Former Vice President of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Norbert Haug has revealed he was “blown away” by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari from 2025.

Hamilton shocked the F1 world when his sensatio🌠nal switch to Ferrari from ♔Mercedes was announced earlier this month.

Haug spent over 20 years at Mercedes, and was responsible for bringing the German manufacturer ༒into the sport as an engine supplier in the 1990s.

Afte༺r a successful period as McLaren’s engine supplier, Mercedes entered F1 as a fully-fledg🐻ed works outfit in 2010, taking over from Brawn GP.

Haug left his role and the company entirely at﷽ the end of 2012, just before the Mercedes F1 team started regularly challen🐷ging for wins.

Reflecting on Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes, Haug conceded he though😼t the seven-time world championship would stay at the team - even as a brand ambassador - “forever”

“If I♍ had a bet on one thing, on a combinat💟ion in Formula 1 that would last for all eternity, it would have been Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes,” Haug told Motorsport-Magazin.

"I was completely blown away. I would have sworn all my oaths that it would stay that way forever 𝓀and that he will stay with the star as a brand ambassador or whatever afterwar🎃ds.”

While Haug believes 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen is now the “fastest” in F1, Hamilton is more than just༒ a ve🐓ry talented racing driver

"He's perfect fo🅰r me,” he added. “I mean, what mark has he made on Formula 1? Why do people say th🔥at Formula 1 has a single superstar?

“Of course [Max] Verstappen is the fastest, he'ღs maturin🐷g.

“But all the statements that Lewis makes, his appearances, his activities off the track, his fight for equal treatment - of both🌊 genders and cꦛolours. That's very remarkable."