WaikeCU wrote: ↑14 Apr 2017, 10:20
Jolle wrote: ↑14 Apr 2017, 09:38
for 2018, as far as I remember, will be Hamilton's last year on his current contract. And since he's been a Mercedes driver since the age of 12, I won't see him break that contract.
The fun thing to watch is how Ferrari and McLaren will get their top drivers, with both Vettel and Alonso in game.
Vettel looks like he can determine the most, he is less affected by past relationships then Alonso. As long as McLaren and Ferrari can't get someone like Verstappen or Ricciardo in the mix, they will have to pay a lot.... said that, I won't see Alonso returning to Ferrari or joining Mercedes, so he might get a big pay cut at McLaren.
Yes and no. Lewis has been with Mercedes all his life, but he has openly mentioned a few times the love for Ferrari and how special it would be driving for the Italian horse. I think it might be different, but all depends how the season pans out. Ferrari are strong this season and knowing how the development race goes, the Ferrari will get quicker throughout the season. It will be exciting to see if they can get quicker than Mercedes by the end of the season.
Paddy and Nico have left the team. I don't know how much impact it has on the performance of the car, but I could see Lewis in a Ferrari.
Lewis to win championships with 3 different teams? I wonder who has done that before?
Fangio.... four even, Alfa, Ferrari, Mercedes and Maserati. (although in modern times that would only count as two, fiat and mercedes
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For Hamilton's two, you could even argue that the McLaren team from 2008 was in fact the Mercedes works team, with them being the biggest stakeholders at the time....
If Hamilton would go to Ferrari, he wouldn't break contract for it. But he might be in talks during this season to be in a stronger negotiation postion for 2019 (to do an Alonso, sign a contract more then a year in advance)
