Hamilton’s contract with Ferrari revealed

Lewis Hamilton He surprised the world earlier this year when he announced he would be leaving Mercedes at the end of the year to sign with Ferrari, with the Reds talking at the time about a “multi-year” deal starting with the pilot. Stevenage Arrive at Maranello The 40-year-old (his birthday is January 7) is among many questions, including rumors about his millionaire salary and the length of his contract in red. And he himself has revealed it. Team Leader, Frederic Vasseur.

In an interview with the Financial Times, referring to Lewis’ decision to move to Ferrari because he believed it was the team with the best chance of success, he revealed that the Briton intends to spend at least three years at the team set. Maranello.

“Lewis’ arrival was an important signal to send a positive message to the paddock about the team’s future. He had a decision to make: ‘Where do we have the best chance of winning the world championship in 2025, 2026, 2027?’ And he said ‘Ferrari’.”With this phrase, he unintentionally revealed that Lewis intends to run in red for at least those three seasons, but potentially more if he decides to renew in 2027 when Lewis will already be 42 years old (the same as Fernando Alonso is now).

Of course, what provisions in the contracts might encourage early retirement of pilots or encourage renewal based on results or objectives are unclear.

Important contracts to attract more talent

On top of that, Bassoul Apart from sports and all the good that it brings; Hamilton In hopes of winning again, he asserted that the arrival of the seven-time F1 champion would help attract more top talent. “Ferrari has good people but I want to strengthen the team.”At a key moment, Vasseur said: Ferrari and Aston Martin They are fighting to persuade the best engineers in F1. Adrian Neweywill be leading one of those projects.