Ferrari F1 team principal Fred Vasseur has admitted telling 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz tha168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:t Lewis Hamilton would be replacing him was “not the easiest call of my life♚”.

At the start of this month it was confirmed that Hamilton would be quitting Mercedes to make the shock switch to Ferrari from 2025, wh🔥ere he will take the seat currently occupied by Sainz.

Vasseur conceded calling Sainz up to inform him of the bo𒉰mbshell news was difficult, as was🐓 the call with Mercedes boss and close friend Toto Wolff.

“As you can imagine, it📖 was not the easiest call of my life. One of the most difficult was the one with Toto [Wolff]!” Vasseur told media including🐠 on Tuesday.

“But I’m fully convinced that he’s a very professional driver. He understands that we have a long season ahead of us. It’s a hu✱ge opportunity and I think it’s also a dream situation to have the team behind him.

“We hadꦬ a long discussion, as you can imagine, but I will be fully supportive of Carlos. But he is fully committed and we ♐know we have to do the job together. We are professionals.”

Asked if Ferrari’s decision to sign Hamilton was unfair on the Spaniard, who was the only non-Red Bull driver to win a race in 2023, Vasseur resꦗponded: “Unfair, I don’t know if this is the right word.

"Because I think for the t♒eam the opportunity of [signing] Lewis is something that you have to consider in any case. He’s the guy with the biggest experience and it’s a huge opportunity for us.

“Itꦅ has nothing to do with Carlos. Carlos did a great job last year and I’m sure he’ll do a great job this year. But he’s very professional and we have a very good personal relationship.

“It’s like it is and we have to be focuseꦐd on the future.”