Lewis Hamilton fantasy switch to Aston Martin ruled out by Sky Sports experts
A switch from Mercedes to their customer team, who they were outshone by at the F1 Bahrain𒉰 Grand Prix, has been ruled out by Simon Lazenby, K🧔arun Chandhok and Naomi Schiff.
“I don’t think that will happen,” Chandhok repl�🌃�ied when asked if Hamilton could make a shock move.
“You’re going to tell Lawrence Stroll to sack his son? Good luck with t✅hat!”
Aston Martin recruit𝄹ed Alonso, who was Hamilton’s first-ever F1 teammate at McLaren, and paired him with their owner’s son Lance St⛎roll.
They each stole the show in Bahrain - Alonso with a podium finish and Stroll with a P6 while injured, all the w💖hile with a Mercedes-built engine.
Hamilton’s desperation for an all-time rec🐈ord eighth championship, and the fact that a contract extension remains unsigned, prompted a debate♔ about whether he could be tempted to Aston Martin.
Lazenby answered: “Not to Aston,🦩 but how can you rule out a move to Ferrari if [Mercedes] stay like this?
“He’s so desperate, so desperate for that eighth, tha🅺t if Ferrari did manage to stay on the coattails and they were the nearest to Red Bull.
“He’s not pu𓃲t his pen to paper yet on his contract. He’s definitely wai🌜ting to see how this year’s car felt.”
Schiff added: “I don’t think 🎃he’s going to leave Mercedes.
“ꦛHe is very much a team player. I think he’s also said he wants to leave his legacy there and be part of the team just like Niki Lauda was. I don’t see him leaving last-minute after all these years with the team.”
Hamilton has always insisted a new contract is inevitable, and he criticised Damon Hill and Jenson Button’s claim that he was waiting to lear🎀n about the W14’s performance before committing himself to the team.
