Formula 1 remains in shock after the announcement that Hamilton and Ferrari will join their paths from 2025. This signing means that this will be Carlos Sainz’s last year in the Italian team, but it has also been a serious setback for Charles Leclerc who , according to ‘El Corriere dello Sport’, feels “disappointed and shocked” with the signing of the seven-time world champion for the most successful team in history.
Leclerc, who renewed with Ferrari a few weeks ago with a multi-year contract that can be extended until 2029, has been disappointed with the announcement of the signing of Lewis Hamilton. With his new contractual relationship, the Monegasque assumed that he would continue to be the first driver of the Maranello team. However, the arrival of the Briton may mean a change in Leclerc’s role, since the current Mercedes driver, in addition to being the one with the most championships on the entire grid, will be the best paid.
Although Ferrari has not made any decision about who will be its first driver in 2025, the Monegasque feels that the Englishman will have the stripes. However, what has bothered ’16’ the most is that both he and those around him “had no idea that Hamilton was going to sign for Ferrari”, so they feel deceived by the transalpine team.
The same media points out that Leclerc has remained silent to “not show signs of weakness.” He does not see himself inferior to the Briton, but he knows that the stripes of a seven-time world champion will relieve him in the shadow of a team that will have to make a difficult decision in 2025.
