drive a Ferrari aroundthestreetsofMaranello, I got chatting with some mechanics.
They said Ferrari were very confident of mounting a concrete challenge for both titles in 2025
They said that since the 50's
"am i gonna cry or am i gonna be happy?" sounds like every other year with ferarri, this is proof that it doesn't matter what they do 😂
as much as i loved the dynamics at Aston Martin, a move from Alonso to Mercedes would be insane!
Can't wait for Seb to come back and finish off his Schumacher cosplay.
FINALLY. SOMEONE GETS IT. THAT MERC SEAT BE LOOKING OPEN AS HECK.
Oh my God I would love that
Some people ventured to Forecasts a few hours to early... Granted this is for 2025, yet no one has yet fully grasped how much of this news has not been the product of deep conversations between long time friends: Toto and Lewis!
Imagine if Sainz has a blinder in 2024 and takes the world championship
Audi will be creaming their knickers
Well then Ferrari would have done what Williams did with Damon Hill in 1996.
Or Kimi
Alonso at renault type situation
I hope for Chartles that he has something like a 30 day return clause for his contract :D
Could be worse FP1 Will said if this happened he’s run round Monaco naked. In his Monaco comedy review… nice to see that’s aged well
Nice
Are people reminding him that he has to do it now?
@@betaich yes
A bet is a bet
Which vid did he say that in?
Great chat guys !
Pushing back on a couple things:
1. No way Hamilton didn’t get to see initial data of SF24 before signing
2. Leclerc doesn’t live in maranello, no need to relocate
3. Hamilton was in merc last 2 seasons when they had a lot more strategy blunders. Not sure he’s some wizard that way, nobody is.
Boy I am hype for this!
This might be the craziest transfer in modern F1 ever
*Dumbest haha. I love it so much.
Ya this and vettel going to Ferrari in 2015 only a year removed from winning 4 championships straight
yeah, the next craziest transfer news ever was in 2012 when lewis left mclaren. they called it dumb even then@@SpartanArmy117
It’s is the craziest driver switch ever period.
@@SpartanArmy117😂kinda like your comment lol 😂
Imagine if vettel comes back and joins merc its like 17/18 flipped would be crazy.
That’d feel like a fever dream
Let's be honest this is one of the most MASSIVE news in sports that has emerged in the past years. I couldn't believe it when I opened twitter and read that it's actually happening. As a Ferrari fan I think it's a great move for both parties and I'm really excited to see Hamilton and Leclerc driving the red cars in 2025. Absolutely fantastic!
There still isn't a formal announcement from any of the involved parties. How can we be sure about?
It’s not happing.. it is happening
Gotta have some news to cover up the faulty Andretti rejection.
@@path_090 its not faulty when andretti is only gonna be a moving billboard in the sport. whats the point then? I wonder how they made the judgement though...
@@dco1019 they'll be a ton better than Haas, and probably a solid mid field car. but keep telling yourself that. Haas is rubbish, and Andretti will be miles better than them on day 1 season 1.
@@dco1019so what do you call haas who finished dead last 2/3 years and in at least one scored ZERO points 😅😅
I genuinely believe you should do a second Silly Season Prediction video
I am convinced that liberty media asked Ferrari to announce this today to make the conversation about it instead of them screwing Andretti over.
For me liberty media discovered that and leaked everything for what they did to Andretti. Ferrari wasn't ready to announce THE NEWS OF THE YEAR...
Lewis literally contacted Ferrari on Jan 31 and signed that same day (seems like he very suddenly made up his mind to leave Merc immediately after just a couple of days in the sim; apparently he hated the new Merc car again and ran out of patience, it was the last straw). Then rumors started that same day but got really serious on Feb 1 and broke the F1 world. The information was quickly leaked in fact, which is why every single reputable source and outlet was discussing it and treating it like a confirmed announcement, despite Lewis, Merc and Ferrari having not said anything at that point. They didn't intend to officially announce it this soon. Merc probably didn't even know any of this was happening until the rumors started. I really wonder who leaked the info so quickly; Will Buxton was the first to hint at some big news coming in the next days but he didn't specificy anything. I have no idea who actually put the information out there first or provided all these huge outlets with enough proof to be taken completely seriously and not just like any other random rumor. Maybe it was someone working at F1 itself, who else would have this much power and impact through a leak
This is just something F1 put out to take the light off saying NO to Andretti.
Lewis and Charles in one team? That's Lewis and Nico all over again, but they won't be fighting for the championship.
They might be. You never know they could be fighting for the championship if Ferrari build the car to win
Hopefully the car is really good and Max doesn't sleepwalk to the title again. Three way battle would be nice.
They'll be battling to crush the souls of Ferrari fans instead of WDC's...
@@kianbeamish6437 Sure. Hulkenberg could also fight for the championship if Haas just build him a car to win but that possibility doesnt seem likely dont you agree?
@@teufox842 its Ferrari. They can build cars and good ones aswell, just stop trying to be funny
Leclerc himself said that he prefer Hamilton to be his teammate. So don't think that will be a problem between the two
It makes sense. The only way Hamilton has ever beaten Leclerc is when he's been in a far faster car than him. As teammates, Lewis is not a threat.
Actually I think there will be many problems, you never put two roosters in the same chicken coop 😂
@@SpudNickleson-im7is it will be good for leclerc to learn and develop more skills from Hamilton too. So let's see
@@SpudNickleson-im7isHAMMILTON #1 MOST WDC BLM ALAONSO KILLER
@@hittrewweuy7595 hhhhh specially when the car is really competitive. They both will push to the limit to win. Like Monza 2019 it was a good battle between Leclerc and Hamilton
Now what I'm excited about is a potential fight this season between Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez for that second Red Bull seat. Carlos Sainz came into F1 as a Red Bull junior driver and made his debut with Toro Rosso alongside Max Verstappen. In addition to Checo's less than optimal performance last year I'm sure Red Bull are open to negotiation with other drivers for that seat